League One: Wigan vs Barnsley – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One round 15 match between Wigan and Barnsley and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Both Wigan and Barnsley need points to escape their current position at the relegation-end of the League One table. The match takes place at The Brick Community Stadium and could be labelled a serious six-pointer.

Placed 21th in the table Wigan have amassed 11 points after 14 matches. On nine points, Barnsley rank 23th with 14 matches played this season.

Team form: Wigan vs Barnsley

Wigan Form

Wigan look good before their upcoming match, in which they seek to remain unbeaten. In their last three matches, they first beat Bromley by 3-2, before drawing 0-0 with Mansfield. They were back as winners last time out, when they took out Boreham Wood 0-3. Wigan won three of their previous six matches at The Brick Community Stadium in the League One. They drew one and suffered two defeats, scoring seven goals to eight against.

Barnsley Form

Barnsley collected a single win and a draw in their past three outings, in which they were first defeated 2-1 against Reading. They followed up, drawing 1-1 with Oxford, before winning 7-2 against Aldershot. Barnsley only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the League One. In these six matches they drew one and lost four as well as being outscored by 11 goals to six.

Betting facts for Wigan and Barnsley

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

Players on top: Wigan vs Barnsley

Wigan against Barnsley is also a battle between Christian Saydee and Vimal Yoganathan with both in decent form. The former scored three while the latter has three League One goals in their last six games respectively.

Betting markets: Wigan vs Barnsley

Full-time result

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

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Wigan only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Barnsley got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Both teams have scored in last 6 consecutive Barnsley games. Wigan will be optimistic of getting on the scoresheet this coming Saturday, as Barnsley have been unable to keep a single clean sheet in their last 10 games. The former fought their way to three clean sheets in their last 10 games. Wigan have scored in 7 consecutive league meetings with Barnsley.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Wigan, who scored an average of 1.4 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came out in eight of the last 10 matches Barnsley played across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 2.2 goals themselves during this run. Barnsley conceded a goal in their last 10 matches.