Considering Lincoln's recent home form, Skubala will be supremely confident in his side's ability to bounce back following the draw at Reading last time out.
Wigan's third-tier safety is already confirmed and that could have a negative impact on their performances levels at LNER Stadium, leading us to predict a defeat for Maloney's men.
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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 Lincoln City win with a probability of 49.2%. A win for Wigan Athletic had a probability of 25.75% and a draw had a probability of 25%.
The most likely scoreline for a Lincoln City win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.06%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.45%) and 2-0 (8.78%). The likeliest Wigan Athletic win was 0-1 (7.5%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.9%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 6.4% likelihood.