Wigan vs Barnsley Predictions

Both teams can strike at Wigan

The best bet is both teams to score when Wigan host Barnsley in League One on Saturday. The visitors have struggled at the back this season and there should be goals for both sides.

Both teams have lost more games than they’ve won this season, with Wigan 21st on three wins and nine defeats, and Barnsley 23rd, having won twice and lost seven.

Wigan have been in patchy form recently, with two wins, one draw and three defeats in their last six League One games. Barnsley are unbeaten in six of the last seven league meetings with these opponents, but they have not won any of their last four away games.

Barnsley struggled to impose themselves on the game, having just 24.1% possession in a 1-1 draw with Oxford two weeks ago. Vimal Yoganathan gave Barnsley the lead in the 32nd minute, but Oxford equalised through Mark Harris after the break.

Barnsley will be bullish about their chances of scoring, having found the net in nine of their last ten League One games. They have gone six games without failing to score.

Wigan have failed to keep a clean sheet in six of their last eight League One games, while Barnsley are on a run of five away days without recording a shutout.

Nine of Barnsley’s 12 matches in the league this season have seen both teams score, and there has been goals for both sides in five of the last seven League One meetings between Barnsley and Wigan.

A 2-1 away win for Barnsley looks a decent correct-score bet. Four of the last five of Wigan’s League One games have produced over 2.5 goals and they have been on the wrong end of a 2-1 scoreline twice this season.

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Edited by Mark Langdon