Mansfield Town vs Wigan Athletic betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the FA Cup match on January 11th, 2025

Mansfield Town and Wigan Athletic are scheduled to play against each other on January 11th, 2025, Saturday, in a FA Cup match to be held in England, check the Mansfield Town vs Wigan Athletic betting tip and prediction to win with your bets.

We are now in the third round of the tournament, with 32 fixtures being played. With 44 new entries at this stage, we get 20 Premier League teams and 24 EFL Championship joining the fight for the title.

The game is set to be played in the One Call Stadium stadium, in the city of Mansfield, with a capacity for 10000 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

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Introduction to the Mansfield Town vs Wigan Athletic betting tip 2024/2025

Two teams from the national lower division will be playing in this match, which guarantees a competitive game, disputed until the last minute. The home factor in these qualifiers also influences and allows the home team to dream of advancing to the next phase.

In the matches for this competition, there are always different match facts. Mansfield Town performance to this stage is 5 goals scored and none against.

On the other hand, Wigan Athletic come this far with 4 scored and 1 conceded.

The last time these teams met was for a League One match, on 22-10-2024, referring to the 2024/2025 season, which ended with a victory of the Mansfield Town team by 1-2.

And while we're on the historical factor, it's important to point out that it's always pertinent to consider the history of relevance in the competition, so for this game it should be noted that Mansfield Town have not yet won the FA Cup while Wigan Athletic has won the competition 1 time.

Regarding the current form of the teams, based on statistical data, we can assume that the Mansfield Town team, in the last five matches, achieved more regular results and a total of 4 wins compared to the Wigan Athletic team, which won only 2 games.

Mansfield Town

The Nigel Clough-coached team should take an aggressive posture in the game to leverage their home advantage. We all know how important it is to play at home in a Cup match, and it's likely that we'll see the team more frequently in the attacking sector, causing a greater number of corners and shots.

At the moment, in the League One, the Mansfield Town group has 11 wins, 8 defeats and 4 draws, thus obtaining a total of 37 points after 23 rounds, ranking them in 9th place. Also, the Mansfield Town team goes with a total of 31 goals scored and 26 goals conceded.

On the last matchday of the FA Cup, the team of Mansfield Town faced and beat the team of Stevenage, with a score of 1-0, in a game counting for the 2nd Round putting them in the game against Wigan Athletic.

Mansfield Town come from a victory in the last match. The game against Stockport County, valid for the League One, ended with a 1-2. The team coached by N. Clough lined up in the last match with a 3-1-4-2 formation.

The point that needs to be analyzed now is the main objective of every team, which is to score goals. It's evident that Mansfield Town, in both their major domestic competitions (League One and FA Cup), has successfully scored a total of 36 goals in this 2024/2025 season.

Wigan Athletic

When playing away, Wigan Athletic may opt to take a more defensive approach to ensure they come away with a draw against their rival. Scoring goals as an away team is often challenging, particularly in Cup matches, where the home team is eager to use their home advantage. Consequently, we can anticipate the away team scoring only a handful of goals.

In the League One, the Wigan Athletic team has 7 wins, 10 defeats and 6 draws, making a total of 27 points after 23 rounds, ranking them in 17th place. Adding to this data, the Wigan Athletic team goes with a total of 21 goals scored and 23 goals conceded.

On the last matchday of the FA Cup, the team of Wigan Athletic faced and beat the team of Cambridge United, drawing 1-1 after 90 minutes played and with a 0-1 win in extra time, in a game counting for the 2nd Round putting them in the game against Mansfield Town.

The visiting team arrives at this match after a defeat in the last round. In a dispute valid for League One, Wigan Athletic, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the Birmingham City team with a final score of 0-3.

Let's focus on the aspect that concerns every team's ultimate aim, which is to score goals. Wigan Athletic, in both their major domestic competitions (League One and FA Cup), has scored a total of 25 goals in this 2024/2025 season so far.

In any case, the Wigan Athletic team's defense and goalkeeping now adds up to a total of 24 goals conceded this season in their two main domestic competitions.

Bet suggestions for this game:

Score market betting suggestions

A good bet could be made between 75-90 minutes of the game as this is the time most goals are scored.

Corners market betting suggestions

The corners market can help a favorable return on your bets, the average team corners per game are 8.5 corners.

Individual Analysis of Corner Kicks

In order to generate a good prediction in the corner kicks market for this match, we must first analyze this average individually in each team's games in this season. Thus, we have that Mansfield Town can obtain, on average, a total of 6 corners in its favor in each match.

On the other hand, in games where Wigan Athletic is present, this team obtains an average of 11 corners. This selection is a promising bet, as both teams have an individual average of corner kicks per match that is higher than 9.5 corners this season.