Betting prediction and preview: Wigan Athletic fancied to be better team when visiting Crewe Alexandra

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Tue 15.March
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: Alexandra Stadium (10153 seats)

Striving Crewe Alexandra are desperate to pull off a small shock when they play top team Wigan Athletic in the upcoming league round. It’s 24th vs 2nd and the home crowd will have low confidence.

Insights:
  • Crewe Alexandra have the fewest points (16) at home in League One
  • Wigan Athletic have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.

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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Crewe Alexandra form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the League One this season. Crewe Alexandra have only managed 4 wins, 4 draws and 10 losses from their games here at Alexandra Stadium. It's been an uphill battle for Alexandra in their home games for quite some time now, as five matches in a row are lost here. Not since the Shrewsbury Town game have they avoided the disappointment of defeat.

No payout for Crewe Alexandra in their previous match, an away game at Sunderland that ended in defeat 0-2.

Before that game, the home loss against Portsmouth with the scoreline 1-3.

The match schedule is unforgiving for Crewe Alexandra as they have a new game in only four days, a League One match thankfully also at home. Bolton Wanderers are visiting.

Alexandra aren't scoring a lot here at Alexandra Stadium in the league, with only 17 goals from 18 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Crewe Alexandra defense is not exactly impregnable. 32 goals conceded from 18 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Wigan Athletic form and stats

Wigan Athletic have an excellent away record in the League One so far with 11-4-2 from 17 games.

Wigan Athletic are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Milton Keynes Dons (placed 3rd). Midfielder Naylor was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.45. Naylor scored one goal and hit one key pass.

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

They concede less than a goal on average per away game (16 so far).

Head 2 Head

Wigan Athletic - Alexandra 2-0 was the score in these participants' latest head-to-head fixture, earlier this season. As for the last eight games between these two teams, there's three Crewe Alexandra victories, one draw and four Wigan Athletic wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Wigan AthleticW. Keane
W. Keane
17 goals
Wigan AthleticC. Lang
C. Lang
12 goals
Wigan AthleticJ. McClean
J. McClean
8 goals

Crewe Alexandra missing players

Wigan Athletic missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Crewe Alexandra Wigan Athletic
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
37 18 7 Played P 6 17 35
6 4 0 Won W 6 11 22
7 4 0 Drew D 0 4 7
24 10 7 Lost L 0 2 6
30 17 3 Scored S 13 34 60
68 32 20 Conceded C 4 16 33
97% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 97%
84% 83% 86% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 88% 86%
43% 44% 57% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 59% 51%
27% 39% 57% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 35% 20%
14% 11% 29% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 18% 11%
51% 50% 43% BTTS BTTS 50% 65% 60%
11% 22% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 29% 34%
41% 33% 57% Failed to Score F T 0% 12% 9%
 
4.2 4.2 4.1 Corners for (avg) C F 6.8 5.2 5.7
5.8 5.3 5 Corners against (avg) C A 2.3 3.8 3.2
1.9 1.6 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 2.2 2.3
2 2 1 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
9.5 10.1 8.7 Shots (avg) S ( 14.3 11.3 12.3
2.9 3.2 1.6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.7 4.1 4.5
28% 29% 27% Goal Efficiency G E 46% 49% 38%
 
15.1 14.1 14.9 Shots against (avg) S A 9 9.5 8.9
4.5 3.9 3.9 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 2.7 2.4
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Crewe Alexandra have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Crewe Alexandra have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Crewe Alexandra have the fewest points (16) at home in League One
  • 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 away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Rotherham United 37 23 8 6 62 21 18 12 3 3 38 16 19 11 5 3 24 5 41 77
2 Wigan Athletic 35 22 7 6 60 33 18 11 3 4 26 17 17 11 4 2 34 16 27 73
3 Milton Keynes Dons 38 21 10 7 63 38 19 10 5 4 26 17 19 11 5 3 37 21 25 73
4 Oxford United 38 20 8 10 73 48 19 12 4 3 43 23 19 8 4 7 30 25 25 68
5 Sunderland 38 19 9 10 66 48 19 13 2 4 39 15 19 6 7 6 27 33 18 66
6 Plymouth Argyle 36 19 8 9 59 39 17 10 3 4 24 14 19 9 5 5 35 25 20 65
7 Sheffield Wednesday 36 18 10 8 59 40 18 12 4 2 36 14 18 6 6 6 23 26 19 64
8 Wycombe Wanderers 37 17 11 9 61 47 19 10 5 4 33 26 18 7 6 5 28 21 14 62
9 Ipswich Town 38 16 12 10 57 39 19 9 8 2 31 19 19 7 4 8 26 20 18 60
10 Portsmouth 36 16 10 10 53 38 18 10 4 4 34 20 18 6 6 6 19 18 15 58
11 Bolton Wanderers 38 16 7 15 59 49 19 10 5 4 36 21 19 6 2 11 23 28 10 55
12 Accrington Stanley 36 14 7 15 46 58 19 11 4 4 34 26 17 3 3 11 12 32 -12 49
13 Cheltenham Town 37 11 14 12 52 60 19 8 6 5 26 25 18 3 8 7 26 35 -8 47
14 Burton Albion 38 13 8 17 48 58 19 9 4 6 31 24 19 4 4 11 17 34 -10 47
15 Cambridge United 37 11 12 14 46 58 18 7 7 4 23 19 19 4 5 10 23 39 -12 45
16 Lincoln City 36 11 8 17 42 49 19 5 4 10 19 25 17 6 4 7 23 24 -7 41
17 Charlton Athletic 36 11 7 18 42 49 18 7 4 7 24 23 18 4 3 11 18 26 -7 40
18 Shrewsbury Town 37 9 12 16 32 37 18 7 5 6 20 18 19 2 7 10 12 19 -5 39
19 Fleetwood Town 36 7 12 17 50 66 17 5 5 7 26 27 19 2 7 10 24 39 -16 33
20 AFC Wimbledon 37 6 15 16 39 58 18 2 11 5 21 26 19 4 4 11 18 32 -19 33
21 Gillingham 37 7 12 18 29 58 19 4 5 10 12 33 18 3 7 8 17 25 -29 33
22 Morecambe 37 7 11 19 46 70 19 5 7 7 27 32 18 2 4 12 19 38 -24 32
23 Doncaster Rovers 38 8 5 25 28 73 19 5 3 11 15 29 19 3 2 14 13 44 -45 29
24 Crewe Alexandra 37 6 7 24 30 68 18 4 4 10 17 32 19 2 3 14 13 36 -38 25

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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 Rotherham United 37 23 8 6 62 21 18 12 3 3 38 16 19 11 5 3 24 5 41 77
2 Wigan Athletic 35 22 7 6 60 33 18 11 3 4 26 17 17 11 4 2 34 16 27 73
3 Milton Keynes Dons 38 21 10 7 63 38 19 10 5 4 26 17 19 11 5 3 37 21 25 73
4 Oxford United 38 20 8 10 73 48 19 12 4 3 43 23 19 8 4 7 30 25 25 68
5 Sunderland 38 19 9 10 66 48 19 13 2 4 39 15 19 6 7 6 27 33 18 66
6 Plymouth Argyle 36 19 8 9 59 39 17 10 3 4 24 14 19 9 5 5 35 25 20 65
7 Sheffield Wednesday 36 18 10 8 59 40 18 12 4 2 36 14 18 6 6 6 23 26 19 64
8 Wycombe Wanderers 37 17 11 9 61 47 19 10 5 4 33 26 18 7 6 5 28 21 14 62
9 Ipswich Town 38 16 12 10 57 39 19 9 8 2 31 19 19 7 4 8 26 20 18 60
10 Portsmouth 36 16 10 10 53 38 18 10 4 4 34 20 18 6 6 6 19 18 15 58
11 Bolton Wanderers 38 16 7 15 59 49 19 10 5 4 36 21 19 6 2 11 23 28 10 55
12 Accrington Stanley 36 14 7 15 46 58 19 11 4 4 34 26 17 3 3 11 12 32 -12 49
13 Cheltenham Town 37 11 14 12 52 60 19 8 6 5 26 25 18 3 8 7 26 35 -8 47
14 Burton Albion 38 13 8 17 48 58 19 9 4 6 31 24 19 4 4 11 17 34 -10 47
15 Cambridge United 37 11 12 14 46 58 18 7 7 4 23 19 19 4 5 10 23 39 -12 45
16 Lincoln City 36 11 8 17 42 49 19 5 4 10 19 25 17 6 4 7 23 24 -7 41
17 Charlton Athletic 36 11 7 18 42 49 18 7 4 7 24 23 18 4 3 11 18 26 -7 40
18 Shrewsbury Town 37 9 12 16 32 37 18 7 5 6 20 18 19 2 7 10 12 19 -5 39
19 Fleetwood Town 36 7 12 17 50 66 17 5 5 7 26 27 19 2 7 10 24 39 -16 33
20 AFC Wimbledon 37 6 15 16 39 58 18 2 11 5 21 26 19 4 4 11 18 32 -19 33
21 Gillingham 37 7 12 18 29 58 19 4 5 10 12 33 18 3 7 8 17 25 -29 33
22 Morecambe 37 7 11 19 46 70 19 5 7 7 27 32 18 2 4 12 19 38 -24 32
23 Doncaster Rovers 38 8 5 25 28 73 19 5 3 11 15 29 19 3 2 14 13 44 -45 29
24 Crewe Alexandra 37 6 7 24 30 68 18 4 4 10 17 32 19 2 3 14 13 36 -38 25

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