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Exeter City v Wigan Athletic : League One match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 8th Nov, 15:00 BST, St James Park, Exeter

Exeter City are in League One action on Saturday afternoon, as Gary Caldwell looks to get one over on Ryan Lowe and his Wigan Athletic side at the St James Park. Team form, head to head (H2H) statistics, predictions and odds are all shown below. Helping our users place smart bets is what we do best. We've backed , but why not use the stats to find the perfect bet for you?


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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals
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If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Exeter are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 48% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.80.

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

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Exeter
48%
19/10
4%
2/1
Draw
26%
11/5
2%
11/5
Wigan
27%
29/20
2%
29/20
2%
Draw 1-1
12%
5/15/1
Exeter 1-0
11%
13/2
6%
6/1
Exeter 2-1
9%
10/117/2
5%
Exeter 2-0
9%
12/111/1
Wigan 1-0
8%
6/111/2
Draw 0-0
7%
13/2
6%
6/1
Wigan 2-1
7%
9/115/2
Draw 2-2
5%
16/112/1
13%
Exeter 3-1
5%
25/120/1
9%
Exeter 3-0
4%
28/122/1
12%
Wigan 2-0
4%
10/19/1
5%
Exeter 3-2
3%
40/1
21%
25/1
10%
Wigan 3-1
2%
22/1
10%
16/1
Wigan 3-2
2%
33/125/1
Exeter 4-1
2%
50/140/1
11%
Over 2.5 Goals
48%
5/45/4
2%
Under 2.5 Goals
52%
8/133/5
2%
Home 1st Goal
52%
6/56/5
Away 1st Goal
44%
10/11
2%
19/20
No 1st Goal
5%
7/1
6%
6/1
BTTS - Yes
52%
1/1
3%
19/20
3%
BTTS - No
48%
3/4
3%
3/4
BTTS - Home Win
21%
11/25/1
BTTS - Draw
18%
15/47/2
BTTS - Away Win
13%
5/1
9%
4/1
5%
Home/draw
73%
8/15
2%
11/20
Away/draw
52%
2/54/11
Home/away
74%
4/11
2%
1/3
Over 1.5 Goals
73%
2/52/5
3%
Under 1.5 Goals
27%
7/417/10
3%
Over 3.5 Goals
27%
3/116/5
Under 3.5 Goals
73%
2/91/5
Over 4.5 Goals
12%
8/17/1
6%
Under 4.5 Goals
88%
1/141/18
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
20/116/1
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
1/661/150
1%
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
1/14
1%
1/12
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
8/1
13%
6/1
Home DNB
66%
1/121/20
2%
Away DNB
45%
8/114/6
Exeter win to nil
27%
7/2
4%
-
Wigan win to nil
14%
11/4
6%
-
Exeter / Exeter
17%
4/1
5%
18/5
4%
Exeter / Wigan
3%
28/122/1
Exeter / Draw
6%
14/112/1
Draw / Exeter
12%
11/211/2
Draw / Wigan
15%
9/2
8%
9/2
5%
Draw / Draw
18%
7/2
5%
16/5
Wigan / Exeter
3%
33/1
17%
25/1
Wigan / Wigan
21%
3/111/4
Wigan / Draw
6%
14/112/1
Win / draw / win League One table

Exeter have played 14 matches so far this season and are in 18th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

9 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 7 games, drawn zero and won 2. Exeter have conceded 10 goals, scored 4, failed to score in 5 matches and kept 2 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Exeter have played 7 games at home, winning 3, drawing 1 and losing 3 fixtures. They have scored 11 goals, conceded 7 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and failed to score 2 times in home league games.

Wigan lay in 13th place on 17 points in the League One league table having played 14 matches. Wigan are having a poor run against away teams, having not won a match so far this season. They have also not scored in 2 of those games.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 7 games against teams below them in the table, winning 3, drawing 2 and losing 2 games. They have scored 9 goals and kept 2 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Wigan have conceded 7 goals and have failed to score in 2 matches.

Away league performance

Wigan have played 7 away games, winning 0, drawing 4 and losing 3 games. They have scored an average of 1 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.9 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Exeter
Wigan
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Stockport14842828 
Apr 18
l
 
1-0A
d
 
1-1A
Feb 21
2
Bradford14761727 
May 2
Nov 29
Mar 14
Dec 26
3
Cardiff138231026 
Mar 14
Dec 26
l
 
0-2A
Jan 4
4
Stevenage12822826 
Jan 17
l
 
2-1A
Nov 29
May 2
5
Lincoln14743725 
Jan 10
w
 
0-1F
Jan 31
d
 
2-2F
6
AFC Wim14815425 
Dec 9
Dec 29
Apr 25
Nov 22
7
Bolton14653423 
Feb 28
Dec 13
Jan 17
l
 
4-1A
8
Mansfield14644622 
l
 
1-2A
Feb 7
Apr 11
d
 
1-1A
9
Huddersfield13616019 
l
 
0-1A
Jan 4
Feb 28
Dec 13
10
Luton13616019 
Jan 1
Mar 17
Feb 17
l
 
1-0A
11
Barnsley12534118 
Dec 20
Mar 7
Jan 1
Mar 17
12
Doncaster14536-618 
Apr 6
l
 
1-0A
w
 
3-0F
Jan 24
13
Wigan14455-117 
Nov 8
Mar 21
-
-
14
L Orient14527-217 
Mar 28
Nov 15
Apr 3
l
 
2-0A
15
Northampton14527-317 
Feb 14
l
 
2-0A
w
 
3-1F
Apr 6
16
Rotherham13526-317 
Jan 31
l
 
1-0A
Feb 14
d
 
2-2F
17
Wycombe14446216 
Feb 17
w
 
0-1F
l
 
0-1A
Jan 27
18
Exeter14518016 
-
-
Mar 21
Nov 8
19
Reading14365-415 
d
 
1-1A
Jan 27
Nov 15
Mar 28
20
Burton13436-515 
Nov 22
Apr 25
Dec 9
Dec 29
21
Port Vale14347-413 
l
 
0-2A
Jan 24
w
 
1-0F
Apr 18
22
Plymouth14419-813 
w
 
2-0F
Apr 11
Jan 10
d
 
1-1A
23
Blackpool14338-912 
w
 
4-1F
Apr 3
Dec 20
Mar 7
24
Peterborough13319-1210 
w
 
3-0F
Feb 21
w
 
2-0F
Feb 7
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Exeter 18TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
7
Draw
5
Lost
8
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
7
D
3
Lost
10
Wigan 13TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
17
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
W
3
Draw
11
Lost
6
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
6
Draw
9
Lost
5
Goal Statistics

Goals have been a problem for Wigan Athletic of late. It has been 5 League One games since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.1 suggests they'll struggle to end that run on Saturday afternoon against Exeter City.

Exeter 18th Wigan 13th
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 Exeter will score 1 or more goals
0
34%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 71% probability that Wigan will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+12
Exeter have scored 12% more goals at home than predicted
-17
Wigan have scored 17% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.6
average goals scored
0.9
average goals scored
1.5
conceded
1.2
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2025/2026 season
Exeter
PG (predicted goals)
Wigan
1.5
1.1
Attack rating
EXE
WIG
17%
better
view stats
Games scored8
10
Failed to score6
4
Scored first5
6
Goals scored14
17
Avg. goals scored1
1.2
Avg. shots per game7
8
Avg. shots per goal7
6
Conversion rate for15
16
Avg. XG for1
1.3
KickOff rating
+17%
Defence rating
14%
better
EXE
WIG
view stats
Games conceded10
11
Clean sheets4
3
Conceded first9
8
Goals conceded14
18
Avg. goals conceded1
1.3
Avg. shots/game conceded8
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded8
6
Conversion rate against12%
16%
Avg. XG against1.3
1.4
KickOff rating
+14%

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

Exeter League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
14434
J WhitworthJ MagennisI NiskanenJ Fitzwater
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Whitworth GLK14
1
-
J McMillan DEF14
2
-
J Fitzwater DEF1411
4
-
E Brierley MID141
1
-
I Niskanen MID143
2
-
J Wareham FWD1431
2
-
E Turns DEF13
1
-
J Aitchison MID12
1
-
J Magennis FWD124
1
-
R Cole MID1021
2
-
J Doyle-Hayes MID91
3
-
S Cox FWD91
1
-
D Andrew DEF8
1
-
P Sweeney DEF8
1
-
K McDonald MID61
-
E Francis MID6
-
A. Higgins FWD61
-
T. Dean MID5
1
-
R Rydel DEF41
-
S Swinkels DEF4
1
-
J Yfeko DEF4
-
L Woodhouse DEF3
-
C Mendes FWD1
-
Wigan League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
14424
S TickleF MurrayJ HungboM Smith
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Tickle GLK141
-
J Hungbo FWD142
1
-
P Mullin FWD143
1
-
F Murray MID1341
3
-
J Kerr  DEF121
1
-
W Aimson DEF12
2
-
C Wright MID1211
1
-
D Costelloe FWD121
1
1
C Saydee FWD1222
1
1
M Fox DEF112
1
1
M. Asamoah FWD1011
-
R Trevitt MID91
1
-
M Smith MID91
4
-
J Weir MID81
-
S Sessegnon DEF7
2
1
O Cooper MID71
-
B Adeeko MID7
-
L Robinson DEF6
1
-
R Rodrigues FWD6
-
T Francois MID5
1
-
C McManaman FWD5
-
J Carragher DEF3
-
I Mabaya DEF2
-