About Match
6 points and 18 places separate them: Wigan Athletic 23rd with 4, Oxford United 5th with 10. Oxford United have been over-performing their table position on recent form: 1st in the league over the last five rounds against 5th overall. In league terms the two rates read 0.83/1.83 for Wigan Athletic and 2.4/1.2 for Oxford United (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.54. Victory would move Wigan Athletic to 7 points and up to 14th, with other results unchanged.
Recent form is uneven: 4/15 points for Wigan Athletic, 10/15 for Oxford United.
8 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Wigan Athletic 4, draws 1, Oxford United 3, at 3.63 goals per meeting. The fixture leans high-scoring: 63% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 63%.
The match takes place at The DW Stadium in Wigan (capacity 25,138).