Ace Football previews the League One game between Burton and Wigan who meet up on Tuesday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Wigan go up against Burton on Tuesday for a League One meeting at Pirelli Stadium.
Sitting bottom of the table, Burton have claimed 46 points after 44 rounds, while Wigan have amassed 54 points. This places the latter as number 16 in the League One at the moment.
Team form: Burton vs Wigan
Burton Form
Their last three matches saw Burton drawing 0-0 with Exeter, losing 1-2 against Birmingham before beating Cambridge U by 2-1. Burton won three of their previous six matches at Pirelli Stadium in the League One. They drew one and suffered two defeats, scoring ten goals to seven against.
Wigan Form
In their three most recent outings, Wigan won 0-1 and 1-0 against Shrewsbury and Rotherham, before drawing 1-1 against Blackpool. Wigan managed to win just once in their past six away games in the League One. On top of winning once they also drew four as well as losing one, while scoring three time and letting in three.
Betting facts for Burton and Wigan
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Burton and Wigan. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In the last 12 Burton matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 12 Burton matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 6 Burton home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 6 Burton home matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 4 Burton home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 25 Wigan matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 23 Wigan matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 14 Wigan away matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 13 Wigan away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 10 Wigan matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
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Full-time result
Burton claimed five wins, drew two and lost three of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Wigan won three, drew five and lost two of their last 10 games away. Wigan remained unbeaten in their last 6 games on the bounce. Burton have not lost to Wigan in 4 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Surprisingly, Burton only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Wigan scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Wigan will feel optimistic about scoring this coming Tuesday with Burton managing a measly three clean sheet in the previous 10 games. The latter fought their way to five clean sheets in their previous 10 games. Both teams scored in the last 3 consecutive meetings between Burton and Wigan.
Total goals
Burton saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.2 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in one of Wigan’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.7 goals in these matches.