Bristol City vs Wigan Athletic Prediction: The home side is going into the game as favourites

Bristol is ready to welcome Wigan on Wednesday evening. Bristol is unbeaten in their last three home league games against Wigan. Would Wigan be able to redeem itself this time?

Bristol City’s Form

Bristol's performance at home is as per expectations this season as they managed (W6 D4 L6) to win 6 out of 16 league games. They won in their previous home game against Norwich (1-0). Bristol scored 20 goals against their visitors in their 16 home league games and conceded 17 in return.

Bristol’s away performance is also poor as they managed (W3 L6 D5) to win on just 3 occasions out of 14. With 39 points in 30 games, Bristol is sitting in 13th place. They have netted 40 goals overall this season and conceded 39 in return.

Nahki Wells is the team’s top scorer with 9 goals and 3 assists followed by Tommy Conway (6) and Andreas Weimann (4) respectively 2nd and 3rd positions. 

Bristol’s possible lineup

O’Leary; Vyner, Atkinson, Tanner, Pring; Williams, James; Scott, Sykes, Bell; Wells.

Wigan’s Form

Wigan's away performance looks decent as they managed (W4 D5 L5) to win on 4 occasions out of 14. Their previous two away games against Blackburn (0-0) and Cardiff City (1-1) ended as a draw. In their 14 away league games, Wigan scored 16 goals against their hosts and conceded 19 in return.

Wigan's home form is a matter of concern this season as they just managed (L10 W3 D3) to win 3 out of 16 games. With 29 points in 30 games, Wigan is sitting at the bottom of the table. They have netted 28 goals this season and conceded 49 in return.

Will Keane is the team’s top scorer with 10 goals followed by Tom Naylor (2) and James McLean (2) respectively 2nd and 3rd place.

Wigan’s possible lineup

Amos; Hughes, Darikwa, Whatmough, Nyambe; Power, Tiehi, Sinani, McClean; Keane, Lang.

Bristol vs Wigan expert tips

Bristol’s visit against Wigan this season ended as a draw. Their last two meetings out of three at Ashton Gate also ended in a draw. Both teams' recent performance indicates that they might end up in a similar situation this time as well. After analyzing all the facts, we anticipate a draw here or a Bristol win. In this match, we can expect more than 2.5 goals as both teams have scored more than 3 goals in a face-to-face contest.