League One: Leyton Orient vs Wigan – Betting preview

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

Despite their unconvincing form, Leyton Orient stand a good chance of adding three more points to their account in round 41. They face Wigan this coming Saturday, and they’ll be disappointed to miss out on a win at Gaughan Group Stadium.

Leyton Orient approach the next League One round as number 10 in the table, having claimed 59 points this season so far. With 39 games behind them, Wigan amassed 44 points, placing them as number 18 before their next fixture.

Team form: Leyton Orient vs Wigan

Leyton Orient Form

In their last three matches, Leyton Orient beat Blackpool by 1-2 and Stevenage by 1-0, before losing against Burton by 2-1. Leyton Orient won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the League One, while also drawing zero. They suffered three defeats, while they scored nine and conceded seven goals.

Wigan Form

Wigan were only able to take a single draw from their past three games. They came up short in a 2-1 defeat against Charlton before drawing 1-1 with Barnsley. They were defeated once again, when Bolton ran out 0-1 winners. Wigan managed to win just once in their past six away games in the League One. On top of winning once they also drew three as well as losing two, while scoring five time and letting in four.

Betting facts for Leyton Orient and Wigan

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Leyton Orient and Wigan played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Leyton Orient vs Wigan

Charlie Kelman has been great for Leyton Orient lately, hitting the target four times, which makes him worth considering in the betting market. Wigan are optimistic that Jason Kerr doubles up on the one goal he provided in their past six outings.

Popular betting markets: Leyton Orient vs Wigan

Full-time result

Leyton Orient claimed a modest four wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in one of the games, whilst losing five. Wigan won four of their last 10 games away, drew three and lost three of the games in this run.

Both teams to score

Leyton Orient scored first in seven of their last ten home games. Wigan got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Wigan managed the first goal of the game in only four of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Leyton Orient were first on target in six of their last 10 outings.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Leyton Orient, who scored an average of 1.2 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of the last ten outings for Wigan, who managed to score 0.7 times in those matches.