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League One: Wigan vs Huddersfield – Betting preview

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Ace Football previews the League One round 24 match between Wigan and Huddersfield and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

When Huddersfield come to The Brick Community Stadium for the League One match on Wednesday, Wigan will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Wigan are placed 16th with 27 points after 22 matches. Huddersfield occupy a position as fourth in the league on 43 points.

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Form: Wigan vs Huddersfield

Wigan Form

Wigan have seen it all in their last three matches, which added four points to their account. They first shared the points in a 2-2 draw with Shrewsbury, before claiming 3 points in a 0-1 win against Rotherham. Unfortunately for them, this was followed by a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Wrexham. Wigan only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent League One matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew one and lost three, as they scored eight and conceded eight goals.

Huddersfield Form

In their three most recent outings, Huddersfield won 0-4 and 1-0 against Cambridge U and Stockport County, before drawing 1-1 against Burton. Huddersfield won half their previous six away matches in the League One, as well as seeing two draws and suffering one defeat. They scored ten goals whilst conceding four.

Betting stats and facts for Wigan and Huddersfield

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 Huddersfield played across all tournaments.

  • In 24 of the last 26 Wigan home matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 20 of the last 22 Wigan home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 14 of the last 16 Wigan matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 10 of the last 12 Wigan matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 6 of the last 8 Wigan matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 2.5
  • Huddersfield have won 5 of the last 7 matches in the League One while scoring less than 2.5 goals
  • Huddersfield have won the last 3 away matches in a row in the League One while scoring more than 1.5 goals
  • In the last 3 Huddersfield away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • In 4 of the last 5 Huddersfield matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • Huddersfield have won 5 of the last 7 matches in the League One and the sum of goals was under 3.5

Players on top: Wigan vs Huddersfield

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Dale Taylor, who is performing well for Wigan. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent League One outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Huddersfield.The visitors will be looking to Callum Marshall to find the net once again, after managing three League One goals for Huddersfield in recent matches.

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Full-time result

Wigan won two of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing four and losing four as well. Huddersfield won four from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew two and lost four in this run. Good luck taking on Huddersfield currently, as they look back on an excellent streak of 13 games without defeat. Huddersfield did not lose any of their last 5 matches away from home.

Both teams to score

Amazingly, Wigan scored the first goal of the match in just three out of the last ten games at home. Huddersfield got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Wigan managed to open the scoreline in no less than five of their previous 10 games. Their opponent from Huddersfield performed a similar feat as they scored the opener in seven of their last 10 games.

Total goals

Wigan saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Huddersfield, who scored two times on average in these matches. Huddersfield scored at least once in their previous 10 matches on the bounce.

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