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Wigan to Beat Burton as the Title Edges Nearer

Burton Albion vs Wigan Athletic - 12/04/2022

Wigan to Beat Burton as the Title Edges Nearer
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Wigan Athletic will look to stay top of the League One table when they travel to the Pirelli Stadium where a Burton Albion side who have slipped deeper into the bottom half of the table awaits them.

Wigan have moved to the top of the table in recent weeks following on from Rotherham United's collapse and the Latics playing their games in hand.

Rotherham now sit third, and with the Greater Manchester side the league leaders by six points over them, they've become the clear favorites to win the title.

MK Dons are still within a shout, but they trail the top by three points and have played two more games, meaning Leam Richardson's men could extend this lead in next to no time.

Wigan are also in sensational form right now, as they have won two in a row by beating Accrington Stanley 3-0, before defeating Lincoln City 3-1.

This has also extended the club's unbeaten run in the third tier to eight games, as their only dropped points have come in 1-1 draws with Bolton Wanderers and MK Dons since late February.

The six goals in two games for Wigan also mean they've netted 73 times in their 40 outings in League One - this is now just three behind that of Oxford United's 76 goals scored.

As for Burton, they remain in dire straits in League One, but with a 13-point gap on the bottom three, they are set to be safe for another year at least. However, following on from a goalless draw with Plymouth Argyle, they've moved down into 17th and now sit 12 points behind the top half.

Burton's recent draw also saw them fail to win for the third game in a row while also not scoring, as they've now let in 17 goals in their past six games since the start of March and scored just five of their own.

At the same time, the club's 3-2 win over Fleetwood Town three games back remains their only within the past two months and just one of their four victories all season long in League One.

This is also a game in hand for Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink's side, and ahead of meeting top sides like Rotherham, they must win here if they are to challenge towards the top end of the bottom 12 from now until the end of the campaign.

Forebet predicts the game to see over 2.5 goals and for Wigan to get the win.

Home team
Away team
Probability %
1X2
Pred
Correct score
Avg. goals
Weather conditions
Coef.
Score
Live
coef.
L1
212554
2
1 - 2
2.69
14°
1.83
4.33 3.50 1.83 no no no
FT
0 - 0(0 - 0)
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- - -
League One Regular Season
OVERALL TABLE PTS GP W D L +/-
1
Portsmouth 97 46 28 13 5 37
2
Derby County 92 46 28 8 10 41
3
Bolton Wanderers 87 46 25 12 9 35
4
Peterborough 84 46 25 9 12 28
5
Oxford United 77 46 22 11 13 23
6
Barnsley 76 46 21 13 12 18
7
Lincoln City 74 46 20 14 12 25
8
Blackpool 73 46 21 10 15 17
9
Stevenage 71 46 19 14 13 11
10
Wycombe 65 46 17 14 15 5
11
Leyton Orient 65 46 18 11 17 -2
12
Wigan Athletic 62 46 20 10 16 7
13
Exeter City 61 46 17 10 19 -15
14
Northampton Town 60 46 17 9 20 -9
15
Bristol Rovers 57 46 16 9 21 -16
16
Charlton Athletic 53 46 11 20 15 -1
17
Reading 53 46 16 11 19 -2
18
Cambridge Utd 48 46 12 12 22 -22
19
Shrewsbury 48 46 13 9 24 -32
20
Burton Albion 46 46 12 10 24 -28
21
Cheltenham 44 46 12 8 26 -24
22
Fleetwood Town 43 46 10 13 23 -23
23
Port Vale 41 46 10 11 25 -33
24
Carlisle Utd 30 46 7 9 30 -40

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