The visiting Lincoln City side should be favourites in this visit to Wigan Athletic, as the away team holds a 29 point advantage from their 27 league games this season.
- Wigan Athletic has the the worst goal difference (-26) in League One
- Lincoln City has the fewest conceded goals (22) in League One
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 and Lincoln City.
Wigan Athletic form and stats
Wigan Athletic's results here at DW Stadium in the League One have been very modest with 2 victories, 4 draws and 8 defeats. Three consecutive losses here at DW Stadium is hard to swallow for the home team. Both players, staff and the home crowd are desperate to get something from this match.
Wigan Athletic's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-5 versus Hull City (placed 2nd). Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Oxford United (1-2).
Wigan were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.
There will be little rest for Wigan after this match as they are travelling to Bristol Rovers 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 14 in 14 matches. Wigan are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (32 from 14 played).
Lincoln City form and stats
Lincoln City's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Lincoln City, who have the fewest conceded goals (22) in League One, collect 30 points from their 13 away matches in the League One. 9 victories and 3 draws have created these points (and only 1 defeat). Lincoln City are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played eight in a row without losing.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Sunderland (after extra-time, 5-3 on penalties) (placed 7th) in their previous outing. The EFL Trophy match ended in a draw 1-1. A 2-2 draw was the result before that, hosting Accrington Stanley in the League One.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Swindon Town in just three days.
Lincoln find the net regularly in their away games. 19 goals from 13 away fixtures in the league. The Lincoln defense is a tough nut to crack, having conceded less than half a goal per away game on average (5 goals in 13 games). There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Wigan Athletic and Lincoln City have met before this season: Lincoln City - Wigan 2-1.Top Goalscorers
  J. Grant 8 goals |  T. Hopper 7 goals |  K. Joseph 5 goals |
Wigan Athletic missing players
Lincoln City missing players
| Wigan Athletic | Lincoln City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 27 |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | Won | W | 4 | 9 | 16 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 16 | 8 | 3 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 28 | 14 | 6 | Scored | S | 9 | 19 | 40 |
| 54 | 32 | 11 | Conceded | C | 1 | 5 | 22 |
| 93% | 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 77% | 89% |
| 68% | 71% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 46% | 63% |
| 50% | 57% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 38% | 44% |
| 32% | 50% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 15% | 22% |
| 32% | 50% | 40% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 7% |
| 46% | 50% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 23% | 37% |
| 18% | 21% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 75% | 69% | 48% |
| 43% | 43% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 31% | 26% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.3 | 1.4 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8.7 | 8.7 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.8 | 11 | 11.7 |
| 2.4 | 2.7 | 2.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 1.8 | 2.1 |
| 42% | 37% | 46% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 90% | 79% | 69% |
- Lincoln City has the fewest conceded goals (22) in League One
- Lincoln City has the fewest conceded goals (5) away in League One
- Lincoln City has the most clean sheets (9) away in League One
- Lincoln City has the most points (30) away in League One
- Lincoln City has the most scored goals in the second half (28) in League One
- Lincoln City have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
- Wigan Athletic has the most conceded goals (32) at home in League One
- Wigan Athletic has the most conceded goals in the second half (32) in League One
- Wigan Athletic has the the worst goal difference (-18) at home in League One
- Wigan Athletic has the the worst goal difference (-26) in League One
- Wigan Athletic have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
- Wigan Athletic have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than 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 | Lincoln City | 27 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 40 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 18 | 53 |
| 2 | Hull City | 29 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 46 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 16 | 22 | 52 |
| 3 | Peterborough United | 27 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 43 | 25 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 52 |
| 4 | Portsmouth | 27 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 45 | 26 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 19 | 48 |
| 5 | Doncaster Rovers | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 43 | 31 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 48 |
| 6 | Accrington Stanley | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 38 | 27 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 11 | 45 |
| 7 | Sunderland | 27 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 39 | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 15 | 44 |
| 8 | Oxford United | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 43 | 34 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 9 | 43 |
| 9 | Charlton Athletic | 28 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 43 | 38 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 24 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 43 |
| 10 | Plymouth Argyle | 28 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 39 | 43 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 24 | -4 | 41 |
| 11 | Ipswich Town | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 30 | 27 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 40 |
| 12 | Crewe Alexandra | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 36 | 35 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 1 | 40 |
| 13 | Milton Keynes Dons | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 38 | 33 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 18 | 5 | 38 |
| 14 | Blackpool | 25 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 29 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 37 |
| 15 | Gillingham | 28 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 36 | 40 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 17 | -4 | 37 |
| 16 | Fleetwood Town | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 32 | 25 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 35 |
| 17 | Shrewsbury Town | 25 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 13 | -2 | 33 |
| 18 | Bristol Rovers | 27 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 27 | 44 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 23 | -17 | 27 |
| 19 | Rochdale | 28 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 41 | 55 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 31 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 24 | -14 | 26 |
| 20 | AFC Wimbledon | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 29 | 47 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 24 | -18 | 25 |
| 21 | Northampton Town | 28 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 43 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 23 | -23 | 25 |
| 22 | Swindon Town | 28 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 32 | 53 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 23 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 30 | -21 | 24 |
| 23 | Wigan Athletic | 28 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 28 | 54 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 32 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 22 | -26 | 24 |
| 24 | Burton Albion | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 32 | 51 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 28 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 23 | -19 | 22 |
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- Lincolnshire Live - (local newspaper)