Sheffield Wednesday
- Sheffield Wednesday are the favorite for Saturday's late League One 2026/2027 clash at Hillsborough, and they are certainly worthy of that tag after winning 3 of their last 5 matches, including each of the last 3.
- The Owls are top of the early-season table with 12 points from 5 games, while Wigan Athletic sit in 24th with a miserable 3 points from 5.
- Henrik Pedersen has done a superb job since taking over the Owls on 31 July 2025, and his high-tempo, press-and-transition style is finally clicking, with Wednesday racking up 10 goals in their last 5 fixtures.
Wigan Athletic
- Wigan Athletic have won 1 and lost 4, including today's 0-4 thrashing at Stockport County.
- Gary Caldwell has instilled a similar team-first ethos at Wigan since taking charge on 16 February 2026, and the Latics are a well-organised and disciplined unit that can be hard to break down.
- However, their away record in League One 2026/2027 is yet to yield a single point, while they have also conceded twice as many goals on their travels (2.00 per game) as they have scored (1.00).
Key Players
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- Jensen Weir has scored 2 of Wigan's last 4 goals.
- Jamal Lowe has scored 3 of Wednesday's last 10.
Betting Insights
- The odds here make plenty of sense with Wednesday the odds-on favorite at 2.03, followed by Wigan at 3.24 and the draw at 3.45.
- It's certainly a home win that seems more likely, but we'll back the hosts to edge it for smaller stakes.
Prediction
Pedersen's team will press and counter attack with plenty of numbers, which should test the compact Latics shape, but the visitors are so disciplined that they could keep this a lot closer than the early line suggests.