Leyton Orient vs Wigan Athletic Prediction, Lineups and Betting Tip Predictions

Leyton Orient vs Wigan Athletic Prediction, Lineups and Betting Tip

Match Details: August 9th, 2025 | The BetWright Stadium, London | EFL League One

With the League One season now officially underway, Leyton Orient and Wigan Athletic meet on matchday two after very contrasting starts to the campaign. Home side Leyton Orient were comprehensively outplayed in their 3-0 defeat to Huddersfield, while Wigan notched an impressive 3-1 over Northampton to kick-start their season in style.

Key Betting Tip: Wigan Double Chance (Win or Draw) at Odds of 1.75 on Highbet represents excellent value for the tip provided by our in-house tipsters.

Leyton Orient vs Wigan Athletic Predicted Lineups

Leyton Orient Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Tommy Simkin (GK); Tom James, Omotayo Adaramola, Rarmani Edmonds-Green, Sean Clare; Daniel Happe, Tyreeq Bakinson; Josh Koroma, Jack Moorhouse, Sonny Perkins; Aaron Connelly.

With a poor showing in their season opener, coach Richie Wellens will likely make immediate alterations to his side - the 4-3-3 set up used on the opening day failed to show promise, and it looks increasingly probable that Wellens will adjust his tactic, with the most obvious option the 4-2-3-1.

On the plus side, Leyton Orient maintain their 100% fitness record, after the squad avoided any suspensions or injuries on the opening day - they will have a full complement of players for this game.

Wigan Athletic Predicted XI (3-1-4-2): Sam Tickle (GK); Steven Sessegnon, Jason Kerr, James Carragher; Joseph Hungbo; Fraser Murray, Tyrese Francois, Jensen Weir, Tobias Brenan; Dara Costelloe, Christian Saydee.

Conversely, Wigan couldn’t have made a better start to their campaign - a Fraser Murray brace with a Jensen Weir finish sandwiched ijn between proved to be too much for Northampton Town, whose 70th minute goal was nothing more than a consolation.

Similarly to Orient, Wigan are injury and suspension free for this game, and will likely put out the same starting lineup that triumphed in their season opener.

Leyton Orient vs Wigan Athletic Current League Standings

With a victory on the opening day, Wigan’s two goal winning margin proved enough to propel them into third place on the opening matchday, higher in the table than they managed all of last season.

Meanwhile, Leyton Orient already find themselves propping up the table, sitting rock bottom after suffering the heaviest defeat of the opening game day. They will hope this is not a sign of things to come.

Leyton Orient vs Wigan Athletic Head to Head Timeline

Since the formation of the football league, the two sides have met just four times, with the first of these coming in 2023. As of the time of writing, the two outfits hold an identical record against each other, both winning one and drawing two.

Recent Head to Head Meetings:

• 05/04/2025: Leyton Orient 0-0 Wigan Athletic
• 07/12/2024: Wigan Athletic 0-2 Leyton Orient
• 09/03/2024: Wigan Athletic 1-0 Leyton Orient
• 25/11/2023: Leyton Orient 1-1 Wigan Athletic

Leyton Orient have gone undefeated in the teams last two meetings, beating Wigan during the festive period last season.

Wigan’s last win in this fixture came in the 2023/24 campaign, when an early sending off for Orient’s Ethan Galbraith allowed Jason Kerr to score the winner 17 minutes from time.

Leyton Orient vs Wigan Athletic Recent Match Analysis

Leyton Orient Last Five Matches:

• Huddersfield Town 3-0 Leyton Orient (League One)
• Leyton Orient 1-1 Watford (Club Friendly)
• Charlton Athletic 1-0 Leyton Orient (League One Play-Off Final)
• Stockport County 1-1p Layton Orient (League One Play Off Semi Final Second Leg)
• Leyton Orient 2-2 Stockport County (League One Play Off Semi Final First Leg)

Since the end of the regular season in May, Leyton Orient have failed to win a football game in 90 minutes. Granted, they reached the promotion play-off final, but only via two draws with Stockport County that saw them require penalties to advance.

Moreover, they have scored just once in their last three games, in a friendly draw with Watford - they showed the league they were a force to be reckoned with last season, but if they cannot find their shooting boots, that reputation will start to decline quickly.

Wigan Athletic Last Five Games:

• Wigan Athletic 3-1 Northampton Town (League One)
• Tranmere Rovers 0-1 Wigan Athletic (Club Friendly)
• Accrington Stanley 2-4 Wigan Athletic (Club Friendly)
• Curzon Ashton 1-1 Wigan Athletic (Club Friendly)
• Chorley 1-2 Wigan Athletic (Club Friendly)

Remarkably, Wigan haven’t lost a game since April, and have gone 13 games without defeat since then (including friendlies). They were irresistible against Northampton - they managed 20 attempts on goal, faced just eight on their own goal, and outplayed their opponents in every meaningful metric.

This bodes well - after a struggle of a season last time out, in a campaign which saw the club fail to move above 14th in the table, a quick start and a confidence boosting win hint at better things to come.

Leyton Orient vs Wigan Athletic Prediction

Our advanced algorithm has analyzed over 200 data points to predict that Leyton Orient's early struggles will continue, as Wigan will walk away with all three point thanks to a 1-0 victory. The model factors in current form, head to head records, player availability and tactical matchups.

Leyton Orient vs Wigan Athletic Betting Tip

Football Park’s Best Bet: Wigan Double Chance - After such an impressive opening day display saw them dispatch of Northampton Town, Wigan will be on cloud nine coming into their first away day. With that being said, it is hard to see them losing here, and if you are not sure whether they will win or draw, double chance is always a fairly safe bet.

Key Players: Leyton Orient vs Wigan Athletic

Tom James (Leyton Orient): The only player to come out of Orient’s season opener with any ounce of credibility, Tom James continued his super form from last season, as his two goals and seven assists from left back propelled his side into a surprise promotion push. Though ultimately they stayed put in League One, James showed that he is a class act, and more than capable of competing at a higher level. As long as Leyton Orient keep hold of him, they will be fine this season.

Fraser Murray (Wigan Athletic): Man of the Match in his sides opening game of the season, Fraser Murray already has 50% of his tally last season at Kilmarnock, as he netted twice on debut to get the Latics off to a flyer. Direct with his runs, and positionally intelligent, Murray could prove to be an underrated signing going off his debut performance - though not historically a high scoring player, a different role at Wigan could be exactly what he needs for his career to take off.

Stadium Details: Home of Leyton Orient, the BetWright Stadium (traditionally known as Brisbane Road) is a historic ground. Built in the 1890’s, the 9 ‘200 capacity ground has a compact, tight to the pitch build, creating a red-hot atmosphere that could prove intimidating for the visitors.