Ipswich Town v Wigan Athletic betting guide: Not much separates the two teams

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Tue 19.April
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: Portman Road Stadium (30311 seats)

Big-shot Wigan Athletic come to Ipswich Town after their 1-2-result versus Cambridge United. Get out our broad match preview!

Insights:
  • Ipswich Town have the fewest matches under the total-line (9) in League One
  • Wigan Athletic have the most points (44) away in League One

It's no vacation for neither Ipswich Town nor Wigan Athletic as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Ipswich Town form and stats

Ipswich Town have played 21 League One games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 10-8-3 (wins-draws-losses).

No payout for Ipswich Town in their previous match, an away game at Rotherham United that ended in defeat 0-1. Burns (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.05/10. Burns hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.

A 1-1 draw away before that, with Shrewsbury Town the opponent.

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 Ipswich have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found four matches with the results: Won three, drawn one and lost zero.

There will be little rest for Ipswich Town after this match as they are travelling to Crewe Alexandra for a League One game in only four days.

A decent goal production from Ipswich in their home games so far, with 32 goals from 21 league 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. From these home matches, Ipswich Town have conceded only 20 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three 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, 5 draws and only 2 losses in the League One.

Wigan Athletic have a lot to to set right after their surprise defeat (1-2) to Cambridge United in their previous outing, played at their own home ground. Midfielder Naylor was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.64. Naylor scored one goal and had 64 successful passes (of 78 total).

Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Burton Albion.

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 ten relevant matches. Results were four Wigan Athletic wins, four draws and two defeats.

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

Wigan Athletic are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 39 times in 20 away games so far. It's not easy to score on Wigan Athletic as they have only conceded 17 goals from these away games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The squads have faced each other before in this season, with the final score Wigan Athletic - Ipswich 1-1 written in the official records. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's five Ipswich Town victories, four draws and one Wigan Athletic win. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Wigan AthleticW. Keane
W. Keane
21 goals
Wigan AthleticC. Lang
C. Lang
14 goals
IpswichM. Bonne
M. Bonne
12 goals

Ipswich Town missing players

Wigan Athletic missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Ipswich Town Wigan Athletic
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
43 21 7 Played P 6 20 42
17 10 2 Won W 3 13 26
14 8 4 Drew D 3 5 9
12 3 1 Lost L 0 2 7
60 32 6 Scored S 12 39 74
43 20 6 Conceded C 3 17 38
91% 86% 86% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 90% 95%
72% 67% 57% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 85% 86%
42% 48% 14% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 55% 52%
21% 24% 14% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 35% 21%
7% 10% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 15% 12%
47% 48% 43% BTTS BTTS 33% 60% 60%
37% 43% 43% Clean Sheets C S 67% 35% 36%
26% 24% 29% Failed to Score F T 33% 15% 10%
 
5.4 5.4 4.7 Corners for (avg) C F 4.5 5.2 5.7
4.8 4.4 5.3 Corners against (avg) C A 3.2 3.8 3.3
1.9 1.8 1.9 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.4 2.2
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
11.6 12.4 11.1 Shots (avg) S ( 12.3 11.6 12.4
3.7 3.9 3.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.8 4.2 4.5
38% 40% 26% Goal Efficiency G E 41% 46% 39%
 
9.1 8.5 9.6 Shots against (avg) S A 8.8 9.4 9
2.7 2.5 2.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.7 2.6 2.4
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Ipswich Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Ipswich Town have the fewest matches under the total-line (9) 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.
  • Wigan Athletic have the most points (44) away 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 42 26 9 7 74 38 22 13 4 5 35 21 20 13 5 2 39 17 36 87
2 Rotherham United 42 25 8 9 65 29 22 14 3 5 41 21 20 11 5 4 24 8 36 83
3 Milton Keynes Dons 43 24 11 8 71 43 22 12 5 5 32 21 21 12 6 3 39 22 28 83
4 Plymouth Argyle 43 23 9 11 67 42 21 14 3 4 32 14 22 9 6 7 35 28 25 78
5 Sheffield Wednesday 42 21 13 8 70 46 21 14 5 2 43 17 21 7 8 6 27 29 24 76
6 Wycombe Wanderers 43 21 13 9 71 49 22 13 5 4 38 26 21 8 8 5 33 23 22 76
7 Sunderland 42 22 10 10 72 51 21 15 2 4 43 17 21 7 8 6 29 34 21 76
8 Oxford United 43 21 9 13 79 56 21 12 5 4 45 26 22 9 4 9 34 30 23 72
9 Portsmouth 42 18 12 12 60 43 21 12 5 4 40 22 21 6 7 8 20 21 17 66
10 Ipswich Town 43 17 14 12 60 43 21 10 8 3 32 20 22 7 6 9 28 23 17 65
11 Bolton Wanderers 43 18 10 15 65 53 21 10 7 4 38 23 22 8 3 11 27 30 12 64
12 Cambridge United 43 15 12 16 53 65 21 8 7 6 26 25 22 7 5 10 27 40 -12 57
13 Cheltenham Town 43 13 16 14 63 73 22 10 7 5 32 28 21 3 9 9 31 45 -10 55
14 Accrington Stanley 43 15 10 18 54 73 22 11 6 5 39 32 21 4 4 13 15 41 -19 55
15 Charlton Athletic 43 15 8 20 51 55 22 9 4 9 30 28 21 6 4 11 21 27 -4 53
16 Burton Albion 43 13 11 19 48 63 21 9 6 6 31 24 22 4 5 13 17 39 -15 50
17 Shrewsbury Town 43 12 13 18 44 43 21 9 6 6 27 19 22 3 7 12 17 24 1 49
18 Lincoln City 43 12 10 21 49 60 21 5 5 11 20 28 22 7 5 10 29 32 -11 46
19 Morecambe 43 10 11 22 56 84 21 7 7 7 32 33 22 3 4 15 24 51 -28 41
20 Gillingham 43 8 15 20 34 64 21 4 7 10 13 34 22 4 8 10 21 30 -30 39
21 Fleetwood Town 42 8 14 20 57 74 21 5 7 9 30 33 21 3 7 11 27 41 -17 38
22 AFC Wimbledon 43 6 17 20 44 69 21 2 13 6 23 29 22 4 4 14 21 40 -25 35
23 Doncaster Rovers 43 9 6 28 31 78 22 6 3 13 18 32 21 3 3 15 13 46 -47 33
24 Crewe Alexandra 43 7 7 29 35 79 22 5 4 13 21 39 21 2 3 16 14 40 -44 28

Wigan Athletic:
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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 42 26 9 7 74 38 22 13 4 5 35 21 20 13 5 2 39 17 36 87
2 Rotherham United 42 25 8 9 65 29 22 14 3 5 41 21 20 11 5 4 24 8 36 83
3 Milton Keynes Dons 43 24 11 8 71 43 22 12 5 5 32 21 21 12 6 3 39 22 28 83
4 Plymouth Argyle 43 23 9 11 67 42 21 14 3 4 32 14 22 9 6 7 35 28 25 78
5 Sheffield Wednesday 42 21 13 8 70 46 21 14 5 2 43 17 21 7 8 6 27 29 24 76
6 Wycombe Wanderers 43 21 13 9 71 49 22 13 5 4 38 26 21 8 8 5 33 23 22 76
7 Sunderland 42 22 10 10 72 51 21 15 2 4 43 17 21 7 8 6 29 34 21 76
8 Oxford United 43 21 9 13 79 56 21 12 5 4 45 26 22 9 4 9 34 30 23 72
9 Portsmouth 42 18 12 12 60 43 21 12 5 4 40 22 21 6 7 8 20 21 17 66
10 Ipswich Town 43 17 14 12 60 43 21 10 8 3 32 20 22 7 6 9 28 23 17 65
11 Bolton Wanderers 43 18 10 15 65 53 21 10 7 4 38 23 22 8 3 11 27 30 12 64
12 Cambridge United 43 15 12 16 53 65 21 8 7 6 26 25 22 7 5 10 27 40 -12 57
13 Cheltenham Town 43 13 16 14 63 73 22 10 7 5 32 28 21 3 9 9 31 45 -10 55
14 Accrington Stanley 43 15 10 18 54 73 22 11 6 5 39 32 21 4 4 13 15 41 -19 55
15 Charlton Athletic 43 15 8 20 51 55 22 9 4 9 30 28 21 6 4 11 21 27 -4 53
16 Burton Albion 43 13 11 19 48 63 21 9 6 6 31 24 22 4 5 13 17 39 -15 50
17 Shrewsbury Town 43 12 13 18 44 43 21 9 6 6 27 19 22 3 7 12 17 24 1 49
18 Lincoln City 43 12 10 21 49 60 21 5 5 11 20 28 22 7 5 10 29 32 -11 46
19 Morecambe 43 10 11 22 56 84 21 7 7 7 32 33 22 3 4 15 24 51 -28 41
20 Gillingham 43 8 15 20 34 64 21 4 7 10 13 34 22 4 8 10 21 30 -30 39
21 Fleetwood Town 42 8 14 20 57 74 21 5 7 9 30 33 21 3 7 11 27 41 -17 38
22 AFC Wimbledon 43 6 17 20 44 69 21 2 13 6 23 29 22 4 4 14 21 40 -25 35
23 Doncaster Rovers 43 9 6 28 31 78 22 6 3 13 18 32 21 3 3 15 13 46 -47 33
24 Crewe Alexandra 43 7 7 29 35 79 22 5 4 13 21 39 21 2 3 16 14 40 -44 28

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