The League One clash at Pirelli Stadium on Tuesday will see hosts Burton Albion go into battle with opponents Wigan.
Scroll down for all of our predictions, poll and stats for the Burton Albion v Wigan Athletic game - along with the latest match odds.
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Burton Albion
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Burton Albion will be looking for a repeat result of the 2-1 League One triumph against Cambridge United.
For Burton Albion, the goals were scored by Jón Daði Böðvarsson (48') and Dylan Williams (90'). Elias Kachunga (84') was the scorer for Cambridge United.
At least three goals per game were recorded in 5 of the past 6 meetings where Burton Albion have taken part. Opposing sides scored 7 times in this period while Burton Albion totted up 8.
Going into this one, Burton Albion haven't been beaten in the league by Wigan Athletic in their last 4 matches.
Wigan Athletic
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Last time out, Wigan drew 1-1 in the League One tie with Blackpool.
The only name on the scoresheet from Wigan Athletic was Jon Mellish (3'). Lee Evans (74') was the scorer for Blackpool.
The attacking players from Wigan have been starved of goals over their last six encounters, netting the poor return of only 4. In those fixtures, The Latics have also seen the overall goal tally of their opponents equal 2. We will find out if that trend can be sustained into this next match.
A look at their previous results shows us that Wigan Athletic:
- are winless against Burton Albion when having played them away from home in the previous 2 matches in the league.
- are unbeaten in their previous 3 league matches away from home.
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Head to head
Inspecting their most recent head-to-head meetings stretching back to 24/04/2021 tells us that Burton Albion have won 2 of these and Wigan 1, with the number of draws standing at 3.
A combined sum of 12 goals were yielded between them during those clashes, with 6 of them from The Brewers and 6 created by The Latics. That is an average goals per game value of 2.
The previous league meeting featuring these clubs was League One match day 16 on 21/01/2025 when it finished Wigan Athletic 1-2 Burton Albion.
The match was refereed by Scott Oldham.
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Team News: Burton Albion
There aren’t many personnel worries, with just one fitness concern for the Burton Albion manager Gary Bowyer to be concerned about from a near full-strength squad. Geraldo Bajrami (Cruciate ligament injury) is out of contention.
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Team News: Wigan
Wigan manager Ryan Lowe has to currently contend with reduced team options. Luke Chambers (Back injury) and Joe Adams (Cruciate ligament injury) won’t be making appearances.
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Prediction
We’re of the opinion that Wigan Athletic will have to play well to find the net against this Burton Albion outfit who we think should score & stay on top.
We therefore see a hard-fought contest, finishing with a 1-0 win for Burton Albion at the end of the match.
Expecting it to be tight.
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⚽️ What are the top odds for this match?
Checking on the latest odds for this match in the 90 min. result market, a victory for Burton Albion is best priced at 2.35, betting on a draw is 3.5 & betting on the winner to be Wigan Athletic is 2.88. They’re the best bets offered as of now.
Andre Moura,
11:01 27/04/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
Burton Albion
Formed: 1950
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium (6,912)
Captain: Ryan Sweeney
Chairman: Ole Jakob Strandhagen
Manager: Gary Bowyer
Competitions: League One position 20
🔑 Key Player: Jón Daði Böðvarsson
Regularly playing in the Striker position, Jón Daði Böðvarsson was born in Selfoss, Iceland. Having made his senior debut playing for UMF Selfoss in the 2010 season, the goalscoring Forward has bagged 5 league goals in the League One 2024 - 2025 season so far in 15 appearances.