League One game prognosis and statistics for the Burton Albion vs Wigan Athletic battle

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Tue 12.April
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: Pirelli Stadium (6912 seats)

Both Burton Albion and Wigan Athletic are longing for points in this fixture, despite the guesting team having a 38 point advantage in the standings.

Insights:
  • Wigan Athletic have the most scored goals in the second half (42) in League One

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Burton Albion form and stats

9-5-6 (win-draw-lost) are the League One numbers at home for Burton Albion so far this season.

Burton haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 270 minutes ago. Niasse scored that one.

Burton Albion drew their last game, also a home match. Plymouth Argyle (placed 4th) was the opponent, 0-0 the score. Defender Brayford got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.83/10. Brayford won 7 of 11 duels.

Heartbreak before that as Burton lost 0-3 at Morecambe's place.

There will be little rest for Burton Albion after this match as they are travelling to Accrington Stanley for a League One game in only three days.

A decent goal production from Burton Albion in their home games so far, with 31 goals from 20 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Burton Albion have conceded 24 in these home matches.

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Wigan Athletic form and stats

The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 13 wins, 4 draws and only 2 losses in the League One. Wigan has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.

It's the second away game in a row for Wigan Athletic, but there's smiles all around after the 3-1 victory versus Lincoln City (placed 18th) last time out.

Before that, Wigan Athletic secured a home win against Accrington Stanley with the score 3-0.

A quick return to home after this game, as Wigan Athletic are hosting Cambridge United in the League One only four days away.

Wigan have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 39 goals from 19 away matches. Wigan Athletic are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 17 times in 19 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

Burton Albion and Wigan Athletic have met earlier this season: Wigan Athletic - Burton Albion 2-0. Head-2-head stats last eight meetings: two - three - three (Burton wins - draws - Wigan Athletic wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Wigan AthleticW. Keane
W. Keane
21 goals
Wigan AthleticC. Lang
C. Lang
14 goals
Wigan AthleticJ. McClean
J. McClean
9 goals

Burton Albion missing players

Wigan Athletic missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Burton Albion Wigan Athletic
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
41 20 5 Played P 7 19 40
13 9 1 Won W 7 13 26
9 5 1 Drew D 0 4 8
19 6 3 Lost L 0 2 6
48 31 2 Scored S 16 39 73
63 24 6 Conceded C 5 17 36
95% 95% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 95% 98%
80% 80% 40% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 89% 88%
51% 50% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 57% 58% 52%
27% 35% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 29% 37% 22%
12% 15% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 14% 16% 12%
56% 60% 20% BTTS BTTS 57% 63% 60%
17% 20% 40% Clean Sheets C S 43% 32% 35%
32% 25% 60% Failed to Score F T 0% 11% 8%
 
5.6 6.3 4.6 Corners for (avg) C F 7.3 5.3 5.7
6.1 5.1 6.4 Corners against (avg) C A 2.3 3.7 3.2
2 1.6 2.4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.1 2.3 2.2
5 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
12.9 14.1 9.6 Shots (avg) S ( 14.4 11.6 12.5
3.8 4.3 2.6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 4.3 4.6
31% 36% 15% Goal Efficiency G E 46% 48% 40%
 
14 11.7 17 Shots against (avg) S A 9 9.5 8.9
4.2 3.9 6.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.9 2.6 2.4
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Wigan Athletic have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Wigan Athletic have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Wigan Athletic have the most points (43) away in League One
  • Wigan Athletic have the most scored goals in the second half (42) in League One
  • Wigan Athletic have the the best goal difference (+22) away in League One

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Wigan Athletic 40 26 8 6 73 36 21 13 4 4 34 19 19 13 4 2 39 17 37 86
2 Milton Keynes Dons 42 24 11 7 69 40 21 12 5 4 30 18 21 12 6 3 39 22 29 83
3 Rotherham United 40 24 8 8 64 26 21 13 3 5 40 21 19 11 5 3 24 5 38 80
4 Plymouth Argyle 42 23 9 10 67 40 21 14 3 4 32 14 21 9 6 6 35 26 27 78
5 Sheffield Wednesday 41 20 13 8 67 44 21 14 5 2 43 17 20 6 8 6 24 27 23 73
6 Sunderland 41 21 10 10 69 49 20 14 2 4 40 15 21 7 8 6 29 34 20 73
7 Wycombe Wanderers 42 20 13 9 69 49 21 12 5 4 36 26 21 8 8 5 33 23 20 73
8 Oxford United 42 20 9 13 76 54 21 12 5 4 45 26 21 8 4 9 31 28 22 69
9 Ipswich Town 42 17 14 11 60 42 21 10 8 3 32 20 21 7 6 8 28 22 18 65
10 Bolton Wanderers 42 17 10 15 63 52 21 10 7 4 38 23 21 7 3 11 25 29 11 61
11 Portsmouth 40 16 12 12 54 41 19 10 5 4 34 20 21 6 7 8 20 21 13 60
12 Cheltenham Town 42 13 15 14 61 71 21 10 6 5 30 26 21 3 9 9 31 45 -10 54
13 Cambridge United 42 14 12 16 51 64 21 8 7 6 26 25 21 6 5 10 25 39 -13 54
14 Accrington Stanley 42 15 9 18 54 73 21 11 5 5 39 32 21 4 4 13 15 41 -19 54
15 Charlton Athletic 42 15 8 19 49 52 21 9 4 8 28 25 21 6 4 11 21 27 -3 53
16 Shrewsbury Town 42 12 13 17 42 40 21 9 6 6 27 19 21 3 7 11 15 21 2 49
17 Burton Albion 41 13 9 19 48 63 20 9 5 6 31 24 21 4 4 13 17 39 -15 48
18 Lincoln City 42 12 10 20 47 57 21 5 5 11 20 28 21 7 5 9 27 29 -10 46
19 Fleetwood Town 41 8 14 19 55 71 20 5 7 8 28 30 21 3 7 11 27 41 -16 38
20 Morecambe 42 9 11 22 53 82 21 7 7 7 32 33 21 2 4 15 21 49 -29 38
21 Gillingham 42 8 14 20 32 62 21 4 7 10 13 34 21 4 7 10 19 28 -30 38
22 AFC Wimbledon 42 6 17 19 43 66 21 2 13 6 23 29 21 4 4 13 20 37 -23 35
23 Doncaster Rovers 42 9 6 27 30 76 21 6 3 12 17 30 21 3 3 15 13 46 -46 33
24 Crewe Alexandra 42 6 7 29 32 78 21 4 4 13 18 38 21 2 3 16 14 40 -46 25

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Wigan Athletic 40 26 8 6 73 36 21 13 4 4 34 19 19 13 4 2 39 17 37 86
2 Milton Keynes Dons 42 24 11 7 69 40 21 12 5 4 30 18 21 12 6 3 39 22 29 83
3 Rotherham United 40 24 8 8 64 26 21 13 3 5 40 21 19 11 5 3 24 5 38 80
4 Plymouth Argyle 42 23 9 10 67 40 21 14 3 4 32 14 21 9 6 6 35 26 27 78
5 Sheffield Wednesday 41 20 13 8 67 44 21 14 5 2 43 17 20 6 8 6 24 27 23 73
6 Sunderland 41 21 10 10 69 49 20 14 2 4 40 15 21 7 8 6 29 34 20 73
7 Wycombe Wanderers 42 20 13 9 69 49 21 12 5 4 36 26 21 8 8 5 33 23 20 73
8 Oxford United 42 20 9 13 76 54 21 12 5 4 45 26 21 8 4 9 31 28 22 69
9 Ipswich Town 42 17 14 11 60 42 21 10 8 3 32 20 21 7 6 8 28 22 18 65
10 Bolton Wanderers 42 17 10 15 63 52 21 10 7 4 38 23 21 7 3 11 25 29 11 61
11 Portsmouth 40 16 12 12 54 41 19 10 5 4 34 20 21 6 7 8 20 21 13 60
12 Cheltenham Town 42 13 15 14 61 71 21 10 6 5 30 26 21 3 9 9 31 45 -10 54
13 Cambridge United 42 14 12 16 51 64 21 8 7 6 26 25 21 6 5 10 25 39 -13 54
14 Accrington Stanley 42 15 9 18 54 73 21 11 5 5 39 32 21 4 4 13 15 41 -19 54
15 Charlton Athletic 42 15 8 19 49 52 21 9 4 8 28 25 21 6 4 11 21 27 -3 53
16 Shrewsbury Town 42 12 13 17 42 40 21 9 6 6 27 19 21 3 7 11 15 21 2 49
17 Burton Albion 41 13 9 19 48 63 20 9 5 6 31 24 21 4 4 13 17 39 -15 48
18 Lincoln City 42 12 10 20 47 57 21 5 5 11 20 28 21 7 5 9 27 29 -10 46
19 Fleetwood Town 41 8 14 19 55 71 20 5 7 8 28 30 21 3 7 11 27 41 -16 38
20 Morecambe 42 9 11 22 53 82 21 7 7 7 32 33 21 2 4 15 21 49 -29 38
21 Gillingham 42 8 14 20 32 62 21 4 7 10 13 34 21 4 7 10 19 28 -30 38
22 AFC Wimbledon 42 6 17 19 43 66 21 2 13 6 23 29 21 4 4 13 20 37 -23 35
23 Doncaster Rovers 42 9 6 27 30 76 21 6 3 12 17 30 21 3 3 15 13 46 -46 33
24 Crewe Alexandra 42 6 7 29 32 78 21 4 4 13 18 38 21 2 3 16 14 40 -46 25

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