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Burton Albion v Wigan Athletic : League One match betting preview, prediction and odds

Tue 29th Apr, 19:45 BST, Pirelli Stadium, Burton upon Trent

Lee Bowyer and Shaun Maloney meet in the League One on Saturday afternoon, as Burton Albion face Wigan Athletic at the Pirelli Stadium. The predictions for all the markets are based on the past 20 games for each team (home, away and overall) with additional weight assigned to top teams. All the statistics and graphics are designed specifically for the betting market in question. Head to head (H2H) statistics for this fixture are also given where our data allows. Odds are provided directly from from the UK's biggest bookmakers.


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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

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Burton
30%
--
Draw
29%
--
Wigan
41%
--
Wigan 1-0
13%
--
Draw 1-1
13%
--
Draw 0-0
11%
--
Burton 1-0
11%
--
Wigan 2-0
8%
--
Wigan 2-1
8%
--
Burton 2-1
7%
--
Burton 2-0
5%
--
Draw 2-2
4%
--
Wigan 3-0
3%
--
Wigan 3-1
3%
--
Burton 3-1
2%
--
Burton 3-0
2%
--
Wigan 3-2
2%
--
Burton 3-2
1%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
38%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
62%
--
Home 1st Goal
44%
--
Away 1st Goal
49%
--
No 1st Goal
7%
--
BTTS - Yes
44%
--
BTTS - No
56%
--
BTTS - Home Win
11%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
15%
--
Home/draw
59%
--
Away/draw
70%
--
Home/away
71%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
65%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
35%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
18%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
82%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
7%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
93%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
3%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
97%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
89%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
11%
--
Home DNB
50%
--
Away DNB
61%
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Burton win to nil
19%
--
Wigan win to nil
26%
--
Win / draw / win League One table

Burton have played 37 matches so far this season and are in 21st position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

32 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 16 games, drawn 10 and won 6. Burton have conceded 51 goals, scored 33, failed to score in 11 matches and kept 7 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Burton have played 18 games at home, winning 3, drawing 5 and losing 10 fixtures. They have scored 21 goals, conceded 29 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and failed to score 6 times in home league games.

Wigan lay in 17th place on 43 points in the League One league table having played 36 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 11 games against teams below them in the table, winning 6, drawing 2 and losing 3 games. They have scored 17 goals and kept 5 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Wigan have conceded 9 goals and have failed to score in 2 matches.

Away league performance

Wigan have played 18 away games, winning 5, drawing 6 and losing 7 games. They have scored an average of 0.9 goals per away game and conceded an average 0.9 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Burton
Wigan
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Birmingham3625833583 
Apr 21
l
 
2-0A
l
 
0-3A
l
 
2-1A
2
Wycombe37201162871 
l
 
2-3A
l
 
2-0A
l
 
0-1A
d
 
0-00-0
3
Wrexham3721882171 
l
 
0-1A
Apr 5
Apr 12
l
 
2-1A
4
Charlton3719991766 
l
 
0-1A
May 3
l
 
0-1A
l
 
2-1A
5
Stockport37181181965 
l
 
0-3A
Mar 29
l
 
0-2A
d
 
0-00-0
6
Huddersfield37187121861 
Apr 12
d
 
1-1F
w
 
2-1F
l
 
1-0A
7
Bolton3718613460 
l
 
1-2A
l
 
2-1A
Apr 1
w
 
0-2F
8
Reading37161110659 
w
 
3-2F
l
 
3-1A
l
 
1-2F
l
 
2-0A
9
L Orient37175151556 
Apr 1
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
0-2A
Apr 5
10
Barnsley3715715-252 
l
 
1-2A
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 29
w
 
0-1F
11
Blackpool37121510551 
d
 
1-1F
l
 
3-0A
Apr 26
d
 
2-2F
12
Lincoln37131014849 
l
 
2-3F
w
 
0-1F
d
 
1-1F
d
 
0-00-0
13
Stevenage37131014-349 
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
0-1F
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
1-2F
14
Rotherham3712916-345 
w
 
4-2A
d
 
2-2F
Apr 21
w
 
0-1F
15
Mansfield3712817-844 
d
 
1-1F
d
 
3-3A
l
 
1-2A
d
 
0-00-0
16
Exeter3612816-1144 
l
 
1-2F
Apr 18
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 8
17
Wigan Away36111015-343 
Apr 29
w
 
1-2A
-
-
18
Peterborough3611916-742 
d
 
2-2F
w
 
0-1F
w
 
3-0F
l
 
1-0A
19
Northampton37101215-1742 
l
 
0-1A
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
2-1F
May 3
20
Bristol R3712619-2142 
l
 
1-3F
l
 
3-1A
w
 
2-0F
w
 
0-4F
21
Burton Home3781217-1536 
-
-
l
 
1-2F
Apr 29
22
Crawley377921-3230 
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1F
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1F
23
Cambridge377822-2629 
Apr 26
l
 
1-0A
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-0A
24
Shrewsbury377723-2828 
w
 
2-0F
w
 
0-2F
d
 
2-2F
Apr 18
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Burton 21ST
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
W
4
Draw
5
Lost
11
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
6
Draw
7
Lost
7
Wigan 17TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
18
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
7
Draw
7
Lost
6
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
7
Draw
5
Lost
8
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Burton since 2016
Burton
Wigan
Goals: Scored
6
8
Games: Scored
3 / 5
4 / 5
Clean sheets
1 / 5
2 / 5
BAL
1
D
2
WIG
2
League games at Wigan since 2015
Wigan
Burton
Goals: Scored
5
5
Games: Scored
4 / 6
4 / 6
Clean sheets
2 / 6
2 / 6
BAL
2
D
3
WIG
1
Goal Statistics

Goals have been a problem for Burton Albion of late. It has been 8 League One matches since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.0 suggests they'll struggle to end that run on Saturday afternoon against Wigan Athletic.

Burton 21st Wigan 17th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.0
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
37%
1
37%
2
18%
3
4+
There is a 74% probability of Burton scoring 1 goal or less
0
30%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 66% probability that Wigan will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+1
Burton’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-4
Wigan’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.3
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
1.7
conceded
0.9
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2024/2025 season
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Burton
PG (predicted goals)
Wigan
1
1.2
Attack rating
5%
better
BAL
WIG
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Games scored24
21
Failed to score13
15
Scored first15
17
Goals scored38
33
Avg. goals scored1
0.9
Avg. shots per game7
7
Avg. shots per goal7
7
Conversion rate for15
14
Avg. XG for0.9
1
KickOff rating
+5%
Defence rating
BAL
WIG
21%
better
view stats
Games conceded27
22
Clean sheets10
14
Conceded first17
13
Goals conceded53
36
Avg. goals conceded1.4
1
Avg. shots/game conceded10
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
8
Conversion rate against14%
13%
Avg. XG against1.5
1.1
KickOff rating
+21%

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

Burton League One squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
367411
R SweeneyR BurrellO DodgsonT Vancooten
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
R Sweeney DEF3622
2
-
M Crocombe GLK34
7
-
U Godwin-Malife DEF3312
4
-
T Kalinauskas FWD3313
4
-
T Vancooten DEF301
8
3
J Armer DEF301
6
-
K Chauke MID301
3
-
M Bennett FWD281
6
-
C Webster MID274
5
1
R Burrell FWD2272
-
D Willis DEF181
3
-
N. Akoto DEF14
1
-
O Dodgson DEF1314
7
-
J McKiernan MID1211
4
-
C Gilligan MID121
3
-
J Bödvarsson FWD1041
-
J Sraha DEF9
3
-
K Lofthouse DEF8
1
-
A Forde MID4
-
J Jones MID4
1
-
J. Larsson FWD4
-
H Isted GLK3
-
F Tavares FWD31
-
G Bajrami DEF1
1
-
Wigan League One squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
36779
S TickleD TaylorD TaylorS Smith
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Tickle GLK36
3
-
J Kerr  DEF351
5
-
W Aimson DEF33
6
-
S Smith MID33
9
-
D Taylor FWD3377
4
-
J Smith FWD2734
-
T Sibbick DEF251
5
-
J Weir MID251
5
1
B Adeeko MID241
5
-
S. Thomas FWD242
2
-
J Carragher DEF2311
5
-
D Rankine MID201
1
-
M Smith MID1913
4
-
C McManaman FWD181
4
-
L Robinson DEF141
2
-
J Mellish DEF13
-
S Sessegnon DEF13
1
-
L Chambers DEF1211
-
O Norburn MID12
4
-
R Darcy MID91
1
-
J Hungbo FWD91
1
-
H McHugh MID8
1
-
O Dale FWD81
2
-
C Sze MID61
1
-
W Goodwin FWD6
1
-
M. Asamoah FWD6
-
T Francois MID51
1
-
K. Payne MID2
-