Oldham Athletic vs Wigan Athletic Match Analysis and Prediction

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The EFL Trophy will be back in action in the third round on Tuesday when Oldham Athletic will be hosting Wigan Athletic.

Both teams have narrowly pushed through their second round matches back in late November but are poles apart in their league performances.

Oldham’s second successive goalless draw which came against Hartlepool on Saturday, extended their winless run to seven matches in the league.

However, that also reflects back-to-back clean sheet, after having conceded eight goals in two games prior to that and having previously gone eight matches without a clean sheet in the league.

Their last game without conceding came in the EFL Trophy when they overcame Sunderland, with Harry Vaughan’s 53rd-minute goal at the Stadium of Light proving to be enough to knock over a side at the opposite end of League Two.

The Latics will now hope for another upset in this fixture, considering they are currently sitting at the bottom of the football league and will be taking on a side flying high in the third division – who progressed past Accrington in the second round through penalties.

Meanwhile, Wigan have not been defeated since October, keeping an unbeaten run of 12 games, and have won seven of their last nine games in all competitions.

However, they have slipped to 3rd in the League One standings resulting from their own mistake, as their festive schedule was affected by postponements due to the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Saturday’s match with Accrington Stanley was their third successive game to be cancelled, after havinh seen their fixtures with Fleetwood Town and Crewe Alexandra postponed.

That has resulted to Leam Richardson’s men being out of action since defeating Oxford United on December 18 and they may have to overcome some rustiness if the game will go on as scheduled.

Oldham Athletic vs Wigan Athletic head to head

The two teams have previously met on 20 occasions across all competitions, where Wigan are leading with 11 victories while Oldham have won 5, and they have drawn in 4. Wigan have scored 30 goals and conceded 18. In their last five encounters, Wigan have won four and Oldham one.

Oldham Athletic 0-1 Wigan Athletic 26/07/16

Oldham Athletic 2-1 Wigan Athletic 09/08/16

Oldham Athletic 0-2 Wigan Athletic 19/08/17

Wigan Athletic 3-0 Oldham Athletic 30/03/18

Oldham Athletic 1-2 Wigan Athletic 17/07/21

Oldham Athletic latest home form

Oldham have recently been on a poor run of form at home, as they have won just once in their last five home matches. That victory came on November 20 when they defeated Port Vale 3-2. They recently lost 2-1 to Ipswich Town in the FA Cup on November 16.

Oldham Athletic 1-2 Ipswich Town 16/11/21

Oldham Athletic 3-2 Port Vale 20/11/21

Oldham Athletic 0-1 Tranmere Rovers 07/12/21

Oldham Athletic 5-5 Forest Green Rovers 11/12/21

Oldham Athletic 1-3 Scunthorpe United 26/12/21

Oldham Athletic latest away form

Oldham have recently been on a relatively good form on the road, as they have not lost in any of their last three away matches, having won one and drawn in two – against Barrow and Hartkepool United. That victory came when they defeated Sunderland 1-0 in the EFL Trophy competition.

Northampton Town 2-1 Oldham Athletic 23/11/21

Salford City 2-0 Oldham Athletic 27/11/21

Sunderland 0-1 Oldham Athletic 01/12/21

Barrow 0-0 Oldham Athletic 29/12/21

Hartlepool United 0-0 Oldham Athletic 01/01/22

Wigan Athletic latest home form

Wigan have recently been on a good run of form at home, as they have not lost in any of their last five matches. Their last loss came on October 26 when they were defeated 2-1 against Lincoln City. In their last five matches at home, they have won three and drawn two.

Wigan Athletic 2-0 Burton Albion 30/10/21

Wigan Athletic 0-0 Solihull Moors 06/11/21

Wigan Athletic 2-0 Shrewsbury Town 10/11/21

Wigan Athletic 2-1 Shrewsbury Town 08/12/21

Wigan Atheltic 1-1 Ipswich Town 11/12/21

Wigan Athletic latest away form

Wigan have been on a good form on the road, having not lost in more that five away matches. In their last five away matches, they have won four and drawn in one, with one victory coming against Accrington Stanley through penalties after a 1-1 draw in the EFL Trophy.

Cambridge United 2-2 Wigan Athletic 23/11/21

Plymouth Argyle 1-2 Wigan Athletic 27/11/21

Accrington Stanley 1-1(P) Wigan Athletic 30/11/21

Colchester United 1-2 Wigan Athletic 05/12/21

Oxford United 2-3 Wigan Athletic 18/12/21

OldhamAthletic news

Oldham youngsters Benny Couto and Vaughan will be pushing for places in the starting lineup after dropping to the bench for the last two games, while Selim Benachour is likely to come into the final third. It is yet not clear how many of Wigan’s players by coronavirus will be available to start.

Wigan Athletic news

Head coach Richardson is likely to stick to the same first XI who started against Oxford United, as he closely assesses fitness of the returning men.

Top scorer Will Keane should start up front, with the support from James McLean and Gavin Massey out wide, while Max Power will feature in the midfield.

Prediction and Odds

While cup football comes with many surprises, we do not expect to see an upset coming here. Wigan, despite their rustiness heading into this matches, have the potential to overcome their opponents on Tuesday. We expect Wigan to come firing and use the quality to take the victory in this match.

Odds: 1 3.01 X 2.60 2 1.98