Mansfield vs Wigan Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 14th January 2025

When Wigan come to One Call Stadium for the FA Cup match this coming Saturday, Mansfield will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

We are bound to see an exciting game on Saturday as both Mansfield and Wigan are looking to add some much-needed points to their respective accounts.

Mansfield step into their next home match this coming Saturday having scored a nice average of 1.7 goals in ten matches. They managed a total of 17 goals, while also allowing 12 goals against. That is an average of 1.2 goals against per match. They were able to hang on to a clean sheet four times in those matches.

Wigan scored 14 goals, conceded 11 and managed three clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Having never played each other in the FA Cup in the 21st century, this is the first time Mansfield comes up against Wigan in this tournament as of late. Thus, any eventual h2h stats stems from meetings in cup matches or friendlies.

Mansfield vs Wigan Prediction

Mansfield Form

Mansfield look back on their last three matches with two victories to show for their efforts. Against Reading, they were left empty-handed in a 2-1 defeat, but they avenged themselves by beating Bolton in a 2-1 win. They followed that up with a 1-2 win against Stockport County in their most recent outing. Mansfield managed to win two of their past six home matches in the FA Cup. In the remaining four, they drew one and lost three, as they scored eight and conceded 11 goals.

Wigan Form

Wigan have only one win in their last three matches, as they did beat Rotherham by 0-1. Disappointment followed, going down 2-1 against Wrexham, and 0-3 against Birmingham. Wigan won four times in their last six away games in the FA Cup, in which they drew once and lost once. They conceded four goals while scoring eight themselves.

Mansfield are in decent enough shape to make them the value bet, when facing Wigan. In their current form, we find it difficult to build an argument for the visitors to steal a point here.

Mansfield vs Wigan Squads

Mansfield Squad

Nigel Clough will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Wigan from the following players:

Aaron Lewis, Adedeji Oshilaja, Aden Flint, Alfie Kilgour, Anthony Nunez, Baily Cargill, Ben Quinn, Ben Waine, Calum MacDonald, Christy Pym, Elliott Hewitt, Frazer Blake-Tracy, George Cooper, George Maris, George Williams, Hiram Boateng, Jordan Bowery, Keanu Baccus, Lee Gregory, Louis Reed, Lucas Akins, Rhys Oates, Scott Flinders, Stephen McLaughlin, Stephen Quinn, Taylor Anderson, Tom Nichols, Will Evans.

Wigan Squad

Below is the full team squad of Wigan. The manager Maloney will pick his starting XI against Mansfield from these players:

Andy Lonergan, Babajide Adeeko, Callum McManaman, Calvin Ramsay, Chris Sze, Dale Taylor, Dion Rankine, Harry McHugh, Jack Reilly, James Carragher, Jason Kerr, Jensen Weir, Joe Hugill, Jonny Smith, Joseph Hungbo, Josh Robinson, Kai Payne, Luke Chambers, Luke Robinson, Maleace Asamoah, Matthew Smith, Michael Olakigbe, Paul Dummett, Sam Tickle, Scott Smith, Silko Thomas, Steven Sessegnon, Thelo Aasgaard, Toby Sibbick, Tom Watson, Tyrese Francois, Will Aimson.

Mansfield vs Wigan Team News

Mansfield vs Wigan Lineups

Mansfield vs Wigan H2H

This is the first time Mansfield squares up against Wigan in the FA Cup in the 21st century, thus both face a whole new experience of coming up against an unknown opponent. Mansfield picked up one win in their previous three matches against Wigan, while the latter claimed two wins in these, with the remaining finishing a draw. The bookies best betting odds on a draw at full-time are at 12/5.

Mansfield vs Wigan Results

Mansfield vs Wigan Betting Tips

Rhys Oates is the most prolific FA Cup marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Wigan look to Thelo Aasgaard, hoping he can add to his current total of three FA Cup goals in his latest games.

Mansfield claimed all three points five times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing one along the way. They endured defeat in four of the games in this run. Wigan won five of their last 10 games away, while drawing one and losing four in this series of matches. Both teams scored in six of the last 10 FA Cup matches for Mansfield at One Call Stadium. Both teams also found their way to the target in four of the previous 10 away games for Wigan.

Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Mansfield’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.2 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Wigan, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.2 times goals per game.