Barnsley vs Wigan Athletic betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the League One match on November 23rd, 2024

Barnsley and Wigan Athletic will meet each other in a football match counting for League One on November 23rd, 2024, Saturday at 15:00h (UTC), in England, check the Barnsley vs Wigan Athletic betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Barnsley vs Wigan Athletic will occur

The game will be played in the small Oakwell Stadium stadium, in the city of Barnsley, with a capacity for 23287 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

You can follow the match live on Betarena, with access to all information to help with your sports betting, including statistics, events and odds.

Introduction to the Barnsley vs Wigan Athletic betting tip 2024/2025

Despite the season change, the League One has not changed much regarding goals. Today's average goals in the competition are still similar to what was seen in the tournament's last edition. The current mark is 2.61 goals per game, which is very close to the 2.59 goals per game of the last championship.

Barnsley last match

Barnsley is coming off a draw. In its last outing they faced Cambridge United in a match valid for League One, and the match ended 1-1. The eleven coached by D. Clarke played in a 3-4-3 formation.

The game had all the elements to be an even game between both teams, for that reason it was logical that the draw was one of the most expected results, with odds around 3.50.

Certainly not a good performance for Barnsley, although some players performed above average, such as Max Watters. The player was decisive to his team in avoiding defeat with his presence on the field and some excellent interventions during the match.

Wigan Athletic last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a draw in the last round. In a dispute valid for EFL Trophy, Wigan Athletic, who used a 4-1-4-1 formation, faced the Nottingham Forest U21 team with a final score of 0-0.

Taking into account the previous analysis, the probabilities of winning were high, which is reason enough to consider the draw (odd 4.10) as a bad outcome.

Barnsley vs Wigan Athletic h2h

When these teams last played against each other in Carabao Cup, Barnsley ranked 1st place while Wigan Athletic was in 2nd place. Barnsley initiated hostilities with a 5-3-2 formation while Wigan Athletic played using a 4-2-3-1 tactic.

These teams played last against each other in a highly contested Carabao Cup game during the 2024/2025 season ending in a 1-1 draw.

Last time a draw between these teams, what to expect now?

The Barnsley team in their last five matches has produced solid performances, while Wigan Athletic has been more irregular.

Barnsley

League One leaderboard now

The Barnsley team with 26 points currently occupies the 5th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Promotion Play-off, with a campaign of 7 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses.

Which means that the team, with the same number of points, in the 17th round is followed by the Lincoln City team in 6th place.

Barnsley analysis

Currently, in the League One, Barnsley sums 24 goals for and a total of 19 goals against, after 16 rounds played.

Barnsley has a ball possession percentage of 49.67% in the league. This indicates that it is not the kind of team that shows up on the field to create play. Fans hope that something will change for the next match against Wigan Athletic and especially that the team will score more goals.

Barnsley is a more offensive team than Wigan Athletic, having 1296 attacks vs. 1268 from Wigan Athletic, having scored 24 times. In comparison, Wigan Athletic converted into goal 12 times.

Best goalscorer from Barnsley

Adam Phillips has proved to be a tremendous individual asset for the team's offense this season. With 5 goals scored in the competition, the Midfielder has been instrumental in leading Barnsley to obtain favorable outcomes on several occasions.

It should also be noted that 2 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Wigan Athletic

League One leaderboard now

Wigan Athletic arrives in this game with 14 points, and in 19th place in the League One, having won 3 games in total and lost 6 times, making a total of 5 draws.

Which means that in the 17th round, the team is ahead with the same number of points over Leyton Orient team who is in the 20th place.

Wigan Athletic analysis

Currently, in the League One, Wigan Athletic sums 12 goals for and a total of 12 goals against, after 16 rounds played.

Recent performances have highlighted that Wigan Athletic is having trouble generating goals, with a low number of goals for and a high number of failed to score matches. This suggests that the team is struggling to create quality chances and convert them into goals, indicating the need for improvement in their attacking play.

The team has a relatively low scoring streak, the average goals scored does not exceed 0.86 per game, and this may mean that the result of the next away match may not be positive.

Best goalscorer from Wigan Athletic

Individually, the team's most offensive player in the competition so far is Thelo Aasgaard. He has scored 3 times in the current season and has helped Wigan Athletic come out with a positive result on several occasions.

Now a few markets where you can get some return from your bets:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Barnsley is Adam Phillips, who has already scored 5 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Wigan Athletic is Thelo Aasgaard, he has scored in 3 opportunities.

Most goals occur during 75-90 minutes of the game, making this a good bet for those watching the live game.

Taking into consideration that Wigan Athletic scores an average of 1 goal per match when playing away, we should consider the under 2.5 betting market, especially because this team usually does not concede goals when playing out of their stadium.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.9.

Corners Top Betting Tips

There is an average of 5.82 corners per game, making this a good thing to note if one wishes to obtain good results in sports betting.

Barnsley is usually quite offensive in their matches, and this has resulted in a high average of corner kicks in the competition. Currently, the team averages 7.07 corners per game played. Therefore, it might be interesting to bet on the over corner kicks of Barnsley in this match.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 3.5 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

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