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

Thu 1st Jan, 15:00 BST, DW Stadium, Wigan

Wigan Athletic are in League One action on Thursday afternoon, as Ryan Lowe attempts to outsmart Conor Hourihane and his Barnsley side at the DW Stadium. All of the important statistics for the encounter, including head to heads (H2Hs), predictions and odds from leading bookmakers across seventeen major markets are covered in this in-depth preview. It's all brought together specifically to help you make a smart bet.


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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
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Team To Score First

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Wigan
46%
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Draw
27%
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Barnsley
27%
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Wigan 1-0
13%
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Draw 1-1
13%
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Draw 0-0
9%
--
Barnsley 1-0
9%
--
Wigan 2-0
9%
--
Wigan 2-1
9%
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Barnsley 2-1
6%
--
Barnsley 2-0
5%
--
Draw 2-2
4%
--
Wigan 3-0
4%
--
Wigan 3-1
4%
--
Barnsley 3-1
2%
--
Wigan 3-2
2%
--
Barnsley 3-0
2%
--
Barnsley 3-2
1%
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Over 2.5 Goals
42%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
58%
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Home 1st Goal
51%
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Away 1st Goal
43%
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No 1st Goal
6%
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BTTS - Yes
47%
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BTTS - No
53%
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BTTS - Home Win
18%
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BTTS - Draw
18%
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BTTS - Away Win
11%
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Home/draw
73%
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Away/draw
54%
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Home/away
73%
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Over 1.5 Goals
68%
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Under 1.5 Goals
32%
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Over 3.5 Goals
21%
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Under 3.5 Goals
79%
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Over 4.5 Goals
9%
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Under 4.5 Goals
91%
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Over 5.5 Goals
3%
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Under 5.5 Goals
97%
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Over 0.5 Goals
91%
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Under 0.5 Goals
9%
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Home DNB
65%
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Away DNB
46%
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Wigan win to nil
28%
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Barnsley win to nil
16%
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Win / draw / win League One table

Wigan have played 19 matches so far this season and are in 11th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

8 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 3 games, drawn 4 and won 1. Wigan have conceded 12 goals, scored 7, failed to score in 3 matches and kept 1 clean sheet.

Home league performance

Wigan have played 9 games at home, winning 5, drawing 2 and losing 2 fixtures. They have scored 11 goals, conceded 5 goals, kept 5 clean sheets and failed to score 3 times in home league games.

Barnsley lay in 8th place on 28 points in the League One league table having played 17 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 12 games against teams below them in the table, winning 7, drawing 1 and losing 4 games. They have scored 20 goals and kept 1 clean sheet against lower placed opposition. Barnsley have conceded 17 goals and have failed to score in 4 matches.

Away league performance

Barnsley have played 9 away games, winning 3, drawing 3 and losing 3 games. They have scored an average of 1.3 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.4 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Wigan
Barnsley
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Cardiff1913241641 
l
 
0-2A
Jan 4
-
Jan 27
2
Bradford1910721037 
Mar 14
Dec 26
Apr 18
d
 
2-2A
3
Lincoln201055735 
Jan 31
d
 
2-2F
Dec 29
l
 
3-1A
4
Bolton199731034 
Jan 17
l
 
4-1A
d
 
1-1F
Feb 7
5
Stevenage181044934 
d
 
0-00-0
May 2
Jan 31
-
6
Stockport19955232 
d
 
1-1A
Feb 21
May 2
d
 
1-1F
7
Luton21858-229 
Feb 17
l
 
1-0A
w
 
5-0F
Apr 25
8
Barnsley17845628 
Jan 1
Mar 17
-
-
9
Huddersfield20848228 
Feb 28
d
 
1-1A
w
 
3-1F
Feb 21
10
AFC Wim19838-327 
Apr 25
w
 
1-2A
Feb 14
l
 
2-0A
11
Wigan19685126 
-
-
Mar 17
Jan 1
12
Wycombe20677525 
l
 
0-1A
Jan 27
Jan 10
d
 
2-2F
13
L Orient20749-125 
Apr 3
l
 
2-0A
w
 
3-2F
Feb 28
14
Reading20677-225 
-
Mar 28
w
 
3-2F
Jan 24
15
Northampton19739-224 
w
 
3-1F
Apr 6
-
Mar 28
16
Rotherham20668-424 
Feb 14
d
 
2-2F
l
 
0-1A
Apr 11
17
Mansfield19658-123 
Apr 11
d
 
1-1A
Dec 26
Mar 14
18
Burton19658-823 
w
 
1-0F
Dec 29
w
 
3-2A
Apr 3
19
Peterborough197111-422 
w
 
2-0F
Feb 7
Feb 17
w
 
0-1F
20
Doncaster206410-1022 
w
 
3-0F
Jan 24
Mar 21
w
 
1-2F
21
Plymouth207112-1122 
Jan 10
d
 
1-1A
Apr 6
w
 
1-3F
22
Exeter196211-220 
Mar 21
d
 
1-1F
Mar 7
Dec 20
23
Blackpool205510-820 
Dec 20
Mar 7
Jan 17
l
 
1-0A
24
Port Vale193610-1015 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 18
l
 
0-2A
Jan 4
Promotion
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Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Wigan 11TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
14
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
9
Draw
6
Lost
5
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Wigan1 - 0Burton
Wigan0 - 0Stevenage
Wigan1 - 0Port Vale
Wigan0 - 1Wycombe
Wigan0 - 2Cardiff
Wigan3 - 0Doncaster
Wigan1 - 1Stockport
Wigan2 - 0Peterborough
Wigan3 - 1Northampton
Wigan1 - 1Blackpool
Wigan1 - 0Rotherham
Wigan0 - 0Wrexham
Wigan0 - 1Bolton
Wigan1 - 1Barnsley
Wigan1 - 0Cambridge
Wigan1 - 2Reading
Wigan2 - 1Huddersfield
Wigan0 - 2Stockport
Wigan1 - 1Lincoln
Wigan2 - 0Bristol R
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
6
Draw
9
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AWigan1 - 1Huddersfield
HWigan1 - 0Burton
HWigan0 - 0Stevenage
AWigan2 - 1AFC Wim
AWigan1 - 1Exeter
AWigan1 - 1Mansfield
HWigan1 - 0Port Vale
HWigan0 - 1Wycombe
AWigan1 - 1Plymouth
HWigan0 - 2Cardiff
AWigan1 - 4Bolton
HWigan3 - 0Doncaster
AWigan2 - 2Lincoln
HWigan1 - 1Stockport
AWigan2 - 2Rotherham
AWigan0 - 1Luton
HWigan2 - 0Peterborough
AWigan0 - 2L Orient
HWigan3 - 1Northampton
AWigan1 - 1Northampton
Barnsley 8TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
37
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
6
D
4
Lost
10
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Lincoln3 - 1Barnsley
Stockport1 - 1Barnsley
Doncaster1 - 2Barnsley
Bradford2 - 2Barnsley
Wycombe2 - 2Barnsley
Blackpool1 - 0Barnsley
AFC Wim2 - 0Barnsley
Peterborough0 - 1Barnsley
Plymouth1 - 3Barnsley
Reading2 - 4Barnsley
L Orient4 - 3Barnsley
Birmingham6 - 2Barnsley
Wigan1 - 1Barnsley
Mansfield2 - 1Barnsley
Charlton1 - 0Barnsley
Northampton1 - 2Barnsley
Rotherham0 - 1Barnsley
Stockport2 - 1Barnsley
Wycombe2 - 1Barnsley
Bristol R3 - 1Barnsley
Goals: Scored
36
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
9
Draw
5
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HBarnsley3 - 2L Orient
ABarnsley1 - 3Lincoln
ABarnsley1 - 1Stockport
HBarnsley5 - 0Luton
ABarnsley2 - 1Doncaster
HBarnsley0 - 1Rotherham
ABarnsley2 - 2Bradford
ABarnsley2 - 2Wycombe
HBarnsley0 - 2Port Vale
ABarnsley0 - 1Blackpool
HBarnsley3 - 2Reading
HBarnsley3 - 1Huddersfield
ABarnsley0 - 2AFC Wim
ABarnsley1 - 0Peterborough
HBarnsley1 - 1Bolton
HBarnsley3 - 2Burton
ABarnsley3 - 1Plymouth
ABarnsley4 - 2Reading
HBarnsley1 - 2Shrewsbury
HBarnsley1 - 1Peterborough
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Wigan since 2014
Wigan
Barnsley
Goals: Scored
7
9
Games: Scored
4 / 6
4 / 6
Clean sheets
2 / 6
2 / 6
WIG
2
D
2
BAR
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Wigan
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 2Barnsley
Draw0 - 0Draw
Wigan3 - 2
1 - 4Barnsley
Wigan2 - 0
League games at Barnsley since 2013
Barnsley
Wigan
Goals: Scored
1
8
Games: Scored
1 / 6
4 / 6
Clean sheets
2 / 6
5 / 6
WIG
3
D
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Barnsley
0 - 1Wigan
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
0 - 2Wigan
0 - 4Wigan
Goal Statistics

Wigan Athletic's defensive record is very strong, R. Lowe's men having conceded 1 or less in 9 consecutive League One games. An average PG rating of 1.0 for Barnsley makes sense in this context.

Wigan 11th Barnsley 8th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.4
goals
1.0
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
37%
1
37%
2
18%
3
4+
There is a 74% probability of Barnsley scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-11
Wigan have scored 11% fewer goals at home than predicted
+15
Barnsley have scored 15% more goals when away than predicted
1.1
average goals scored
1.5
average goals scored
0.7
conceded
1.9
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2025/2026 season
Wigan
PG (predicted goals)
Barnsley
1.4
1
Attack rating
WIG
BAR
18%
better
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Games scored14
13
Failed to score5
4
Scored first8
10
Goals scored22
30
Avg. goals scored1.2
1.8
Avg. shots per game8
9
Avg. shots per goal7
5
Conversion rate for15
20
Avg. XG for1.3
1.3
KickOff rating
+18%
Defence rating
13%
better
WIG
BAR
view stats
Games conceded14
15
Clean sheets5
2
Conceded first10
7
Goals conceded21
24
Avg. goals conceded1.1
1.4
Avg. shots/game conceded8
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
6
Conversion rate against14%
16%
Avg. XG against1.2
1.6
KickOff rating
+13%

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

Wigan League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
19435
S TickleP MullinC SaydeeM Smith
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Tickle GLK191
-
P Mullin FWD1941
1
-
F Murray MID1841
4
-
W Aimson DEF17
2
-
C Saydee FWD1723
2
1
M Fox DEF163
1
1
J Kerr  DEF161
1
-
C Wright MID1622
1
-
D Costelloe FWD161
1
1
J Hungbo FWD142
1
-
M Smith MID131
5
-
J Weir MID131
1
-
R Rodrigues FWD111
-
M. Asamoah FWD1111
-
O Cooper MID91
-
R Trevitt MID91
1
-
L Robinson DEF8
2
-
J Carragher DEF7
-
S Sessegnon DEF7
2
1
B Adeeko MID7
-
T Francois MID7
1
-
C McManaman FWD6
-
I Mabaya DEF2
-
Barnsley League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
171066
M. CooperD Keillor-DunnR ClearyL Connell
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M. Cooper GLK17
4
-
D Keillor-Dunn MID17101
1
-
J Shepherd DEF16
2
1
J. Bland MID161
5
-
L Connell MID1622
6
-
T Watson DEF151
1
-
A Phillips MID1523
-
D McGoldrick FWD152
2
-
N Ogbeta DEF141
1
-
P Kelly MID1421
2
-
C. Vickers MID1421
-
R Cleary FWD1346
2
-
J Earl DEF121
3
-
V. Yoganathan MID122
2
1
J Russell MID101
1
-
N Farrugia MID10
1
-
M Gevigney DEF91
-
M Roberts DEF6
2
-
J Rooney DEF1
-
English League One match betting previews, predictions and odds
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Fri 19th Dec, 19:45
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Sat 20th Dec, 12:30
Stevenage v Burton
Sat 20th Dec, 12:30
Mansfield v Stockport
Sat 20th Dec, 15:00
Lincoln v Cardiff
Sat 20th Dec, 15:00
L Orient v Bradford
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Sat 20th Dec, 15:00
Port Vale v Peterborough
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Doncaster v Plymouth
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Stockport v Lincoln
Fri 26th Dec, 15:00
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Huddersfield v Port Vale
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Bolton v Rotherham
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Plymouth v Wycombe
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Stockport v Doncaster
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Barnsley v Lincoln
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Bradford v Port Vale
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Cardiff v Stevenage
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Huddersfield v Northampton
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Luton v L Orient
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Peterborough v Reading
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Reading v Burton
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Mansfield v Bradford
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Lincoln v Huddersfield
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L Orient v AFC Wim
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Doncaster v Bolton
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