The English third tier table leaders Wigan Athletic are set for a trip to Pirelli Stadium for a clash with Burton Albion in game week 43 of the competition. Match day schedules for 12th April 2022 at 21:45 EAT.
Burton Albion enters this game in the 17th place with 47 points in the League One. In their campaign this season, they have picked up 13 wins against 19 and eight draws. Coming into this game, Burton Albion has picked up three points from the last five games both home and away. However, a draw with promotion-chasing Plymouth Argyle at the weekend felt like a step in the right direction, particularly when it represented Burton’s first clean sheet since November 27.
The Brewers come into this game off the back 0-0 League One draw with Plymouth Argyle in their last game. In that match, Burton Albion had 47% possession and six shots with four of them on target. Plymouth Argyle got 10 shots with four of them on target.
Meanwhile, Wigan Athletic occupies the 1st place with 86 points on the leader board; they are assured of automatic promotion to the championship at the moment. In their campaign this season they have picked u 25 wins against six losses and eight draws. Coming into this game, Wigan Athletic has picked up 11 points from the last five games both home and away.
Wigan heads into this game confident following 1-3 League one win to beat Lincoln City in their most recent outing. In that game, the Latics had 41% possession, 14 shots with six of them and goals scored by Callum Lang (8′, 72′) and Will Keane (21′). Lincoln City got 13 shots with four of them on target and a goal by Anthony Scully (14′).
Burton Albion vs Wigan Athletic head to head
These two sides have had eight head to head meetings since 2014. Wigan has won three times, three matches ended in draws and Burton has won two times.
- Wigan 2-0 Burton 30/10/21
- Wigan 1-1 Burton 24/04/21
- Burton 3-4 Wigan 29/12/20
- Burton 0-2 Wigan 14/01/17
- Wigan 0-0 Burton 15/10/16
Home
- Burton 0-0 Plymouth
- Morecambe 3-0 Burton
- Charlton 2-0 Burton
- Burton 3-2 Fleetwood
- Oxford 4-1 Burton
Away
- Lincoln 1-3 Wigan
- Wigan 3-0 Accrington
- Wigan 1-1 Bolton
- Wigan 4-1 Morecambe
- Crewe 0-2 Wigan
Burton Albion team news
Conor Shaugnessy remains out with a suspension while Oumar Niasse is unavailable due to personal reasons. Ciaran Gilligan is recovering from a slight injury and may not be available to play.
Wigan Athletic team news
Curtis Tilt and James McClean will miss out this fixture with injuries while Tom Bayliss and Charlie Wyke are also unavailable due to illness.
Prediction and odds
Burton Albion is on a three-game winless and goalless run and has won just one of their last nine games in the league while Wigan Athletic are on an eight-game unbeaten run in the league, winning six times in that period.
- Wigan Athletic Win
- Goals under 2.5
- Both teams to score (No)
