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Predictions and Tips
The League One fixture at The Brick Community Stadium on Saturday will see home side Wigan take on Bristol Rovers.
All Wigan Athletic v Bristol Rovers game predictions, stats and user poll are shown below (plus the best game odds).
📊 Form Guide

Wigan Athletic
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Wigan will be hoping to return to winning ways here after a 1-2 League One defeat last time out to Burton Albion.
The only player to score from Wigan Athletic was Thelo Aasgaard (32'). Jón Daði Böðvarsson (34') and Rumarn Burrell (59') scored for Burton Albion.
Shaun Maloney's Wigan Athletic have managed to score 8 times over their prior 6 outings. The corresponding tally of goals that have been scored against them in those games stands at 8.
Heading into this fixture, Wigan Athletic are unbeaten in the league by Bristol Rovers in their previous 2 games.
Bristol Rovers
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Bristol Rovers go into this match following a 3-1 League One win with the defeat of Barnsley in their previous outing.
For Bristol Rovers, the goals were scored by Gatlin O'Donkor (41'), Isaac Hutchinson (52') and Ruel Sotiriou (85'). Josh Earl (67') scored for Barnsley.
The stats tell the story, and Bristol Rovers have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, seeing opposing sides hit 13 goals overall. Defensively, Bristol Rovers just haven’t been too solid at all.
👥 Head to head
A look at their prior head-to-head clashes dating back to 24/04/2018 shows us that Wigan have won 3 of these games and Bristol Rovers 1, with the tally of draws standing at 2.
A combined total of 16 goals were produced between them in this period, with 10 of them from The Latics and 6 created by The Pirates. The average goals per game has been 2.67.
The last league game between the two was League One match day 6 on 14/09/2024 which ended up with the score at Bristol Rovers 0-4 Wigan Athletic.
The referee was Scott Jackson.
ℹ️ Team News: Wigan
Luke Chambers (Back injury), Kai Payne (Torn knee ligaments), Baba Adeeko (Hamstring injury), Tyrese Francois (Ankle ligament tear), Matt Smith (Hamstring injury), Dion Rankine (Hamstring injury) and Joe Adams (Cruciate ligament injury) are not available for Wigan manager Shaun Maloney.
🔮 Prediction
We’re of the view that Bristol Rovers have the ability to find the net against this Wigan Athletic outfit, however it might not be enough to avoid defeat.
We’re going for a tight encounter finishing with a 2-1 advantage for Wigan Athletic when all is said and done. Looking forward to this.
Lucas Pereira, 14:02 25/01/2025
📊 Poll: Who Will Win?

⚽️ Team Focus:
Wigan
Formed: 1932
Stadium: The Brick Community Stadium (25,138)
Captain: Jason Kerr
Chairman: Ben Goodburn
Manager: Shaun Maloney
Competitions: League One position 17, FA Cup (Fourth Round)
🔑 Key Man: Thelo Aasgaard
Mostly playing in the Central Attacking Midfielder position, Thelo Aasgaard was born in Norway. Having made his senior debut playing for Wigan Athletic in the 2022 - 2023 season, the talented Midfielder has netted 8 league goals in this League One 2024 - 2025 season to date in a total of 24 appearances.
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25 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 25 | 57 | DDWWD |
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26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 54 | LWDLW |
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27 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 52 | WLWLD |
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26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 48 | DDWDL |
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26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 42 | WWWWL |
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26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 41 | LDDLW |
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25 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 41 | WWWDL |
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27 | 12 | 5 | 10 | -1 | 41 | WLDLW |
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25 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 38 | WWWWD |
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25 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 37 | WWDLW |
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25 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 37 | LWWLL |
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26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 35 | LLLDW |
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25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 34 | DWDWW |
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26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | -4 | 32 | DLLLD |
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25 | 7 | 10 | 8 | -3 | 31 | LDDDD |
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24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | -3 | 31 | LWDDL |
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25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | -2 | 30 | WLLWL |
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25 | 8 | 4 | 13 | -14 | 28 | LLLWW |
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26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | -5 | 27 | LDLDD |
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26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | -16 | 26 | LDDWL |
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24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -19 | 21 | LLDLD |
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26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -20 | 21 | LLLDW |
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25 | 5 | 5 | 15 | -19 | 20 | WDDLW |
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26 | 3 | 9 | 14 | -17 | 18 | DDLDW |
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Goals scored | 0.8 |
Goals conceded | 1.2 |
Time first goal scored | 24 |
Time first goal conceded | 42 |
Yellow cards | 1.7 |
Red cards | 0 |
Subs used | 4.8 |
Biggest victory | 3-0 |
Biggest defeat | 3-0 |
Goals scored | 0.8 |
Goals conceded | 1.8 |
Time first goal scored | 53 |
Time first goal conceded | 30 |
Yellow cards | 2.2 |
Red cards | 0.2 |
Subs used | 4.8 |
Biggest victory | 3-1 |
Biggest defeat | 3-0 |
Thelo Aasgaard | 9 |
Dale Taylor | 5 |
Joe Hugill | 3 |
Jonny Smith | 3 |
Babajide Adeeko | 1 |
Promise Omochere | 4 |
Isaac Hutchinson | 3 |
Ruel Sotiriou | 3 |
Shaqai Forde | 2 |
Jamie Lindsay | 2 |
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