Mansfield Town vs Wigan Athletic betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the FA Cup match on January 14th, 2025

Mansfield Town and Wigan Athletic are scheduled to play against each other on January 14th, 2025, Tuesday, 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 takes place 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.

This game will have A. Chilowicz fully in charge on the pitch while D. Woodward alongside M. Sowerby will be supporting from the sideline.

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 team trained by Nigel Clough must have an offensive strategy in the match to make the most of their home advantage. Playing at home in a Cup game can be a game-changer, and the team is likely to exhibit an attacking mindset, resulting in more corners and shots.

At the moment, in the League One, the Mansfield Town group has 11 wins, 8 defeats and 4 draws, giving them a total of 37 points after 23 rounds, ranking them in 9th place. Adding to this data, 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.

Let's now scrutinize the aspect that concerns the primary objective of every team, which is to score goals. We can observe that Mansfield Town, in its two main domestic tournaments (League One and FA Cup), has scored a total of 36 goals in this 2024/2025 season so far.

Wigan Athletic

When playing in an away match, Wigan Athletic may opt to play a more defensive game plan, with the primary goal of securing at least a draw against their opponent. It is common knowledge that scoring away from home can be challenging, especially in a Cup match where the hosts have the upper hand. As a result, we can expect the away team to have a limited number of goals.

At the moment, in the League One, the Wigan Athletic formation has 7 wins, 10 defeats and 6 draws, making a total of 27 points after 23 rounds, ranking them in 17th place. Also, 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.

Nevertheless, 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

To obtain good betting results, remembering that there is an average of 8.5 corners per game when the corners numbers of both teams are combined.

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. The fact that both teams have a combined average of more than 9.5 corners per match this season makes this selection a strong bet.