Wigan Athletic vs Fleetwood Town Match Analysis and Prediction

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Wigan Athletic will be heading into Wednesday’s fixture looking to stretch their unbeaten run of form in Legue One to eight matches when they welcome Fleetwood Town to the DW Stadium.

The hosts have been out of action since defeating Oxford United on December 18, while Fleetwood played on Boxing Day where they were defeated 3-0 against Shrewsbury Town in Lancashire.

Wigan were forced into postponement of their Sunday’s fixture against Crewe Alexandra due to several COVID-19 cases and other injuries in their first-team squad, but as at the moment, this match is scheduled to go ahead.

As a result, The Latics have not been in action since beating Oxford United 3-2 on December 18, with James McClean scoring a late winner for the visitors at the Kassam Stadium.

Leam Richardson’s side are unbeaten in their last seven League One matches, and they have recorded 14 wins, three draws and four defeats from 21 games collecting 45 points to sit 3rd in the division, and are just two points behind leaders Rotherham United.

Fleetwood were in action on Boxing Day, with Stephen Crainey’s side falling to a 3-0 home defeat to Shrewsbury, who scored three times in the second half.

Crainey turned on the younger players in the group to learn from the loss, and Fleetwood are noe set to face another tough test against high-flying Wigan.

Fleetwood have recorded five wins, seven draws and 11 defeats from 23 matches, collecting 22 points to leave them 19th in the table, just two points ahead of the relegation zone.

Having finished 15th in the third division last season, they have managed to pick up a point in the reverse match between the two teams last season, though they have only been victorious in one of the last eight fixtures between the sides.

Wigan Athletic vs Fleetwood Town head to head

The pair have previously met on 9 occasions in all competitions, and Wigan are leading with 6 victories while Fleetwood have one, and they have drawn in 2. Wigan have scored 21 goals and conceded 11. In their last five encounters, Wigan have won two, Fleetwood one with two draws.

Fleetwood Town 0-4 Wigan Athletic 21/04/18

Fleetwood Town 3-2 Wigan Athletic 05/09/20

Fleetwood Town 1-1 Wigan Athletic 19/12/20

Wigan Athletic 0-0 Fleetwood Town 23/01/21

Fleetwood Town 2-3 Wigan Athletic 02/11/21

Wigan Athletic latest home form

Wigan have most recently been on a good run of form at home, having not lost in any of their last five matches. Their last home defeat came on October 26 when they lost 2-1 to Lincoln City in the league. In their last five, they have won three and drawn in 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 Athletic 1-1 Ipswich Town 11/12/21

Wigan Athletic latest away form

Wiga have been on their best run of form on the road this season, as they have not lost in any of their last ten away matches across all competitions. They have recently defeated Accrington Stanley through penalty shootouts after a 1-1 draw in the EFL Trophy on November 30.

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

Fleetwood Town latest home form

Fleetwood have been on a poor run of form at home in most part of the season. Despite recently showing some sign of improvement through two successive victories against Bolton Wanderers and Gillingham, they lost their last match at home 3-0 to Shrewsbury Town in League One on December 26.

Fleetwood Town 1-4 Accrington Stanley 09/11/21

Fleetwood Town 1-2 Morecambe 20/11/21

Fleetwood Town 3-0 Bolton Wanderers 07/12/21

Fleetwood Town 2-1 Gillingham 11/12/21

Fleetwood Town 0-3 Shrewsbury Town 26/12/21

Fleetwood Town latest away form

Fleetwood picked up a 0-0 draw against Morecambe in their last away fixture. They have however been on a low run of form on the road, with their last away win coming on October 5 when they defeated Barrow 3-1 in the EFL Trophy. They have drawn two and lost three of their last five.

Oxford United 3-1 Fleetwood Town 23/11/21

AFC Wimbledon 2-2 Fleetwood Town 27/11/21

Bolton Wanderers 1-0 Fleetwood Town 30/11/21

Accrington Stanley 5-1 Fleetwood Town 04/12/21

Morecambe 0-0 Fleetwood Town 18/12/21

Wigan Athletic news

Wigan failed to face Crewe on Boxing Day due to coronavirus cases and injuries in their squad, and it remains unclear how many of the players will be available here.

However, they will hope to have Will Keane available to lead the line, with the former Manchester United youngster scoring 10 League One goals do date.

Fleetwood Town news

Fleetwood forward Gerard Garner was forced off in the first half of Sunday’s game through injury and could be replaced in the starting side by Chris Conn-Clarke.

Shayden Morris and Callum Johnson are also likely to be handed starting roles, as Crainey prepares to shuffle his group for the clash at the DW Stadium.

Prediction and Odds

Due to their absentee cases, the state of Wigan’s squad is still unclear as they head into this game, but they are confident of the match going ahead.

Fleetwood are heading into the game with a poor form, and we see them falling short here despite having the chance to pick at least a point.

Odds: 1 2.21 X 3.05 2 2.60