Wigan vs Bromley Prediction

Mixed form on both sides

Bromley's recent sample covers League One, cup ties and a run of friendlies, and it's a bumpy picture. There's a 0-5 league defeat to Leyton Orient and a 7-2 loss away at Sheffield Wednesday in there, alongside tighter results like the 1-1 draws with Cambridge United and Barnet.

Wigan: 20 completed matches; Bromley: 20 completed matches.

Wigan

20 matches

Win

35% 7 / 20

Draw

20% 4 / 20

Loss

45% 9 / 20

Scored

24

Conceded

26

Difference

-2

Bromley

20 matches

Win

20% 4 / 20

Draw

30% 6 / 20

Loss

50% 10 / 20

Scored

19

Conceded

46

Difference

-27

Wigan's record over the same type of mixed sample isn't much steadier. They've had spells of competing well, including wins over Rotherham and AFC Wimbledon, but also heavier defeats such as 0-4 at home to Stockport County and 0-3 in a friendly against AFC Fylde.

Neither side has shown sustained consistency heading into this one.

Comparative Team Statistics: Wigan vs Bromley

Where they sit in the table

Bromley are in 19th place after seven League One games, with two wins, two draws and three defeats, scoring eight and conceding 18. Wigan sit in 24th from the same number of matches, with one win, one draw and five losses, scoring five and conceding 12.

Both have taken more points from draws and occasional wins than from any real run of form, and the goal difference for each side reflects a tough start.

Key names to watch

Bromley's main attacking threat so far is V. Adeboyejo, who has scored four goals in seven appearances. M. Pinnock has picked up four yellow cards in the same number of matches, which is worth keeping an eye on given how disciplinary records can affect a game's flow.

Wigan:

Penalty cards:

J. Carragher x 3

Bromley:

Best scorers:

V. Adeboyejo - 4

Penalty cards:

M. Pinnock x 4

For Wigan, J. Carragher has three yellow cards from six matches. These are partial lists rather than full squad pictures, so they shouldn't be read as the complete story on either team.

How this one might play out

Both sides have shown they can concede goals in bunches, and neither has scored heavily this league season. Wigan's five goals in seven matches and Bromley's eight suggest a game that could stay tight, but the wider sample includes some genuinely one-sided results for both teams.

Given how uneven recent form has been on both sides, it's hard to point to a clear pattern for how this particular match will unfold.