Although Wigan have hit a slump in recent weeks, Maloney's side still retain plenty of individual quality at this level, and we can envisage them returning to winning ways on Tuesday.
Burton were extremely fortunate to avoid defeat against fellow strugglers Reading last time out, and it could still be a difficult season for them despite being unbeaten in their last three matches.
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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 41.09%. A win for Burton Albion had a probability of 33.17% and a draw had a probability of 25.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Wigan Athletic win was 0-1 with a probability of 9.68%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.75%) and 0-2 (6.94%). The likeliest Burton Albion win was 1-0 (8.52%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.21%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 7.7% likelihood.
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