Losing 12-goal Lang to suspension is a huge blow for this Wigan side who surely cannot envisage a third game without a win, but they have been handed a prime opportunity to return to their victorious ways here.
The only way is seemingly down for Crewe despite their spirited showing versus Sunderland, and Richardson's side will expect to right the wrongs of the weekend with all three points here.
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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 62.48%. A draw had a probability of 21.7% and a win for Crewe Alexandra had a probability of 15.82%.
The most likely scoreline for a Wigan Athletic win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.41%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (11.76%) and 1-2 (9.77%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.3%), while for a Crewe Alexandra win it was 1-0 (5.44%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with an 11.8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 0-2 win for Wigan Athletic in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Wigan Athletic.
