Wigan Athletic vs Crewe Alexandra Match Analysis and Prediction

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Wigan Athletic will be aiming to strengthen their position in the top two of the League One table on Tuesday, when they welcome Crewe Alexandra to the DW Stadium.

The hosts returned to winning ways against Charlton Athletic at the weekend, while Crewe have lost five consecutive games in League One.

Wigan find themselves in strong position in their fight for promotion this season, having picked up 54 points from 24 matches.

However, the Latics’ form did take a slight dip, as disappointing draws with Cheltenham Town and Oxford United were followed by a 1-0 defeat to Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough.

Leam Richardson’s side managed to return to winning ways on Saturday, as Stephen Humphrys sealed a 2-1 victory over Charlton Athletic at home after Will Keane had cancelled out the visitors’ opener from the penalty spot.

That saw them move above MK Dons and into top two, and with at least three games in hand on every side in the top five, they find themselves in an enviable position in the battle to reach the Championship.

Meanwhile, Crewe will be desperate to put an end to a five-game losing run in League One as they look to improve their standing in the fight for survival.

After picking up three victories from five games around the turn of the year, David Artell’s side have dropped back into the relegation zone in the second half of the season.

The Railwaymen travelled to Accrington Stanley on Saturday, with a late Dan Agyei goal making no difference on the game as they ended up losing 4-1.

Now sitting nine points adrift of safety with 15 games left to play, Artell’s side face the difficult task of taking on the league’s second-placed side on Tuesday in their search for a crucial but elusive win.

Wigan Athletic vs Crewe Alexandra head to head

The two sides have previously met on 16 occasions in all competitions, where Wigan have taken 8 victories while Crewe have won in 6, and they have drawn in 2. Wigan have scored 25 goals and conceded 24. In their last five meetings, both have won in two and they have drawn once.

Crewe Alexandra 2-3 Wigan Athletic 06/10/15

Crewe Alexandra 1-1 Wigan Athletic 23/01/16

Crewe Alexandra 3-0 Wigan Athletic 10/10/20

Wigan Athletic 2-0 Crewe Alexandra 17/04/21

Crewe Alexandra 2-0 Wigan Athletic 05/10/21

Wigan Athletic latest home form

Wigan have been on a good run of form at home, and they have been unbeaten in their ten most recent matches. They recently managed to defeat Arsenal U21 1-0 in the EFL Trophy. In their last five matches, they have won four and drawn one, scoring 10 goals and conceded 6.

Wigan Athletic 3-2 Blackburn Rovers 08/01/22

Wigan Athletic 3-2 Gillingham 22/01/22

Wigan Athletic 1-0 Arsenal U21 25/01/22

Wigan Athletic 1-1 Oxford United 01/02/22

Wigan Athletic 2-1 Charlton Athletic 12/02/22

Wigan Athletic latest away form

The Latics have been on a good run of form on the road, but they have recently been on a poor one, having lost their last two matches. They recently lost 2-0 to Stoke City in the FA Cup. In their last five matches, they have won two, drawn one and lost two.

Doncaster Rovers 1-2 Wigan Athletic 15/01/22

Morecambe 1-2 Wigan Athletic 18/01/22

Cheltenham Town 0-0 Wigan Athletic 29/01/22

Stoke City 2-0 Wigan Athletic 05/02/22

Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 Wigan Athletic 08/02/22

Crewe Alexandra latest home form

Crewe have recently been on a poor form at home, having won just one of their last six matches, and they lost their last two. They recently lost 4-2 to Rotherham United in the EFL Trophy. In their last five matches, they have won one, drawn one and lost three.

Crewe Alexandra 2-4 Rotherham United 04/01/22

Crewe Alexandra 2-1 Charlton Athletic 12/01/22

Crewe Alexandra 0-0 Shrewsbury Town 15/01/22

Crewe Alexandra 0-2 Rotherham United 29/01/22

Crewe Alexandra 1-4 Plymouth Argyle 08/02/22

Crewe Alexandra latest away form

The Railwaymen have recently been on a poor run of form on the road, as they have been winless in their last four matches. Their last away victory came on December 29 when they defeated Morecambe 2-1. In their last five matches, they have scored 4 goals and conceded 11.

Morecambe 1-2 Crewe Alexandra 29/12/21

Burton Albion 4-1 Crewe Alexandra 01/01/22

Cambridge United 1-0 Crewe Alexandra 22/01/22

Gillingham 1-0 Crewe Alexandra 01/02/22

Accrington Stanley 4-1 Crewe Alexandra 12/02/22

Wigan Athletic news

Winger Jordan Cousins will again miss out as he continues to recover from an injury sustained before the turn of the year, while Charlie Wyke remains out of action indefinitely.

Will Keane and Callum Lang should again compliment a lone striker, having registered a combined tally of 24 goals 12 assists.

Crewe Alexandra news

Artell may want to make changes to his side for Tuesday, with Chris Long likely to come back into the squad next to Dan Agyei in attack.

Callum Ainley and Luke Murphy are both set to battle to start in the midfield after settling for appearances off the bench last time out.

Prediction and Odds

Artell’s side have struggled to keep things tight at the back recently, and the hosts have quality to take advantage and exploit a struggling back line.

Wigan enter the fixture in a stronger form, and with more confidence given the contrasting form, we see them taking a home victory on Tuesday.

Odds: 1 1.75 X 2.10 2 2.45