League One: Wigan vs Mansfield – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One game between Wigan and Mansfield who meet up this coming Tuesday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Wigan enjoy home advantage, when visitors Mansfield swing by this coming Tuesday for a clash in the League One. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Placed 21th in the table Wigan have amassed ten points after 13 matches. On 18 points, Mansfield rank 12th with 13 matches played this season.

Form: Wigan vs Mansfield

Wigan Form

Wigan lost twice in their last three matches, as they were defeated 2-1 by Huddersfield and 3-0 against Leicester. They turned the table by winning 3-2 against Bromley. Wigan won three of their previous six matches at The Brick Community Stadium in the League One. They drew zero and suffered three defeats, scoring seven goals to ten against.

Mansfield Form

Mansfield won twice in their last three matches as AFC Wimbledon were defeated by 0-3, before they beat Blackpool 1-4. Notts Co. proved too strong, though, and a 0-2 defeat followed. In their last six away matches in the League One, Mansfield won twice, while also recording one draw. They endured three defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying 11 goals conceded and ten scored.

Betting stats for Wigan and Mansfield

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Wigan and Mansfield. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Wigan vs Mansfield

There are a few players in each team who currently draws attention to their name in the goal-scoring department. For the visitors, Michael Smith has been hitting the net regularly and now has five goals in his last six games. Should he find himself in the starting line-up this coming Tuesday, it is because Mansfield bank on him to build on these numbers against Wigan. The latter relies on Christian Saydee, who found the target three times in six games.

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Full-time result

Of their last 10 matches at home across all tournaments Wigan won six times and lost four as well. Mansfield won four times, drew two and lost four of their last 10 games away from home. 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 three of their last ten games. Mansfield should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in on Tuesday, as Wigan only managed two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Mansfield claimed two clean sheets in their last 10 games. Wigan have scored in 3 consecutive home meetings with Mansfield.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Wigan’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.9 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Mansfield, who managed to score 1.2 times in those matches.