League One: Wigan vs Leyton Orient – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One round 2 match between Wigan and Leyton Orient and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

As the early season favourites, Wigan will look to justify their title credentials this coming Saturday when they take on Leyton Orient for a round 2 match in the League One.

Wigan came away from their premiere match of the season with nothing to show for it and hope to make amends in the upcoming match.

Form: Wigan vs Leyton Orient

Wigan Form

In their last three matches, Wigan lost 1-0 against Stevenage, drew 1-1 with Barnsley, before losing to Cambridge U by 3-2. Wigan won four of their last six League One matches on home soil, while drawing once and losing once. They conceded two and scored nine goals.

Leyton Orient Form

Leyton Orient have a win and a draw to show from their last three matches. They first finished even in a 2-2 draw with Burton, before they won a game against Oxford with a 2-0 scoreline. Unfortunately for them, this was followed by a 1-2 defeat at the hands of Sheffield Wednesday. In their last six away matches in the League One, Leyton Orient won twice, while also recording two draws. They endured two defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying six goals conceded and seven scored.

Betting facts for Wigan and Leyton Orient

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

Players in form: Wigan vs Leyton Orient

Sonny Perkins hit the target once in six League One, while William Forrester scored a similar amount in his last six games. Both’ll be hoping to double that at The Brick Community Stadium.

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Full-time result

Wigan claimed a modest seven 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 two. Leyton Orient won three of their last 10 games away, drew three and lost four of the games in this run. Leyton Orient have not lost to Wigan in 4 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Wigan scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Interestingly, Leyton Orient scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Leyton Orient managed the first goal of the game in only three of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Wigan were first on target in five of their last 10 outings.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out five 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 up in five of Leyton Orient’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of one goal in these matches.