Ace Football previews the League One round 18 match between Huddersfield and Wigan and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Huddersfield are in with a good chance of adding three nice points to their total in round 18 of the League One on Tuesday. They will be disappointed if they do not beat Wigan, whom they welcome on home soil at John Smith’s Stadium.
Huddersfield are placed fiveth with 29 points after 16 matches. Wigan occupy a position as 15th in the league on 20 points.
Form: Huddersfield vs Wigan
Huddersfield Form
Their last three matches saw Huddersfield drawing 2-2 with Crawley, before taking out Charlton by 2-1, and Leyton Orient by 0-2. Huddersfield won four of their past six matches on home soil in the League One, where they also lost twice but drew none. They scored 15 goals and conceded seven times.
Wigan Form
In their three most recent outings, Wigan won 0-1 and 2-1 against Barnsley and Northampton, before drawing 1-1 against Cambridge U. In their last six away matches in the League One, Wigan won twice, while also recording three draws. They endured one defeat in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying four goals conceded and seven scored.
Betting stats for Huddersfield and Wigan
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Huddersfield and Wigan. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- Huddersfield have won the last 6 home matches in a row while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Huddersfield have won the last 4 home matches in a row in the League One while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 8 of the last 10 Huddersfield matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Huddersfield have won the last 3 matches in a row while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Huddersfield have won 5 of the last 7 matches in the League One while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 17 of the last 19 Wigan matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 17 of the last 19 Wigan matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Wigan away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Wigan away matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Wigan away matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players in form: Huddersfield vs Wigan
Thelo Aasgaard shows decent form right now for Wigan, as he scored three goals in his last six games in the League One. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Huddersfield, who are strong favourites this coming Tuesday. Siding with Matthew Pearson also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six League One matches.
Betting markets: Huddersfield vs Wigan
Full-time result
Of their last 10 matches at home across all tournaments Huddersfield won eight times and lost two as well. Wigan won five times, drew three and lost two of their last 10 games away from home. Huddersfield are without defeat in 7 matches on the spin. Wigan have beaten Huddersfield in 3 consecutive home league meetings
Both teams to score
Huddersfield scored the first goal in seven out of their last ten games. Wigan scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Wigan managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Wigan have scored in 3 consecutive meetings with Huddersfield when playing at away ground.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Huddersfield, who scored an average of 1.9 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals appeared in four of the last ten matches that Wigan played across all tournaments. They scored 1.2 times on average in the process.