League One: Wigan vs Barnsley – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One game between Wigan and Barnsley who meet up on Thursday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Wigan enjoy home advantage, when visitors Barnsley swing by on Thursday for a clash in the League One. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Wigan are number 12 in the table on 29 points after 22 matches. Barnsley rank as number 15 with 28 points after 20 matches played.

Form: Wigan vs Barnsley

Wigan Form

Wigan suffered a couple of disappointments in their last three matches, as they were run over by Blackpool in a 0-2 defeat. Bradford also proved too hard to handle, as they won 2-1, before Wigan were able to strike back last time out in a 0-2 win against Burton. Wigan only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent League One matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew one and lost three, as they scored two and conceded five goals.

Barnsley Form

Barnsley lost their previous three matches by 3-0 against Exeter, 2-3 against Mansfield and 0-2 against Lincoln City. Barnsley only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the League One. In these six matches they drew three and lost two as well as being outscored by 12 goals to eight.

Betting stats and facts for Wigan and Barnsley

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Wigan and Barnsley played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Wigan vs Barnsley

It has been an excellent season for Davis Keillor-Dunn who managed to score an impressive 11 goals in total during the current campaign. He also seems on a good run currently, hitting the target three times in his last six outings. Barnsley are looking to him against Wigan, hoping he keeps his momentum going.

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Full-time result

Wigan claimed two wins, drew three and lost five of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Barnsley won two, drew three and lost five of their last 10 games away. Barnsley conceded a goal in their 6 most recent matches. Barnsley have not lost to Wigan in 4 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Wigan scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Barnsley scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Wigan probably enjoy the prospect of scoring on Thursday, as Barnsley managed only two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed three clean sheets in their last 10 matches. Barnsley have scored in 3 consecutive meetings with Wigan when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out three times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Wigan, who scored an average of 1.1 goals along the way. In the last ten games for Barnsley, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.3 times goals per game themselves. Barnsley conceded a goal in their last 6 matches.