Ace Football previews the League One game between Wigan and Blackpool who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
The penultimate round of the League One season presents an interesting battle between Wigan and Blackpool. The match takes place this coming Saturday at The Brick Community Stadium.
Team form: Wigan vs Blackpool
Wigan Form
Their last three matches saw Wigan drawing 0-0 with Wrexham, before taking out Shrewsbury by 0-1, and Rotherham by 1-0. Wigan claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the League One. They also drew two and lost two, scored four goals and conceded four.
Blackpool Form
It is all or nothing with Blackpool, who only triumphed once in their previous three outings. They were defeated 2-1 against Rotherham, before beating Stevenage 1-3. Unable to build on that, they lost 1-2 against Wrexham. Blackpool won half their previous six away matches in the League One, as well as seeing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored 11 goals whilst conceding six.
Betting stats and facts for Wigan and Blackpool
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 Wigan and Blackpool played across all tournaments.
- In the last 25 Wigan matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 23 Wigan matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 36 of the last 38 Wigan home matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 33 of the last 35 Wigan home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 10 Wigan matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 14 of the last 16 Blackpool away matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Blackpool matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Blackpool matches in the League One, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 13 of the last 15 Blackpool away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 11 Blackpool matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players in form: Wigan vs Blackpool
Look no further than Dale Taylor, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Wigan in the League One, while Robert Apter managed four goals in the last half dozen matches for Blackpool in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.
Popular betting markets: Wigan vs Blackpool
Full-time result
Wigan won three of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at The Brick Community Stadium. They drew three and lost four as well, while Blackpool won five of their last 10 games away. They drew three and lost two. Wigan are without defeat in 5 matches on the spin. Blackpool scored at least one goal in their last 9 matches.
Both teams to score
Wigan scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Blackpool scored the opening goal in six of the last ten away from home. Wigan have not conceded a goal in 3 consecutive games. Wigan managed the first goal of the game in only four of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Blackpool were first on target in five of their last 10 outings.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out one time in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Wigan, who scored an average of 0.6 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of the last ten games for Blackpool, who managed to hit the net 1.8 times on average in these games. Wigan’s last 3 matches had less than three goals. Blackpool scored at least once in their previous 9 matches on the bounce.
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