Wigan Athletic vs Middlesbrough Prediction: The game has draw written all over

Middlesbrough and Wigan Athletic will compete at Loftus Road on Wednesday. Compared to Wigan Athletic, Middlesbrough has a better record in past fixtures played between both teams. The main objective for both teams should be to play offensive football because they both need points to rise up the standings.

Wigan Athletic’s Form

This season in Championship, Wigan Athletic's form is Average overall with 5 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses. This performance currently places Wigan Athletic at 15th out of 24 teams in the Championship Table. Wigan Athletic's home form is considered very poor as a result of 1 win, 3 draws and 3 losses. Wigan Athletic has scored a total of 15 goals this season in the Championship.

Wigan Athletic’s possible starting lineup

Amos, Tilt, Whatmough, Kerr, McClean, Naylor, Power, Darikwa, Broadhead, Keane and Wyke

Middlesbrough’s Form

This season in Championship, Middlesbrough's form is Very Poor overall with 3 wins, 4 draws and 7 losses. This performance currently places Middlesbrough at 22nd out of 24 teams in the Championship Table. Middlesbrough's away form is considered very poor as a result of 0 wins, 1 draw and 5 losses. Middlesbrough has scored a total of 15 goals this season in the Championship.

Middlesbrough’s predicted lineup

Steffen, McNair, Fry, Lenihan, Dijksteel, Crooks, Howson, Hackney, Giles, Akpom and Watmore

Wigan Athletic vs Middlesbrough expert tips

Wigan Athletic is having a decent season and they are struggling at the middle of the points table. Meanwhile, Middlesbrough’s performance is very disappointing and they are also struggling at the bottom of the table. The host is currently placed in the 15th position on the points standings with 19 points whereas the visitor team is in the 22nd position with 13 points. Wigan Athletic vs Middlesbrough's head-to-head record shows that of the 12 meetings they have had, Wigan Athletic has won 1 time and Middlesbrough has won 5 times. 6 fixtures between Wigan Athletic and Middlesbrough have ended in a draw. The statistics and records favour Middlesbrough. It is predicted that the match will see more than 2.5 goals. Moreover, the game has a good chance of ending in a draw or a home team win.