- Team form: Wigan Athletic have lost all of their last five matches in all competitions (0 wins, 0 draws, 5 losses), and appear to be in free-fall.
- Head-to-head: The last head-to-head between these sides in League One 2025/2026 resulted in a 1-0 win away for Wimbledon four months ago (1 win, 0 draws, 1 defeat from the last 2).
- Home form: AFC Wimbledon have gone undefeated in their last three home matches in all competitions (1 win, 2 draws).
A cagey game at The Cherry Red Records
Wigan under pressure
Wigan Athletic have gone five matches without a win (0 wins, 0 draws, 5 defeats) across all competitions, and the wheels appear to be coming off Gary Caldwell's wagon with each passing week. They come into Sunday's League One 2026/2027 clash with Wigan Athletic bottom of the table in 24th with 0 points from two games, while the Dons sit one place higher and one point better off.
The Latics fell to a penalty shootout loss to Barnsley in the EFL Cup last time out, following a 3-2 away defeat at Cambridge United and a 2-0 home defeat to Leyton Orient in League One 2026/2027. Caldwell has got the team working as a unit, pressing high and then transitioning quickly, while the work rate and cohesion is there, but they need a spark or two to unlock defences.
Wimbledon form and tactics
Wimbledon have been inconsistent of late, but have a similar issue in that their key spark, Aron Sasu, has been their only real outlet, scoring two of their three goals across the last five games. Johnnie Jackson has set them up in a pragmatic fashion, operating with a back three and wing-backs in a 3-5-2 look, they are hard to beat and can play some high-tempo soccer when they get going.
Wigan have been in a slump
- Johnnie Jackson's side drew 1-1 at Newport County and won on penalties in the EFL Cup, before a 3-0 defeat at Huddersfield and a 0-0 draw with Reading in their only two League One 2026/2027 fixtures to date.
- They have not lost at home yet this season, playing out a draw in their only match at Plough Lane (0-0).
- Wigan have lost their only away game in League One 2026/2027, averaging 2.00 goals per-match on the road so far, and this game looks likely to be a cagey and low-scoring scrap.
- The Dons are on a three-match unbeaten run at home in all competitions (1 win, 2 draws), and look the better placed of the two sides to nick a goal or force a tie, as their hosts appear to have been in a real rut.
It could be a battle of attrition
Odds reflect this as a very close game, as Wimbledon and Wigan are both priced at 2.62 for the win and the draw is listed at 3.25. A bet on under 2.5 total goals at 1.8 makes more sense for this contest, especially given both sides appear out of sorts and it could easily turn into a scrap in the wide areas between Wimbledon's low-block and Wigan's high pressing style.
