Stockport County (Home)
Stockport County are in fourth with 53 points from 30 matches .
Wigan Athletic (Away)
- Glenn Whelan’s Wigan Athletic are in big, big trouble in the bottom half of League One, languishing in 22nd place with 31 points from 30 games.
- Wigan Athletic’s away form in League One is poor (W2, D7, L7).
Head-to-Head
The Latics edged the last head-to-head with a 1-0 win at home in the EFL Cup, five months ago .
Betting Insights
- Stockport County are strong favourites at 1.7, but with Wigan Athletic 5.1 and the draw 3.5, the longshots seem good value for this clash.
- In terms of the overall form and league positions of these two teams, Stockport should probably take the points at Edgeley Park.
Prediction
- County have been solid at the back in their recent 0-0 home draw with Leyton Orient and 4-0 away win over Port Vale in the EFL Trophy.
- The wide areas and wing-back battles will be key and I think the Hatters are likely to come out on top here given their league position and home advantage.
- Under 2.5 goals at 1.8 looks like a very solid play here, as Stockport are disciplined and Wigan are misfiring in front of goal.
Key Players
- Kyle Wootton is Stockport’s key man with 14 goals in 30 League One appearances this season, while Joe Taylor is Wigan’s man in form with 7 goals in 25 League One appearances in the same division, scoring three of Wigan’s last five.
- But County have a few players who are reliable goalscorers, such as Isaac Olaofe, who brings energy and movement up top, and Paddy Madden, who is a leader and has an uncanny knack of scoring the right goals at the right time.
