League One: Wigan vs Burton – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One round 19 match between Wigan and Burton and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Wigan and Burton are desperate for points to improve their standings in the table, with relegation looming. The teams clash this coming Tuesday at The Brick Community Stadium, with much riding on the outcome in this League One battle.

Placed 17th in the table Wigan have amassed 22 points after 17 matches. On 22 points, Burton rank 19th with 17 matches played this season.

Form: Wigan vs Burton

Wigan Form

Wigan are unbeaten in their last three games after drawing 1-1 with Exeter, beating AFC Wimbledon 1-2 and drawing 0-0 with Stevenage. 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 two and lost two, as they scored five and conceded four goals.

Burton Form

Despite losing their latest outing, results have generally been decent in the last three matches for Burton. They first took out Bradford by 1-2 before downing Blackpool by 1-0. The winning streak came to an end against Leyton Orient, who ran out 0-4 winners. Burton won half their previous six away matches in the League One, as well as seeing three draws and suffering zero defeats. They scored seven goals whilst conceding four.

Betting stats and facts for Wigan and Burton

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Wigan and Burton. 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 Burton

Look no further than Harrison Bettoni, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Wigan in the League One, while Jake Beesley managed two goals in the last half dozen matches for Burton in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.

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Full-time result

Wigan won two of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at The Brick Community Stadium. They drew three and lost five as well, while Burton won three of their last 10 games away. They drew four and lost three. Wigan did not lose any of their last 5 matches. Burton remained without defeat in 6 away games on the bounce. Burton have not lost to Wigan in 5 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Amazingly, Wigan scored the first goal of the match in just three out of the last ten games at home. Burton scored the opening goal in six of the last ten away from home. Wigan managed the first goal of the game in only four of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Burton were first on target in five of their last 10 outings. Wigan have scored in 4 consecutive home meetings with Burton.

Total goals

Wigan saw over 2.5 goals in two of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.9 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Burton, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.6 times goals per game themselves.