League One: Stockport County vs Wigan – Betting preview

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

Stockport County 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 fiveth in the table Stockport County have amassed 15 points after eight matches. On 12 points, Wigan rank 14th with eight matches played this season.

Team form: Stockport County vs Wigan

Stockport County Form

Stockport County recorded a win, a draw and a defeat in their last three matches. They lost 1-4 against Leyton Orient, before drawing 1-1 with Barnsley. They won their most recent game 0-2 against Shrewsbury. Stockport County managed to win two of their past six home matches in the League One. In the remaining four, they drew zero and lost four, as they scored six and conceded 16 goals.

Wigan Form

Wigan look solid currently after going three matches unbeaten, which started by drawing 0-0 against Stevenage. They followed that up by sharing the spoils with Exeter in a 0-0 draw, before taking out Peterborough in a 3-0 win. Wigan managed a decent return of three wins in their last six League One away matches, in which they scored nine while also conceding six times. They also experienced one draw and two defeats.

Betting facts for Stockport County and Wigan

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Stockport County and Wigan. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Stockport County vs Wigan

Joe Hugill 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 Stockport County, who are strong favourites this coming Saturday. Siding with Kyle Wootton also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six League One matches.

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Full-time result

Of their last 10 matches at home across all tournaments Stockport County won seven times and lost three as well. Wigan won three times, drew two and lost five of their last 10 games away from home. Wigan remained unbeaten in their last 5 games on the bounce.

Both teams to score

Stockport County scored first in six of their last ten home games. Wigan scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Wigan have not conceded a goal in 5 consecutive games. Wigan managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches.

Total goals

Stockport County saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of two goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Wigan, who managed to score 1.1 times in those matches. Stockport County were on the scoreboard at least once in their previous 8 matches. Wigan didn’t concede a single goal in their previous 5 matches.

Recommended tip: Stockport County vs Wigan

To sum up, the upcoming match between Stockport County and Wigan seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this League One game.

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