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Lincoln City v Wigan Athletic : League One match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 21st Sep, 12:30 BST, Sincil Bank, Lincoln

Michael Skubala and Shaun Maloney meet in the League One on Saturday lunch time, as Lincoln City face Wigan Athletic at the Sincil Bank. We want you to make a smart bet on this match, so we've sifted through our expansive database and found the stats that are most significant. Head to head (H2H) and recent form is included, and the KickOff predictions are produced from them. Odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers are there to make sure you get the best return.

Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

We don't think there's a clear favourite to claim victory here, but what is clear is that the odds are pointing towards it'll have 3 goals or less. Our statistical analysis draws the same conclusion. Lincoln and Wigan have served up a host of under 3.5 goal games of late, and key performance stats point towards more of the same. We have confidence in predicting under 3.5 goals on Saturday afternoon, and the bookmakers have it priced at 1.25.

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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Lincoln are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 51% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.90.
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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Lincoln
51%
9/10
14%
19/20
Draw
25%
12/5
5%
5/2
Wigan
23%
31/10
26%
3/1
Lincoln 1-0
12%
11/2
19%
5/1
Draw 1-1
12%
11/211/2
Lincoln 2-0
10%
15/2
23%
7/1
Lincoln 2-1
9%
8/17/1
Draw 0-0
8%
15/2
15%
13/2
Wigan 1-0
8%
9/18/1
Wigan 2-1
6%
14/1
25%
11/1
Lincoln 3-0
5%
14/1
29%
12/1
Lincoln 3-1
5%
16/112/1
Draw 2-2
5%
16/1
31%
14/1
Wigan 2-0
4%
20/1
24%
14/1
Lincoln 3-2
2%
28/1
12%
22/1
Lincoln 4-0
2%
33/1
17%
25/1
Lincoln 4-1
2%
33/1
17%
25/1
Wigan 3-1
2%
33/1
31%
25/1
Over 2.5 Goals
46%
23/20
10%
11/10
Under 2.5 Goals
54%
4/6
10%
4/6
Home 1st Goal
53%
4/7
9%
-
Away 1st Goal
42%
7/4
16%
-
No 1st Goal
5%
15/2
15%
-
BTTS - Yes
49%
19/20
11%
19/20
BTTS - No
51%
4/5
10%
3/4
BTTS - Home Win
21%
7/216/5
BTTS - Draw
17%
15/4
10%
19/5
BTTS - Away Win
10%
15/2
31%
13/2
Home/draw
77%
2/9
8%
1/4
Away/draw
49%
10/11
14%
5/6
Home/away
75%
3/10
2%
3/10
Over 1.5 Goals
72%
4/11
5%
4/11
Under 1.5 Goals
28%
2/1
14%
15/8
Over 3.5 Goals
25%
3/1
18%
11/4
Under 3.5 Goals
75%
2/9
6%
1/4
Over 4.5 Goals
11%
8/1
29%
13/2
Under 4.5 Goals
89%
1/14
3%
1/14
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
18/1
27%
14/1
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
1/50
1%
1/80
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
1/14
1%
1/14
Under 0.5 Goals
8%
8/1
10%
13/2
Home DNB
69%
4/11
13%
2/5
Away DNB
41%
2/1
33%
7/4
Lincoln win to nil
30%
2/1
20%
-
Wigan win to nil
13%
11/2
8%
-
Lincoln / Lincoln
26%
21/10
14%
2/1
Lincoln / Wigan
3%
33/1
17%
28/1
Lincoln / Draw
6%
14/1
15%
12/1
Draw / Lincoln
17%
15/4
14%
18/5
Draw / Wigan
10%
15/2
21%
7/1
Draw / Draw
17%
4/118/5
Wigan / Lincoln
3%
25/120/1
Wigan / Wigan
12%
6/1
27%
5/1
Wigan / Draw
6%
14/112/1
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Win / draw / win League One table
Lincoln
Won
Draw
Lost
Scores
Wigan
HOME AWAY TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY
May 3
Oct 12
 Wrexham6411713 
Apr 12
Dec 29
Oct 19
Mar 8
 Birmingham5410513 
Jan 4
l
 
2-1A
Dec 7
Apr 5
 Charlton6411313 
l
 
0-1A
Mar 15
Apr 1
Dec 14
 Huddersfield5401712 
Jan 1
Dec 3
Oct 26
Apr 26
 Stockport5320711 
Feb 15
Oct 5
-
-
 Lincoln Home5311410 
Feb 1
Sep 21
l
 
1-2A
Mar 1
 Barnsley6312110 
Mar 29
Nov 23
w
 
4-1F
Jan 11
 Mansfield5221-18 
Oct 22
Mar 4
Jan 4
w
 
0-1F
 Stevenage521227 
Sep 24
Jan 18
Nov 23
Mar 29
 Wycombe521217 
Nov 9
Feb 22
Jan 25
d
 
1-1F
 Peterborough521207 
Oct 1
Jan 28
Dec 21
Apr 18
 Reading521207 
Mar 1
l
 
2-0A
Mar 4
Oct 22
 Crawley5212-27 
w
 
1-0F
Jan 11
Mar 15
Nov 9
 Bristol R6213-47 
Jan 25
w
 
0-4F
Sep 21
Feb 1
 Wigan Away520316 
-
-
Mar 22
Nov 16
 Exeter520306 
Sep 28
Feb 8
Jan 1
Dec 3
 Rotherham6132-26 
Apr 21
Dec 26
Oct 29
Jan 18
 Northampton5122-15 
Oct 12
May 3
Jan 28
Oct 1
 Blackpool5122-35 
Apr 26
Oct 28
Feb 22
w
 
2-3A
 Burton5041-14 
Nov 16
Mar 22
Apr 21
Dec 29
 Bolton5113-74 
Apr 1
Dec 14
Oct 5
Feb 15
 L Orient5104-53 
Dec 7
Apr 5
Apr 12
Dec 26
 Shrewsbury6105-63 
Dec 21
Apr 18
Feb 8
Sep 28
 Cambridge5014-61 
Mar 8
Oct 19
Win / draw / win form
Lincoln 6TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
18
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
8
Draw
6
Lost
6
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Lincoln4 - 1Mansfield
Lincoln1 - 2Barnsley
Lincoln0 - 2Portsmouth
Lincoln1 - 2Wigan
Lincoln1 - 0L Orient
Lincoln5 - 0Bristol R
Lincoln6 - 0Cambridge
Lincoln0 - 0Stevenage
Lincoln3 - 0Shrewsbury
Lincoln1 - 0Exeter
Lincoln2 - 1Fleetwood
Lincoln0 - 0Peterborough
Lincoln0 - 0Derby
Lincoln1 - 2Northampton
Lincoln0 - 1Bolton
Lincoln1 - 1Reading
Lincoln2 - 2Barnsley
Lincoln1 - 1Port Vale
Lincoln0 - 2Oxford Utd
Lincoln3 - 1Charlton
Goals: Scored
42
Conceded
15
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
13
D
4
L
3
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ALincoln1 - 1Peterborough
ALincoln1 - 0Stevenage
HLincoln4 - 1Mansfield
HLincoln1 - 2Barnsley
ALincoln3 - 2Burton
HLincoln0 - 2Portsmouth
ALincoln2 - 1Cheltenham
ALincoln1 - 0Oxford Utd
HLincoln1 - 2Wigan
ALincoln1 - 1Reading
ALincoln3 - 1Carlisle
HLincoln1 - 0L Orient
HLincoln5 - 0Bristol R
HLincoln6 - 0Cambridge
ALincoln5 - 1Barnsley
HLincoln0 - 0Stevenage
HLincoln3 - 0Shrewsbury
ALincoln2 - 0Port Vale
HLincoln1 - 0Exeter
ALincoln1 - 1Charlton
Wigan 15TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
6
Draw
5
Lost
9
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Bristol R0 - 4Wigan
Birmingham2 - 1Wigan
Reading2 - 0Wigan
Portsmouth1 - 2Wigan
Lincoln1 - 2Wigan
Charlton2 - 2Wigan
Cambridge3 - 1Wigan
Wycombe1 - 0Wigan
Fleetwood4 - 2Wigan
Shrewsbury0 - 1Wigan
Oxford Utd4 - 2Wigan
Peterborough2 - 3Wigan
Northampton1 - 1Wigan
Barnsley1 - 1Wigan
Reading2 - 0Wigan
Port Vale3 - 2Wigan
L Orient1 - 1Wigan
Cheltenham1 - 1Wigan
Exeter0 - 2Wigan
Stevenage1 - 0Wigan
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
9
D
4
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AWigan4 - 0Bristol R
AWigan1 - 2Birmingham
HWigan1 - 0Crawley
AWigan0 - 2Reading
HWigan0 - 1Charlton
HWigan2 - 0Bristol R
AWigan2 - 1Portsmouth
AWigan2 - 1Lincoln
AWigan2 - 2Charlton
HWigan0 - 0Port Vale
AWigan1 - 3Cambridge
HWigan1 - 1Burton
HWigan1 - 0Blackpool
AWigan0 - 1Wycombe
HWigan1 - 0L Orient
AWigan2 - 4Fleetwood
HWigan1 - 0Bolton
HWigan1 - 1Cheltenham
AWigan1 - 0Shrewsbury
AWigan2 - 4Oxford Utd
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Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Lincoln since 2020
Lincoln
Wigan
Goals: Scored
4
6
Games: Scored
3 / 3
3 / 3
Clean sheets
0 / 3
0 / 3
LIN
1
WIG
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Lincoln
1 - 2Wigan
1 - 3Wigan
Lincoln2 - 1
League games at Wigan since 2021
Wigan
Lincoln
Goals: Scored
2
4
Games: Scored
2 / 3
2 / 3
Clean sheets
1 / 3
1 / 3
LIN
2
D
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Wigan
Draw0 - 0Draw
1 - 2Lincoln
1 - 2Lincoln
Goal Statistics

Lincoln City have been consistent in attack of late, finding the net in 5 consecutive League One games. Their PG of 1.6 against Wigan Athletic on Saturday suggests that run is likely to continue.

Lincoln 6th Wigan 15th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.6
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
21%
1
33%
2
26%
3
13%
4+
There is a 79% probability that Lincoln will score 1 or more goals
0
38%
1
37%
2
18%
3
4+
There is a 75% probability of Wigan scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+15
Lincoln have scored 15% more goals at home than predicted
+24
Wigan have scored 24% more goals when away than predicted
1.6
average goals scored
1.4
average goals scored
0.9
conceded
1.6
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2024/2025 season
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Lincoln
PG (predicted goals)
Wigan
1.6
1
Attack rating
41%
better
LIN
WIG
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Games scored5
3
Failed to score0
2
Scored first3
2
Goals scored10
6
Avg. goals scored2
1.2
Avg. shots per game8
7
Avg. shots per goal4
6
Conversion rate for24
17
Avg. XG for1.1
1.5
KickOff rating
+41%
Defence rating
LIN
WIG
16%
better
view stats
Games conceded4
3
Clean sheets1
2
Conceded first2
3
Goals conceded6
5
Avg. goals conceded1.2
1
Avg. shots/game conceded7
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
10
Conversion rate against18%
10%
Avg. XG against0.9
1.1
KickOff rating
+16%

Lincoln v Wigan League One lLine ups will show here when available.

Lincoln League One squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
5322
G WickensB HouseS RoughanB House
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
G Wickens GLK5
-
S Roughan DEF512
-
T Darikwa DEF51
1
-
A Jackson DEF52
-
J Moylan MID51
-
E Erhahon  MID5
1
-
T Bayliss MID52
-
F Draper FWD5
1
-
J Makama FWD5
-
B House FWD53
2
-
T Hamer DEF4
-
P O'Connor DEF422
2
-
J McKiernan MID4
-
D Jefferies MID31
-
R Street FWD3
-
C McGrandles MID2
1
-
D Duffy MID2
1
-
B Cadamarteri FWD2
-
Z Jeacock GLK1
-
E Ring FWD1
-
Wigan League One squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
5212
S TickleT AasgaardM SmithS Tickle
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Tickle GLK5
2
-
J Kerr  DEF5
2
-
L Chambers DEF51
-
W Aimson DEF5
1
-
M Smith MID51
-
B Adeeko MID5
-
D Rankine MID5
-
T Aasgaard MID52
1
-
J Hugill FWD52
-
C McManaman FWD4
2
-
S. Thomas FWD4
-
C Ramsey DEF3
-
S Sessegnon DEF3
-
J Carragher DEF3
-
S Smith MID3
-
C Sze MID3
1
-
J Weir MID2
-
J Stones FWD2
-
D Taylor FWD2
-
T Sibbick DEF1
-
K. Payne MID1
-
M. Asamoah FWD1
-
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