Preston vs Wigan Athletic Prediction: Preston are winless in their last four home games.

Preston is set to host Wigan on Saturday evening. Wigan has lost their last 3 away league games against Preston without scoring a single goal in each. Would Wigan be able to bounce back this time? 

Preston’s Form

Preston's home performance is a matter of concern as they just managed (W3 L8 D5) to 3 out of 14 league games. After losing four home games in a row, they barely survived against Luton (1-1) in the previous game. In their 16 home league games, Preston scored 11 goals against their visitors and conceded 16 in return.

Preston's away performance is exceptionally well this season as they managed (W8 D4 L4) to win on 8 occasions out of 16. With 42 points in 32 games, Preston is sitting in the 14th position. They have netted 28 goals this season and conceded 37 in return.

Ched Evans is the team’s top scorer with 7 goals followed by Emil Riis Jakobsen (5) and Liam Delap (3) respectively 2nd and 3rd positions. 

Preston’s possible lineup

Woodman; Storey, Cunningham, Hughes; Fernandez, Ledson, Woodburn, Potts; Browne; Cannon, Delap.

Wigan’s Form

Wigan's away performance looks decent as they managed (W4 D6 L5) to win on 4 occasions out of 15. Their previous three away games against Bristol (1-1), Blackburn (0-0), and Cardiff City (1-1) ended as a draw. In their 15 away league games, Wigan scored 17 goals against their hosts and conceded 20 in return.

Wigan's home form is a matter of concern this season as they just managed (L10 W3 D4) to win 3 out of 17 games. With 31 points in 32 games, Wigan is sitting at the bottom of the table. They have netted 29 goals this season and conceded 50 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, Whatmough, Nyambe; Darikwa, Power, Tiehi, McClean; Lang; Keane, Fletcher.

Preston vs Wigan expert tips

Wigan is struggling with their away performance this season which will be beneficial for Preston. Their recent meeting this season at Wigan’s home ended as a draw. Preston on the other end is also struggling with their home performance as they are winless in their last 4 home games. After analyzing all the facts, we anticipate a Preston win. In this match, we can expect less than 2.5 goals as both teams have scored less than 3 goals in a face-to-face contest.