Blackpool vs Wigan Athletic Prediction

This Monday’s League One match sees Wigan make the trip to face Blackpool at the Bloomfield Road. This result could have serious implications as both teams are in a race to escape the bottom half of the table, avoiding relegation.

Key Stats

• Both sides have scored 6 goals in their last 5 matches
• Wigan have the best defence in League One this season (9 goals conceded)
• Blackpool’s Kyle Joseph is in joint second place in the League One Golden Boot race with 6 goals so far

Team Previews, Form and Standout Players

Blackpool come into this game only one place above opponents Wigan in the League One table. Both sides however head into this match with losing streaks, Blackpool having lost their last three and Wigan their last two.

Blackpool’s Kyle Joseph is currently joint second in the League One Golden Boot race with six goals to his name in the 13 matches so far. Wigan’s top goalscorer this season is Thelo Aasgaard with three goals. The club’s 10 goals being spread out across five different players.

Blackpool Preview

Predicted Line-Up: Harry Tyrer; Hayden Coulson, Oliver Casey, Odeluga Offiah, Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel; Jake Beesley, Josh Onomah, Albie Morgan, Rob Apter; Dom Ballard, Kyle Joseph

New manager Steve Bruce will be looking to continue his goal of keeping Blackpool in League One after his appointment in September. His side are currently sat in 18th place, only five points above the relegation zone. Four wins, five losses and three draws means that Blackpool are sitting on 15 points but three points in this match could take them as high up the league as 12th depending on the circumstances in the other matches in League One.

The Seasiders have grabbed themselves an impressive 19 goals so far this campaign and seven of them can be attributed to striker Kyle Joseph with six goals and one assist. He has come into his own at the start of this season having only managed one goal and five assists last season in League One. He could be the key for Blackpool to not only have a great chance in winning this match against Wigan but also keeping his team from seeing relegation into the fourth tier of English football.

Wigan Athletic Preview

Predicted Line-Up: Sam Tickle; Steven Sessegon, Will Aimson, Jason Kerr, James Carragher; Tyrese Francois, Baba Adeeko; Silko Thomas, Thelo Aasgaard, Dion Rankine; Joe Hugil

Wigan are by no means the team they used to be back in the 2010s and the fact they could be relegated from League One this season is proof of that. At the moment they sit in 19th place in the league with just a three point gap to current relegation battling team Cambridge United. Three wins, five losses and four draws means that they are sitting on 13 points, but the most impressive feat is the fact that they have managed to be the least conceding side in League One despite where the stand in the table.

The Lactics have been phenomenal in defence. They have conceded only nine goals this season, the best in the league. The efforts of goalkeepers Sam Tickle have ensured that Wigan have kept seven clean sheets in 13 matches in League One. On the other side of the attack has not been so great. Only 10 goals spread out across five different players, the highest scoring one being attacking midfielder Thelo Aasgaard as he has put the ball in the back of the net three time this season. Wigan will need to improve going forward or they will have no chance of escaping the clutches of the relegation battle.

Head To Head Stats: Blackpool vs Wigan Athletic

There have been 35 matches where these two teams have faced each other throughout history.

Wigan come into this match holding an advantage over Blackpool as they have come out victors on 17 occasions, three more times than Blackpool’s 14 wins in this fixture. A draw has happened four times out of the 35 games, leaving Juve with a 48.6% win percentage.

The last five faceoffs have been split in the favour of Blackpool, winning three of the five matches. Wigan have come out victorious twice in those five, leaving there to be no draws. However, this Monday’s game feels quite open given the standings so it could go down to the wire.

16th March 2024 – Wigan 1-0 Blackpool – League One

2nd September 2023 – Blackpool 2-1 Wigan – League One

15th April 2023 – Blackpool 1-0 Wigan – Championship

12th November 2022 – Wigan 2-1 Blackpool – Championship

26th January 2021 – Wigan 0-5 Blackpool – Championship

Betting Tips For Blackpool vs Wigan Athletic

Both teams don’t look good coming into this match. Blackpool have one man that they can comfortably rely on for goals in Kyle Joseph, but Wigan have a wide spread of talent that could end up finding the back of the net. This match will be a very close affair, and we feel like it is too difficult to predict a match winner out of the two clubs.

For that reason, our betting experts have gone with a Draw as our best value tip for this game.

Odds of 14/5 mean that a £10 bet has the potential to return up to £38 in this match.

(odds subject to change)

Final Prediction: Blackpool vs Wigan Athletic

Blackpool 1-1 Wigan Athletic

Wigan have been great at not conceding this season, especially away from home but they are a side that has struggled for goals as well. We can see a point being shared between these two sides in this match.