The state of Wigan's squad heading into this match is unclear, but the club are confident that the match will go ahead, and we are expecting them to have too much quality for Fleetwood, who are now hovering dangerously close to the relegation zone heading towards 2022.
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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 61.77%. A draw had a probability of 21.9% and a win for Fleetwood Town had a probability of 16.29%.
The most likely scoreline for a Wigan Athletic win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.37%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.61%) and 2-1 (9.78%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.42%), while for a Fleetwood Town win it was 0-1 (5.55%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with an 11.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 2-0 win for Wigan Athletic in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Wigan Athletic.