League One: Wigan vs Mansfield – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One round 9 match between Wigan and Mansfield and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Mansfield go up against Wigan this coming Saturday for a League One meeting at The Brick Community Stadium.

Wigan are number 24 in the table on four points after seven matches. Mansfield rank as number 17 with eight points after seven matches played.

Form: Wigan vs Mansfield

Wigan Form

A draw is the best Wigan can show from their last three games, where they came up short in a 0-4 defeat against Stockport County. A0-0 draw with Sheffield Wednesday followed before they were defeated 0-1 by Wycombe. Wigan claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the League One. They also drew zero and lost four, scored six goals and conceded nine.

Mansfield Form

Mansfield came through the last three games without a win, but still managed to record two draws in this run. They lost 1-0 against Bradford, followed by a 0-0 draw with Huddersfield. In their last match, they finished even 2-2 against Burton. Mansfield managed to win just once in their past six away games in the League One. On top of winning once they also drew two as well as losing three, while scoring 11 time and letting in seven.

Betting stats for Wigan and Mansfield

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

In-form players: Wigan vs Mansfield

Jensen Weir is the most prolific League One marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Mansfield look to Michael Smith, hoping he can add to his current total of two League One goals in his latest games.

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Full-time result

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

Both teams to score

Wigan scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Interestingly, Mansfield scored the opening goal of the match in just two of their last ten games. Wigan have failed to score in 3 consecutive games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Wigan managed to keep a clean sheet in one of the last 10 games, Mansfield kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches. Both Team have scored in 3 last consecutive meetings between Wigan and Mansfield when playing at The Brick Community Stadium.

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 1.2 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of the last ten games for Mansfield, who managed to hit the net 1.2 times on average in these games.