Burton have proven on numerous occasions this season that they are capable of picking up points on home territory. However, we cannot back against a relentless Wigan side right now, leading us to predict a relatively comfortable victory for the promotion chasers.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Wigan Athletic win with a probability of 58.44%. A draw had a probability of 22.3% and a win for Burton Albion had a probability of 19.28%.
The most likely scoreline for a Wigan Athletic win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.8%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (10.14%) and 1-2 (9.92%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.56%), while for a Burton Albion win it was 1-0 (5.63%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 5.8% likelihood.
