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Wigan Athletic v Stockport County : League Cup match betting preview, prediction and odds

Tue 26th Aug, 16:00 BST, DW Stadium, Wigan

Wigan Athletic and their boss Ryan Lowe will be aiming to beat Dave Challinor and his Stockport County side on Tuesday afternoon, as the pair clash at the DW Stadium in the League Cup. Quite simply, we want you to win betting on this game. To this end, statistics for every betting market have been published below, with head to head (H2H) records and particularly important form streaks highlighted. Odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers are provided too.

Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

Neither Wigan or Stockport are in the kind of form that would have us feeling confident in tipping a match winner, so instead we've gone for over 1.5 goals. The stats show that both have a proven record in this market, both individually and when facing one another head-to-head. We're predicting there's a 79% chance of 2 goals or more.

An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 43% chance of Stockport coming away with a win.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Predictions	Bet365	Coral
Wigan 33%	2/1	19/10
Draw 24%	12/5	13/5
Stockport 43%	13/10	13/10
Draw 1-1 11%	11/2	11/2
Stockport 2-1 9%	17/2	15/2
Stockport 1-0 8%	9/1	15/2
Wigan 2-1 8%	10/1	17/2
Wigan 1-0 7%	10/1	17/2
Stockport 2-0 7%	11/1	10/1
Draw 2-2 6%	11/1	10/1
Draw 0-0 5%	12/1	9/1
Wigan 2-0 5%	16/1	12/1
Stockport 3-1 5%	16/1	12/1
Wigan 3-1 4%	20/1	16/1
Stockport 3-0 3%	20/1	16/1
Stockport 3-2 3%	22/1	18/1
Wigan 3-2 3%	25/1	20/1
Wigan 3-0 2%	28/1	22/1
Over 2.5 Goals 57%	3/4	8/11
Under 2.5 Goals 43%	21/20	1/1
Home 1st Goal 47%	21/20	11/10
Away 1st Goal 50%	5/6	17/20
No 1st Goal 3%	12/1	9/1
BTTS - Yes 60%	8/13	8/13
BTTS - No 40%	6/5	23/20
BTTS - Home Win 18%	9/2	19/5
BTTS - Draw 19%	10/3	10/3
BTTS - Away Win 23%	10/3	3/1
Home/draw 57%	4/7	3/5
Away/draw 67%	4/11	2/5
Home/away 76%	3/10	2/7
Over 1.5 Goals 80%	2/9	1/4
Under 1.5 Goals 20%	3/1	11/4
Over 3.5 Goals 35%	7/4	9/5
Under 3.5 Goals 65%	2/5	2/5
Over 4.5 Goals 18%	9/2	4/1
Under 4.5 Goals 82%	1/7	1/7
Over 5.5 Goals 8%	10/1	17/2
Under 5.5 Goals 92%	1/20	1/25
Over 0.5 Goals 95%	1/25	1/25
Under 0.5 Goals 5%	12/1	9/1
Home DNB 50%	11/10	11/10
Away DNB 60%	4/6	4/6
Wigan win to nil 15%	5/1	-
Stockport win to nil 20%	10/3	-
Wigan / Wigan 17%	15/4	17/5
Wigan / Stockport 4%	22/1	18/1
Wigan / Draw 6%	12/1	11/1
Draw / Wigan 12%	6/1	11/2
Draw / Stockport 14%	5/1	9/2
Draw / Draw 15%	9/2	17/4
Stockport / Wigan 3%	25/1	20/1
Stockport / Stockport 22%	11/4	5/2
Stockport / Draw 6%	12/1	11/1

Win / draw / win form

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

14 / 20

Conceded

12 / 20

Clean sheets

8 / 20

Failed to score

6 / 20

Won

Draw

Lost

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
A	Wigan	0 - 1	Luton
H	Wigan	2 - 0	Peterborough
H	Wigan	1 - 0	Notts C
A	Wigan	0 - 2	L Orient
H	Wigan	3 - 1	Northampton
A	Wigan	1 - 1	Northampton
A	Wigan	1 - 1	Burton
H	Wigan	1 - 1	Blackpool
H	Wigan	1 - 0	Rotherham
A	Wigan	1 - 0	Shrewsbury
H	Wigan	0 - 0	Wrexham
A	Wigan	1 - 1	Exeter
A	Wigan	0 - 0	L Orient
H	Wigan	0 - 1	Bolton
H	Wigan	1 - 1	Barnsley
A	Wigan	1 - 2	Charlton
H	Wigan	1 - 0	Cambridge
A	Wigan	0 - 0	Mansfield
H	Wigan	1 - 2	Reading
H	Wigan	2 - 1	Huddersfield

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

18 / 20

Conceded

15 / 20

Clean sheets

5 / 20

Failed to score

2 / 20

Won

Draw

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
H	Stockport	1 - 2	Bradford
A	Stockport	2 - 2	L Orient
H	Stockport	3 - 1	Crewe
A	Stockport	2 - 1	Wycombe
H	Stockport	2 - 0	Bolton
H	Stockport	1 - 1	L Orient
A	Stockport	2 - 2	L Orient
A	Stockport	3 - 1	Wycombe
H	Stockport	3 - 2	Lincoln
H	Stockport	2 - 1	Huddersfield
A	Stockport	1 - 1	Peterborough
H	Stockport	3 - 1	Rotherham
A	Stockport	2 - 0	Exeter
H	Stockport	3 - 0	Stevenage
H	Stockport	2 - 1	Burton
A	Stockport	0 - 1	Wrexham
A	Stockport	1 - 0	Bolton
H	Stockport	0 - 0	Charlton
A	Stockport	1 - 1	Northampton
H	Stockport	2 - 1	Blackpool

Goal Statistics

Stockport County have been reliable in front of goal of late, finding the net in 14 consecutive League Cup matches. Their PG of 1.6 against Wigan Athletic on Tuesday suggests that run is likely to continue.

	Wigan	Stockport
	Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction	1.4 goals	1.6 goals
	Scoring probability
Scoring probability	0 25% 1 35% 2 24% 3 11% 4+ There is a 60% probability that Wigan will score no more than 1 goal	0 20% 1 32% 2 26% 3 14% 4+ 8% There is a 80% probability that Stockport will score 1 or more goals

	20 home / away games
20 home / away games	1.1 average goals scored	1.3 average goals scored
	1.1 conceded	1.0 conceded

Attack defence ratings
League Cup - 2025/2025 season

WIG

SCT

29%

better

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Games scored	13		16
Failed to score	5		2
Scored first	9		7
Goals scored	16		33
Avg. goals scored	0.8		1.7
Avg. shots per game	5		9
Avg. shots per goal	7		5
Conversion rate for	15		19
Avg. XG for	0.9		1.6
KickOff rating		+29%

17%

better

WIG

SCT

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Games conceded	11		13
Clean sheets	7		5
Conceded first	6		10
Goals conceded	14		15
Avg. goals conceded	0.7		0.8
Avg. shots/game conceded	7		7
Avg. shots/goal conceded	11		9
Conversion rate against	10%		11%
Avg. XG against	1		1.2
KickOff rating		+17%

The line-ups for the League Cup match between Wigan v Stockport will show here when available.

Wigan League Cup squad statistics 2025

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
1	1	0	1
S Tickle	P Mullin		S Tickle

Players	Appserances	goals	cards
S Tickle GLK	1		1 -
I Mabaya DEF	1		-
J Kerr DEF	1		-
L Robinson DEF	1		-
R Trevitt MID	1		-
C Wright MID	1		-
F Murray MID	1		1 -
J Weir MID	1		1 -
H McHugh MID	1		-
D Costelloe FWD	1		-
C Saydee FWD	1		-
P Mullin FWD	1	1	-
M. Asamoah FWD	1		-
J Hungbo FWD	1		-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
1	1	0	0
P Mullin	P Mullin

Players	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
P Mullin FWD	1	1

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
53	5	8
J Weir	J Hungbo	J Hungbo

Players	passes	tackles	duels won
J Weir MID	53	4	6
L Robinson DEF	39	2	5
R Trevitt MID	33	2	4
J Kerr DEF	32		2
S Tickle GLK	31
J Hungbo FWD	21	5	8
C Wright MID	18	2	4
F Murray MID	16	2	5
P Mullin FWD	13		2
M. Asamoah FWD	7		4
H McHugh MID	5	1	2
D Costelloe FWD	5	1	4
C Saydee FWD	4
I Mabaya DEF	3

Stockport League Cup squad statistics 2025

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
1	1	0	1
B Hinchliffe	K Wootton		D Andrew

Players	Appserances	goals	cards
B Hinchliffe GLK	1		-
D Andrew DEF	1		1 -
C O'Keeffe DEF	1		-
C Connolly DEF	1		1 -
E Pye DEF	1		-
O Norwood MID	1		-
O Bailey MID	1		-
K Wootton FWD	1	1	-
J Diamond FWD	1		-
J Fevrier FWD	1		-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
1	2	0	1
K Wootton	K Wootton		C O'Keeffe

Players	goals	shots on	big chances
K Wootton FWD	1	2
C O'Keeffe DEF			1
O Bailey MID		1

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
73	4	9
D Andrew	C O'Keeffe	C O'Keeffe

Players	passes	tackles	duels won
D Andrew DEF	73	2	4
O Norwood MID	68	3	3
E Pye DEF	59	1	6
C Connolly DEF	58	2	8
C O'Keeffe DEF	44	4	9
O Bailey MID	41		4
B Hinchliffe GLK	26
K Wootton FWD	14	1	6
J Fevrier FWD	5		3
J Diamond FWD	3