Wigan v Swansea Betting Preview
Will it be a brave punter to go again Wigan pulling another win out of their hat? A repeat of their miraculous escape last season is on the cards for them, and with this being their game in hand, they need to deliver. After the weekend’s action, the Latics sat two points behind Sunderland in 17th, but a win for Wigan would pull them level with Norwich and Newcastle regardless of what happens with the Black Cats. Can they deliver at the DW Stadium? The winless form of Swansea could help the Latics along.
Wigan v Swansea Betting Odds at online bookmaker 888Sport
Wigan 10/11, Draw 12/5, Swansea 11/4
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Wigan v Swansea Recommended Bet:
Roberto Martinez’s men still look to be cool under pressure when all around them seem to be sweating. They recorded a spirited win on the weekend, twice coming from behind to beat West Brom at the Hawthorns. Not an easy task, and that followed a 2-2 draw against Spurs in their last home match. The home form of the Latics has been pretty good, unbeaten in their last three, taking one loss in their last five. It is that kind of form which they need to keep going, and as good as it has read of late, they have only posted a W4 D5 L8 record at the DW Stadium this term. Following this crucial match in their fight for Premier League survival, Wigan will take a trip to Wembley next weekend to take on Man City in the FA Cup final, so they can’t get distracted by that. They are missing a couple of key pieces in Jean Beausejour and Maynor Figueroa.
Wigan have never beaten Swansea in the Premier League though, drawing one and losing two of their previous three encounters. It always seems a struggle for the Latics because they have conceded the opening goal 23 times this season, which hasn’t helped their overall cause. Wigan are going to have a busy time of things, and will have to face Arsenal and Aston Villa in their final two Premier League matches. This is probably going to be bigger than the FA Cup final for them. Swansea are slumping towards the end of the season after a promising start to 2013. They are without a win in their last seven matches now, taking only three points in that spell. Perhaps more worryingly, they have failed to score in four of those as well. They have gone their last three new without finding the back of the net and will likely miss top striker Michu for the rest of the season, as he limped off with a hamstring injury in their 0-0 draw against Man City on the weekend.
Swansea haven’t returned three points on the road very often this season, winning just four wins on the road. Michael Laudrup’s men have posted a W4 D5 L8 away record for the season and have scored just fifteen goals in those games, at a rate of 0.88 per game away from the Liberty Stadium. So they aren’t in the greatest form and that could be crucial for Wigan’s survival. The Swans have won only one of their eight games since they won the Capital One Cup, and they have lost their last six against clubs in the top half of the table.
The Latics are heavy favourites in this one and that speaks volumes about their character and the way they are playing. It could be worth backing a Draw/Wigan Half Time/Full Time bet for a price of 4/1 at online bookmaker 888Sport.
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Form
Wigan DWLLDW, Swansea LLDDLD
Stat Attack
Swansea have won just one of their eight matches since winning the League Cup
Wigan have lost one of their last five at home
Swansea have averaged less than a goal per game on the road
Wigan have never beaten Swansea in the Premier League
