League One: Huddersfield vs Wigan – Betting preview

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

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

Placed twoth in the table Huddersfield have amassed 22 points after 11 matches. On seven points, Wigan rank 24th with 11 matches played this season.

Form: Huddersfield vs Wigan

Huddersfield Form

Huddersfield recorded two wins and a draw in their last three matches. They started off drawing 2-2 with Sheffield Wednesday. Next up was a 0-2 win against Plymouth, before Peterborough were defeated in 4-1 win. Huddersfield claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the League One. They also drew two and lost one, as they scored 14 and conceded nine goals.

Wigan Form

It is all or nothing with Wigan, who only triumphed once in their previous three outings. They were defeated 1-0 against Stevenage, before beating Reading 1-0. Unable to build on that, they lost 2-1 against Oxford. Wigan came through their last six away games in the League One without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew one and lost five in which, they were outscored by eight goals to three.

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.

Players on top: Huddersfield vs Wigan

Derensili Sanches Fernandes is showing good form for Huddersfield, scoring three goals in their last six matches. Scott Hogan scored once in his previous half dozen outings.

Betting markets: Huddersfield vs Wigan

Full-time result

Huddersfield claimed all three points four times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing five along the way. They endured defeat in one of the games in this run. Wigan won one of their last 10 games away, while drawing three and losing six in this series of matches. Wigan did not lose any of their last 5 matches at home. Huddersfield have not lost to Wigan in 4 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Huddersfield scored the first goal in seven out of their last ten games. Curiously, Wigan only scored the opening goal of the match in two of the last ten away games. Both teams have scored in the last 4 consecutive home games Huddersfield played. Wigan managed the first goal of the game in only three of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Huddersfield were first on target in seven of their last 10 outings. Huddersfield have scored in 3 consecutive home meetings with Wigan.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Huddersfield’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 2.4 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Wigan’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.8 goals in these matches.