League One: Leicester vs Wigan – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One round 8 match between Leicester and Wigan and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Wigan go up against Leicester on Tuesday for a League One meeting at King Power Stadium.

Leicester are placed 13th with 15 points after 11 matches. Wigan occupy a position as 24th in the league on seven points.

Form: Leicester vs Wigan

Leicester Form

Leicester are looking to bounce back from a recent setback and get back to winning ways. In their last three matches, they first took out Doncaster by 2-1, before beating Bromley by 0-4. The winning streak came to an end against Luton, who ran out 2-1 winners. Leicester claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the League One. They also drew one and lost three, scored eight goals and conceded 12.

Wigan Form

In their last three matches, Wigan won 1-0 win against Reading, lost 2-1 against Oxford and lost 2-1 against Huddersfield. Wigan are winless in their last six away games in the League One, in which they drew one and lost five. They conceded nine goals while scoring four themselves.

Betting stats and facts for Leicester and Wigan

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

In-form players: Leicester vs Wigan

Christian Saydee shows decent form right now for Wigan, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the League One. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Leicester, who are strong favourites on Tuesday. Siding with Emil Riis Jakobsen also look a nice prospect as he scored four goals in his last six League One matches.

Betting markets: Leicester vs Wigan

Full-time result

Leicester claimed all three points four times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing two along the way. They endured defeat in four 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.

Both teams to score

Leicester scored the first goal in six 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 been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Leicester managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Wigan kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches.

Total goals

Leicester saw over 2.5 goals in eight of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.2 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Wigan, who managed to score 0.9 times in those matches.