League One: Wigan vs Burton – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One round 16 match between Wigan and Burton and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Wigan and Burton will be desperate for points this coming Tuesday, as both are very eager to escape their current disappointing position. The question is, whether either team has the guts to go all-out pursuing an important win, or a cautious draw is on the cards instead?

Ranked as number 17 in the League One standings, Wigan, have so far collected 30 points this season, while Burton collected 15 points. This puts them up as number 24 after 25 rounds.

Team form: Wigan vs Burton

Wigan Form

Wigan look back on their last three matches with two victories to show for their efforts. Against Birmingham, they were left empty-handed in a 0-3 defeat, but they avenged themselves by beating Mansfield in a 0-2 win. They followed that up with a 1-2 win against Stevenage in their most recent outing. Wigan just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six League One matches at the The Brick Community Stadium. They also drew one and lost four of these six encounters, in which they scored five and conceded 11 goals.

Burton Form

Burton have been a tad mediocre in their last three matches where a win has failed to come their way. Against Peterborough, they got a 2-2 draw, before coming up short against Northampton, who ran out 0-1 winners. Lately, they managed to draw once again in a 1-1 game with Crawley. Burton claimed just one win from the last six away games in the League One. They also drew three and were defeated two times, as they were outscored by five goals to three.

Betting stats and facts for Wigan and Burton

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Wigan and Burton. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players on top: Wigan vs Burton

Rumarn Burrell shows decent form right now for Burton, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the League One. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Wigan, who are strong favourites on Tuesday. Siding with Dale Taylor also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six League One matches.

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Full-time result

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

Both teams to score

Wigan scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Curiously, Burton only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Wigan managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. Wigan have scored in 3 consecutive home meetings with Burton.

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 1.2 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of the last ten outings for Burton, who managed to score 0.6 times in those matches. Burton conceded a goal in their last 6 matches.