League One: A pair of sides who have performed fine so far. Learn more on Accrington Stanley - Wigan Athletic with this broad preview!
- Accrington Stanley have won all their matches at home so far.
- Wigan Athletic have scored in all their matches so far.
This looks to be an exciting match with lots of fun and excitement as both participants are well revitalized since they last saw competitive action. Let's start!
Accrington Stanley form and stats
As mentioned below, Accrington Stanley are feasting on a winning streak here so far with maximum points from their first 3 League One games.
Accrington lost their last game at Sunderland (placed 1st) after a 1-2 scoreline. Midfield player Sean McConville got a match rating of 7.81 in that game, the max score being 10. McConville served one assist and hit four key passes.
Before that, Accrington Stanley had a home game versus Shrewsbury Town which ended with a victory 1-0.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 Accrington have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found six matches with the results: Won one, drawn two and lost three.
The Accrington fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 4 in 3 matches. Accrington have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 1 goal.
Wigan Athletic form and stats
Things could have gone better for Wigan Athletic in their League One away matches, but 3 points from 2 games is all right.
Wigan go into this game after a win, the home game against Doncaster Rovers that ended 2-1. Midfielder Will Keane was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 9.04. Keane scored two goals and had 28 successful passes (of 30 total).
A draw for Wigan Athletic before that, at their own venue hosting Wolves U21 (0-0).So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Wigan playing away and similar expectations, we found nine relevant matches. Results were four Wigan Athletic wins, three draws and two defeats.
A new game in only three days for Wigan, the Carabao Cup home match versus Sunderland. Busy days.
3 goals so far away for Wigan Athletic, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 2. All from 2 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
Accrington Stanley-Wigan Athletic H2H statistics last three meetings regardless of arena: Accrington two wins, Wigan Athletic one win, zero draws. three of these three matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  W. Keane 3 goals |   M. Nottingham 2 goals |  M. Butcher 2 goals |
Accrington Stanley missing players
Wigan Athletic missing players
| Accrington Stanley | Wigan Athletic | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 57% | 33% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 67% |
| 43% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 50% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 43% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 50% |
| 43% | 67% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 4.7 | 4.3 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 2.5 | 3 |
| 5 | 5.7 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 6 | 4.7 |
| 2.7 | 2.3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 2.5 | 2.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13.4 | 13 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 10 | 9.2 |
| 4.4 | 6.3 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.5 | 3.3 |
| 23% | 21% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 43% | 40% |
- Accrington Stanley have won all their matches at home so far.
- Accrington Stanley haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- All of Wigan Athletic's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Wigan Athletic have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Wigan Athletic have scored in all their matches so far.
- Wigan Athletic haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sunderland | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 15 |
| 2 | Wigan Athletic | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 |
| 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 12 |
| 4 | AFC Wimbledon | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 12 |
| 5 | Milton Keynes Dons | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 12 |
| 6 | Accrington Stanley | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 12 |
| 7 | Burton Albion | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| 8 | Plymouth Argyle | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 9 | Wycombe Wanderers | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
| 10 | Oxford United | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 11 |
| 11 | Portsmouth | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 12 | Sheffield Wednesday | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
| 13 | Rotherham United | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 14 | Cheltenham Town | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | -1 | 9 |
| 15 | Cambridge United | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 8 |
| 16 | Lincoln City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 17 | Fleetwood Town | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| 18 | Morecambe | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 19 | Gillingham | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 6 |
| 20 | Charlton Athletic | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 4 |
| 21 | Shrewsbury Town | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -7 | 4 |
| 22 | Ipswich Town | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -5 | 3 |
| 23 | Crewe Alexandra | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -6 | 2 |
| 24 | Doncaster Rovers | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | -7 | 1 |
- Accrington Stanley
- Lancashire Telegraph - (local newspaper)
- Wigan Athletic
- Wigan Today - (local newspaper)