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Wigan Athletic v Bristol Rovers : League One match betting preview, prediction and odds

DW Stadium, Wigan

Wigan Athletic are in League One action on Saturday lunch time, as Shaun Maloney looks to get one over on Matt Taylor and his Bristol Rovers side at the DW Stadium. Our aim is to give you all the tools you need to make a smart, well-informed bet on this tie, so we've delved into our extensive database and pulled out the statistics that will help you do exactly that. Head-to-head and recent form are included, and the KickOff predictions are produced from them. The best odds are there to make sure you get the best return.

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The last English League One meeting between Wigan and Bristol R was on Saturday 27th April 2024
English League One
April 27th 2024
Wigan 2
0 Bristol R
 
J. Magennis 30'
J. Smith 48'
 
WIG
BRI
Shots On
9
Shots Off
5
1
Corners
7
4
Possession
55%
45%
Fouls
4
13
Yellow/red cards
1/0
 
WiganBristol R
 
S. Tickle
L. Morrison (J. Kerr 46')
Z. Sessegnon (S. Smith 69')
C. Hughes
L. Chambers
M. Smith
T. Aasgaard
B. Adeeko
C. McManaman (C. Sze 60')
J. Smithfootball icon (M. Godo 60')
J. Magennisfootball icon (C. Kelman 70')
J. Ward
J. Wilson
E. Baggott
(J. Connolly 67') L. Hoole
A. Evans
(H. Vaughan 78') J. Brown
H. Vale
(L. McCormick 67') J. Rossiter
(K. Shaw 78') L. Thomas
(K. Conteh 52') B. Aguilera Zamora
S. Sinclair
Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

It's our view that there's not a clear favourite to win this match, but what is clear is that the odds are pointing towards it'll have 3 goals or less. Our statistical analysis draws the same conclusion. Wigan and Bristol R have taken part in a host of under 3.5 goal games of late, and key performance statistics point towards more of the same. We're confidently predicting under 3.5 goals on Saturday lunch time, and the bookies have it priced at 1.36.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Wigan are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 47% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.10.
Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral Betfred 888Sport
Wigan
47%
21/20
2%
21/20
5%
--
Draw
26%
11/4
4%
13/5--
Bristol R
27%
12/5
5%
12/5
6%
--
Draw 1-1
12%
6/111/2--
Wigan 1-0
11%
8/1
5%
7/1
7%
--
Wigan 2-1
9%
8/17/1--
Wigan 2-0
9%
10/117/2--
Bristol R 1-0
8%
11/19/1
11%
--
Draw 0-0
8%
12/19/1
5%
--
Bristol R 2-1
7%
11/19/1--
Draw 2-2
5%
12/110/1
8%
--
Wigan 3-1
5%
14/112/1--
Bristol R 2-0
4%
18/1
12%
14/1
15%
--
Wigan 3-0
4%
18/1
10%
14/1--
Wigan 3-2
2%
22/116/1
11%
--
Bristol R 3-1
2%
25/1
13%
18/1--
Bristol R 3-2
2%
28/120/1
9%
--
Wigan 4-1
2%
33/122/1
12%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
47%
8/11
2%
---
Under 2.5 Goals
53%
43/40
1%
---
Home 1st Goal
52%
8/13
3%
---
Away 1st Goal
44%
11/8
3%
---
No 1st Goal
5%
12/1---
BTTS - Yes
51%
4/6
3%
13/20
5%
--
BTTS - No
49%
11/10
5%
23/20
8%
--
BTTS - Home Win
20%
11/4
6%
27/10
8%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
7/2
4%
10/3
2%
--
BTTS - Away Win
12%
5/1
9%
9/2--
Home/draw
73%
3/10
2%
3/10
2%
--
Away/draw
53%
8/11
2%
3/4
3%
--
Home/away
74%
1/4
3%
2/7--
Over 1.5 Goals
73%
2/9---
Under 1.5 Goals
27%
3/1---
Over 3.5 Goals
26%
7/4---
Under 3.5 Goals
74%
2/5---
Over 4.5 Goals
12%
9/2
10%
---
Under 4.5 Goals
88%
1/7
3%
---
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
10/1---
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
1/20---
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
1/25---
Under 0.5 Goals
8%
12/1---
Home DNB
65%
1/2
2%
1/2
3%
--
Away DNB
45%
6/4
5%
29/20
7%
--
Wigan win to nil
27%
11/4
6%
---
Bristol R win to nil
15%
11/2---
Wigan / Wigan
25%
9/4
4%
11/5
3%
--
Wigan / Bristol R
3%
28/122/1--
Wigan / Draw
6%
12/111/1--
Draw / Wigan
15%
9/24/1--
Draw / Bristol R
11%
13/213/2
7%
--
Draw / Draw
14%
5/117/4
5%
--
Bristol R / Wigan
4%
20/1
9%
18/1--
Bristol R / Bristol R
15%
9/2
10%
17/4
5%
--
Bristol R / Draw
6%
14/1
15%
11/1--
bet365
Win / draw / win League One table

Wigan have played 45 matches so far this season and lay in 13th place in the League One league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 21 games against teams below in the table, having won 7, drawn 7 and lost 7 matches. They have kept 6 clean sheets and have failed to score in 2 fixtures. Wigan have outscored their opponents by 61 goals to 52 goals.

Home League Performance

Wigan have played 22 games at home winning 12, drawing 4 and losing 6 games. They have scored 28 goals, kept 11 clean sheets and conceded 18 goals at home.

Bristol R are in 15th position in the League One on 57 points having played 45 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

11 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 37 goals and kept 5 clean sheets. They have scored 25 goals in total and failed to score in 5 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

27 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 14 games, drawn 5 and won 8. Bristol R have conceded 46 goals, scored 32, failed to score in 6 fixtures and have kept 2 clean sheets.

Wigan
Won
Draw
Lost
Scores
Bristol R
HOME AWAY TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY
l
 
1-2F
w
 
1-2F
 Portsmouth46281353797 
w
 
2-1F
d
 
1-1F
l
 
0-1A
w
 
1-2F
 Derby46288104192 
l
 
0-3A
l
 
2-1A
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-4F
 Bolton46251293587 
l
 
0-2A
w
 
1-2F
w
 
2-1F
w
 
2-3F
 Peterborough46259122884 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
2-0A
w
 
2-0F
l
 
4-2F
 Oxford Utd462211132377 
w
 
3-1F
l
 
2-1A
l
 
0-2A
d
 
1-1A
 Barnsley462113121876 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
2-1A
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
1-2F
 Lincoln462014122574 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
5-0A
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-1A
 Blackpool462110151773 
l
 
1-2A
l
 
3-1A
l
 
2-3F
l
 
1-0A
 Stevenage461914131171 
d
 
1-1A
w
 
2-3A
w
 
1-0F
l
 
1-0A
 Wycombe46171415565 
l
 
1-2A
l
 
3-2A
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1A
 L Orient46181117-265 
d
 
1-1F
w
 
0-1F
-
-
 Wigan Home46201016762 
w
 
4-1F
l
 
2-0A
l
 
1-2A
w
 
0-2F
 Exeter46171019-1561 
l
 
0-1A
w
 
0-1F
w
 
2-1A
d
 
1-1A
 Northampton4617920-960 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
3-1A
w
 
2-0F
l
 
4-1A
 Bristol R Away4616921-1657 
-
-
l
 
2-3A
d
 
2-2A
 Charlton46112015-153 
w
 
2-1F
w
 
1-2F
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-0A
 Reading46161119-253 
l
 
0-2A
d
 
1-1A
w
 
2-1F
l
 
3-1A
 Cambridge46121222-2248 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-0A
w
 
2-0F
w
 
0-1F
 Shrewsbury4613924-3248 
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
0-2F
d
 
1-1F
l
 
2-1F
 Burton46121024-2846 
l
 
1-2A
l
 
4-1F
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1F
 Cheltenham4612826-2444 
d
 
1-1A
w
 
1-3F
w
 
3-0F
l
 
4-2A
 Fleetwood46101323-2343 
l
 
0-2A
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
3-2A
 Port Vale46101125-3341 
w
 
3-0F
l
 
2-0A
w
 
2-0F
d
 
1-1F
 Carlisle467930-4030 
w
 
2-1A
w
 
0-1F
Win / draw / win form
6
Wigan have not lost in 6 consecutive home league games
Wigan 12TH
20 league games
Home
6
Overall
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
15
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
9 / 20
Clean sheets
11 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
11
D
4
Lost
5
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
9
Draw
5
Lost
6
Bristol R 15TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
35
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
7
D
2
Lost
11
Goals: Scored
17
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
10 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
10 / 20
Won
7
D
2
Lost
11
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Wigan since 2017
Wigan
Bristol R
Goals: Scored
3
0
Games: Scored
1 / 2
0 / 2
Clean sheets
2 / 2
1 / 2
WIG
1
D
1
All league games since 2017
Wigan
Bristol R
Goals: Scored
7
6
Games: Scored
4 / 5
3 / 5
Clean sheets
2 / 5
1 / 5
WIG
2
D
2
BRI
1
Goal Statistics
Wigan 12th Bristol R 15th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.5
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
22%
1
33%
2
25%
3
13%
4+
There is a 78% probability that Wigan will score 1 or more goals
0
34%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 71% probability that Bristol R will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
=0
Wigan’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-4
Bristol R’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.3
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
0.8
conceded
1.8
conceded
 
Statistics League One - 2023/2024 Season
https://api.kickoff.co.uk/v1/fixture/260635/accaPanel/formStats/marketCode/FULL
Wigan
PG (predicted goals)
Bristol R
1.5
1.1
Attack rating
24%
better
WIG
BRI
view stats
Games scored39
33
Failed to score7
13
Scored first26
17
Goals scored63
52
Avg. goals scored1.4
1.1
Avg. shots per game7
8
Avg. shots per goal5
8
Conversion rate19%
13%
KickOff rating
+24%
Defence rating
21%
better
WIG
BRI
view stats
Games conceded31
38
Clean sheets15
8
Conceded first18
27
Goals conceded56
68
Avg. goals conceded1.2
1.5
Avg. shots/game conceded10
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded8
6
Conversion rate13%
16%
KickOff rating
+21%

Wigan v Bristol R League One lLine ups will show here when available.

Wigan League One squad statistics 2023/2024
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
448410
S TickleT AasgaardT PearceC Hughes
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Tickle GLK44
3
-
S Sessegnon DEF24
5
-
C Hughes DEF4141
9
1
L Morrison DEF281
4
-
L Chambers DEF162
1
-
M Smith MID2612
6
-
B Adeeko MID401
9
-
J Smith MID2522
1
-
T Aasgaard MID3383
4
-
C McManaman MID3623
6
-
J Magennis FWD3451
7
-
Subs
B Amos GLK
-
T Pearce DEF2314
4
-
J Kerr  DEF121
1
-
S Smith MID2911
5
-
M Godo FWD3244
3
-
C Sze FWD171
3
-
C Kelman FWD1231
1
-
Bristol R League One squad statistics 2023/2024
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
356711
A EvansA EvansL ThomasA Evans
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Ward GLK16
-
L Hoole DEF21
5
-
J Wilson DEF251
7
1
E Baggott DEF1211
1
-
H Vale DEF3725
3
-
J Rossiter MID2
-
A Evans MID4166
11
-
L Thomas MID3557
5
-
B Aguilera MID102
2
-
S Sinclair MID254
-
J Brown FWD3115
1
-
Subs
M Cox GLK28
1
-
J Connolly DEF9
1
-
K Conteh MID15
3
-
L McCormick MID142
-
J Lawrence MID
-
K. Shaw MID
-
H Vaughan MID9
-
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