Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Wigan Athletic & Arsenal U21 face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the EFL Trophy. All the pre-match information is available here!
The hosts Wigan saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the League One. This match was also played here at The DW Stadium. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Arsenal U21 have had more rest.
Wigan Athletic form and stats
Last season their EFL Trophy adventure ended in the group stage.Overall League One results at home this season for Wigan Athletic are 7-2-3 (wins-draws-losses). On the other hand, in the EFL Trophy, Wigan Athletic has performed like this (both home and away): 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss.
The Wigan Athletic regulars enjoyed the previous fixture, watching their team host Gillingham and win 3-2. The spoils were shared in Wigan Athletic's previous game, also at home. Visiting Gillingham travelled back with a draw after a 3-2 scoreline. Wigan Athletic's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 3-2 versus Gillingham. Edwards (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.44/10. Edwards signed up for two assists, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times.
In the preceding match a 2-1 victory visiting Morecambe. A 2-1 draw away in the League One before that, with Morecambe the opponent. A League One defeat was the result before that one, 2-1 away at Morecambe.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Wigan Athletic as they are travelling to their away game against Cheltenham Town in the League One. That match is four days after this one.
Wigan have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at The DW Stadium with 18 goals in 12 league matches. On the other hand, Wigan Athletic have conceded 12 goals.
Arsenal U21 form and stats
Arsenal's mission in EFL Trophy last season failed in the 2nd round.The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the EFL Trophy stats, they have 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss both home and away.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  W. Keane 14 goals |  C. Lang 8 goals |  J. McClean 6 goals |
Wigan Athletic missing players
Arsenal U21 missing players
| Wigan Athletic | Arsenal U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 15 | 16 | ||
| 17 | 6 | Won | W | 5 | 6 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 5 | 5 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Lost | L | 5 | 5 | ||
| 51 | 18 | Scored | S | 24 | 28 | ||
| 26 | 12 | Conceded | C | 26 | 27 | ||
| 96% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 96% | 91% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 93% | 94% | ||
| 64% | 55% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 69% | ||
| 28% | 18% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 31% | ||
| 20% | 18% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 13% | 19% | ||
| 64% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 80% | 81% | ||
| 32% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 7% | 6% | ||
| 8% | 9% | Failed to Score | F T | 13% | 12% | ||
| 6.8 | 7.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.1 | 4.2 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.1 | 5 | ||
| 1.9 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.4 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 4 | 4 | ||
| 14 | 13.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.5 | 8.8 | ||
| 5.4 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.8 | ||
| 38% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 36% | ||
| 9.7 | 9.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.3 | 11.1 | ||
| 3.1 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 5 | ||
