Betting preview: Wigan Athletic vs AFC Wimbledon should be interesting
This match features two teams living in the basement of the League One, Wigan Athletic holding 23rd place and AFC Wimbledon lying 22nd. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.
Insights:
- Wigan Athletic has the the worst goal difference (-12) at home in League One
- AFC Wimbledon has the most dropped points from leading position (23) in League One
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It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Wigan Athletic and AFC Wimbledon.
Wigan Athletic form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the League One this season. Wigan Athletic, who have the the worst goal difference (-12) at home in League One, have only managed 2 wins, 4 draws and 6 losses from their games here at The DW Stadium.
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 283 minutes without scoring a league goal. W. Keane was the last player to find the net.
In their previous game, the manager L. Richardson led his Wigan to a defeat in the League One match away at Swindon Town. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at The DW Stadium. Preceding that match was a defeat to Blackpool (0-5).
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Wigan have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 14 matches with the results: Won six, drawn five and lost three.
There will be little rest for Wigan Athletic after this match as they are travelling to Northampton Town for a League One game in only three days.
The Wigan fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 12 in 12 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Wigan are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (24 from 12 played).
AFC Wimbledon form and stats
AFC Wimbledon have only collected 14 points from their away games in the League One, after 3-5-6 (14 played). AFC Wimbledon are desperate to end a eleven-game winless run, as they haven't won a game since the Peterborough United fixture.
AFC Wimbledon are looking to quickly end their 268 minutes long goal drought in the League One.
Two away games in a row for Wimbledon, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-3 versus Oxford United in the EFL Trophy. The game before that, in the League One, was lost at home, a 0-2 defeat against Milton Keynes Dons.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found ten similar matches played by Wimbledon in our archives, and the results are: five wins for AFC Wimbledon, three draws and two defeats.
The visitors have scored 12 goals from 14 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As for defending, AFC Wimbledon rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 22 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Wigan-AFC Wimbledon H2H statistics last two meetings regardless of arena: Wigan Athletic one win, AFC Wimbledon zero wins, one draw. one of these two matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  J. Pigott 11 goals |   K. Joseph 5 goals |  W. Keane 5 goals |
Wigan Athletic missing players
AFC Wimbledon missing players
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| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Hull City | 25 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 41 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 19 | 48 |
| 2 | Lincoln City | 24 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 35 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 15 | 48 |
| 3 | Doncaster Rovers | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 38 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 17 | 45 |
| 4 | Portsmouth | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 40 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 19 | 44 |
| 5 | Peterborough United | 24 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 36 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 43 |
| 6 | Sunderland | 24 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 32 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 13 | 40 |
| 7 | Accrington Stanley | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 40 |
| 8 | Charlton Athletic | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 39 | 35 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 40 |
| 9 | Crewe Alexandra | 27 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 36 | 33 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 3 | 40 |
| 10 | Oxford United | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 37 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 37 |
| 11 | Ipswich Town | 23 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 36 |
| 12 | Blackpool | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 28 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 34 |
| 13 | Gillingham | 25 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 32 | 32 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 34 |
| 14 | Plymouth Argyle | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 35 | 41 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 22 | -6 | 34 |
| 15 | Fleetwood Town | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 29 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 31 |
| 16 | Milton Keynes Dons | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 31 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 1 | 31 |
| 17 | Shrewsbury Town | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 23 | 27 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -4 | 27 |
| 18 | Rochdale | 25 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 40 | 48 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 25 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 23 | -8 | 26 |
| 19 | Swindon Town | 26 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 32 | 50 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 28 | -18 | 24 |
| 20 | Bristol Rovers | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 24 | 41 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 23 | -17 | 23 |
| 21 | Northampton Town | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 40 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 23 | -20 | 23 |
| 22 | AFC Wimbledon | 25 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 26 | 45 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 22 | -19 | 22 |
| 23 | Wigan Athletic | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 44 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 20 | -20 | 21 |
| 24 | Burton Albion | 24 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 29 | 51 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 28 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 23 | -22 | 16 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Hull City | 25 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 41 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 19 | 48 |
| 2 | Lincoln City | 24 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 35 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 15 | 48 |
| 3 | Doncaster Rovers | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 38 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 17 | 45 |
| 4 | Portsmouth | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 40 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 19 | 44 |
| 5 | Peterborough United | 24 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 36 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 43 |
| 6 | Sunderland | 24 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 32 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 13 | 40 |
| 7 | Accrington Stanley | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 40 |
| 8 | Charlton Athletic | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 39 | 35 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 40 |
| 9 | Crewe Alexandra | 27 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 36 | 33 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 3 | 40 |
| 10 | Oxford United | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 37 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 37 |
| 11 | Ipswich Town | 23 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 36 |
| 12 | Blackpool | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 28 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 34 |
| 13 | Gillingham | 25 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 32 | 32 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 34 |
| 14 | Plymouth Argyle | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 35 | 41 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 22 | -6 | 34 |
| 15 | Fleetwood Town | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 29 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 31 |
| 16 | Milton Keynes Dons | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 31 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 1 | 31 |
| 17 | Shrewsbury Town | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 23 | 27 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -4 | 27 |
| 18 | Rochdale | 25 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 40 | 48 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 25 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 23 | -8 | 26 |
| 19 | Swindon Town | 26 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 32 | 50 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 28 | -18 | 24 |
| 20 | Bristol Rovers | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 24 | 41 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 23 | -17 | 23 |
| 21 | Northampton Town | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 40 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 23 | -20 | 23 |
| 22 | AFC Wimbledon | 25 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 26 | 45 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 22 | -19 | 22 |
| 23 | Wigan Athletic | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 44 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 20 | -20 | 21 |
| 24 | Burton Albion | 24 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 29 | 51 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 28 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 23 | -22 | 16 |
| Wigan Athletic | AFC Wimbledon | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 25 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 13 | 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| 24 | 12 | 3 | Scored | S | 5 | 12 | 26 |
| 44 | 24 | 9 | Conceded | C | 3 | 22 | 45 |
| 92% | 83% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 67% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 71% | 76% |
| 46% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 29% | 48% |
| 29% | 42% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 21% | 24% |
| 29% | 42% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 12% |
| 46% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 56% |
| 17% | 25% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 21% | 16% |
| 46% | 42% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 29% | 28% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.3 | 1.5 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8.7 | 8.2 | 7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.2 | 10.4 | 10.2 |
| 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
| 41% | 36% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 56% | 24% | 29% |
- AFC Wimbledon has the most dropped points from leading position (23) in League One
- AFC Wimbledon haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Wigan Athletic has the the worst goal difference (-12) at home in League One
- Wigan Athletic have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
| Bookie | Wigan Athletic | Draw | AFC Wimbledon |
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The English Football League One (usually referred to as League One) is the third highest division in English football. The League One league table has 24 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 552 fixtures. Seasons run from August to May. Three teams are promoted and four relegated.
