About Match
3 points for Wigan Athletic (24th), 6 for Mansfield Town (16th): a 3-point gap. Against a league average of 1.59 goals per team per game, Wigan Athletic run at 1 scored and 2.2 conceded, Mansfield Town at 1.6 and 2.2. A win here leaves Wigan Athletic on 6 points and up to 15th, overtaking Mansfield Town, other results permitting.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 2 Wigan Athletic wins, 1 for Mansfield Town, 2 draws, at 2 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 20% of meetings won.
The DW Stadium in Wigan, capacity 25,138, hosts the game.