England - League OneStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Blackpool and Wigan Athletic, taking place on Saturday, 02 September 2023, at Bloomfield Road in Blackpool.
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Blackpool, Recent FormBlackpool boss Neil Critchley will need to instil positive feelings within his team after they endured a 3-0 away mauling from Lincoln City.
He will be pleased with his team's recent defensive record, having conceded just 3 goals in their last 6 games, but he will have concerns that his team are not scoring many goals, and therefore dropping points. They have failed to score in their last 4 games; however, they've kept a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 matches.
There will be mixed feelings from The Seasiders, although undefeated in their last 3 league games at home, 2 of these games ended in a draw.
Wigan Athletic, Recent FormFailing to acquire any points in their 2-0 home defeat by Barnsley will have left the Wigan Athletic squad feeling a little deflated.
It seems pretty certain that Shaun Maloney will be quite pleased with his squad's ability to score goals in recent matches, having managed 9 goals in their past 6 outings. In contrast, however, he will be concerned that their defensive qualities look a little more fragile, with 5 goals conceded in those matches and some crucial points dropped. They have scored in 5 of their last 6 away games.
They've shown some decent form of late, being unbeaten in 5 of their last 6 matches, with 3 of the 5 being victories for good measure.
On an individual basis, Charlie Wyke will be looking to cause Blackpool some problems having scored 5 goals in Wigan Athletic's last 6 away games in the league.
It was not a positive ending for Wigan Athletic last time they met Blackpool in the league, with the game ending in a 1-0 defeat.
Blackpool will feel sure their attacking prowess will yield results in this one, having scored at least 1 goal in the previous 6 encounters with The Latics. In their past 5 meetings, The Seasiders' defence has been pretty stingy, only conceding 2 goals, so Wigan will have to take their chances when they come. Wigan have failed score a goal in 4 of their last 5 league meetings with Blackpool.
In the league, Blackpool has a good track record when they host Wigan, getting the better of them in their last 2 home games.
With no real injury worries, Blackpool manager Neil Critchley will be happy to have his full squad available for selection.
There is only really one injury concern for the Wigan manager Shaun Maloney ahead of this clash, with Jason Kerr (Cruciate ligament) missing out, which gives Maloney a strong squad to pick his starting eleven from.
Blackpool Playing at home | Wigan Athletic Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 0.7 | Goals scored | 2.3 |
| 0 | Goals conceded | 0.7 |
| 19' | Time first goal scored | 28' |
| - | Time first goal conceded | 57' |
| 1.7 | Yellow cards | 2.3 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 3 | Subs used | 3.3 |
| 2-0 | Biggest victory | 4-0 |
| - | Biggest defeat | - |
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