League One: Wigan vs Plymouth – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One game between Wigan and Plymouth who meet up this coming Tuesday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Mid-placed Plymouth travel to The Brick Community Stadium to face struggling Wigan in a round 26 game, which kicks-off on Tuesday. The home side could do with a win to ease their trouble at the wrong end of the table.

Team form: Wigan vs Plymouth

Wigan Form

In their last three matches, Wigan lost 4-2 against Stockport County, won 1-0 against Huddersfield, before drawing 1-1 against Blackpool. Wigan claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the League One. They also drew one and lost three, scored four goals and conceded five.

Plymouth Form

The results have been up and down for Plymouth, who beat Cardiff by 5-2. Following that up proved too difficult, as they lost 1-0 against Rotherham, before claiming a victory in a 2-1 game against Doncaster. Plymouth won three of a possible six away matches in the League One, as well as playing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored ten while also conceding five times.

Betting stats for Wigan and Plymouth

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 Plymouth played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Wigan vs Plymouth

Aribim Pepple look like great value to find the back of the net on Tuesday, having hit the target six times in recent League One matches for Plymouth. His total for the season says ten goals scored in this League One campaign. With five goals lately for Wigan in the League One, Joe Taylor is also a player worth mentioning.

Popular betting markets: Wigan vs Plymouth

Full-time result

Wigan won three of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at The Brick Community Stadium. They drew three and lost four as well, while Plymouth won six of their last 10 games away. They drew one and lost three. Wigan have not lost to Plymouth in 3 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Wigan only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Plymouth scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Wigan managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Plymouth kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches. Both teams scored in the last 3 consecutive meetings between Wigan and Plymouth.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Wigan, who scored an average of one goal along the way. Of the last ten games for Plymouth, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.9 times goals per game.