Leicester vs Wigan Prediction

Recent Form Patterns

Leicester's recent matches span League One, cup competitions and a handful of Championship games from last season, so it's a mixed sample rather than a clean run of league form. Across that wider set they've won more than they've lost, with some big scorelines both ways - a 6-1 EFL Trophy win alongside a 0-4 league defeat to Oxford United.

Leicester: 20 completed matches; Wigan: 20 completed matches.

Leicester

20 matches

Win

45% 9 / 20

Draw

30% 6 / 20

Loss

25% 5 / 20

Scored

34

Conceded

25

Difference

+9

Wigan

20 matches

Win

35% 7 / 20

Draw

20% 4 / 20

Loss

45% 9 / 20

Scored

24

Conceded

26

Difference

-2

Wigan's sample is almost entirely League One and cup football, and it's been a rockier picture. They've picked up away wins at AFC Wimbledon and against Leyton Orient, but also shipped four goals at home to Stockport County and lost narrowly to Wycombe on the road.

Leicester have generally found more control in their matches, though neither side's log is a straightforward run of league fixtures.

Comparative Team Statistics: Leicester vs Wigan

A Thin Head-to-Head

These two have only met three times in the data we have, and none of it is recent. Leicester won an FA Cup tie 2-0 back in January 2020, and the two Championship meetings before that, in 2013 and 2014, produced a Leicester away win and a 2-2 draw.

With the most recent meeting over five years old and both squads long since turned over, this history tells us very little about how the current sides will fare.

Where They Sit in League One

After seven games this season, Leicester are 14th with nine points, while Wigan are down in 24th on just four. Leicester have also outscored their opponents overall, whereas Wigan have a negative goal difference.

Leicester were playing Championship football as recently as this spring before their run of League One matches began, so this is very much an early snapshot of life in a new division rather than an established position.

The gap in points is real, but with only seven games played it could still move quite a bit before this fixture comes around.

Notes From the Squads

From what we can see, L. Page has been Leicester's most productive creative player, with three assists in six appearances - a sign of where some of their attacking threat may be coming from.

Leicester:

Best assist providers:

L. Page - 3

Penalty cards:

O. Skipp x 1

Wigan:

Penalty cards:

J. Carragher x 3

On the disciplinary side, Wigan's J. Carragher has picked up three yellow cards in six matches, and Leicester's O. Skipp already has a red card to his name in just two appearances. Neither of these confirms availability for this specific fixture, but they're worth keeping an eye on.

What Might Shape the Game

Both defences have had leaky spells this season - Leicester have conceded eleven in seven league games and Wigan twelve - so goals at both ends wouldn't be a surprise if that pattern continues.

With the fixture still a month away from when this picture was taken, form and team news can shift a fair bit before kickoff, so it's worth treating any of these patterns as a snapshot rather than a guarantee.