- Odds: Leicester City are the favorites at 1.59, with Wigan Athletic 4.82 and the tie 3.95.
- Home record: Leicester have won two of their five home games in League One 2026/2027 and conceded 10 goals (2.00 per game).
- Recent form: Leicester have won three of their last five matches and are coming into this one off consecutive wins.
Foxes have been good but not great
Form & context
Leicester City sit 10th in the early League One 2026/2027 table with 15 points from ten games, while Wigan Athletic are 24th with seven points from the same number of outings. So the Foxes are the clear favorites with the Latics coming up against it, but the odds are short and the visitors could keep this game closer than the odds suggest.
Leicester have won just two of their first five home league games, losing the other three, and they've conceded ten goals at an average of 2.00 per game in this five-game stretch. They lost 1-3 to Peterborough United in their last home game, but they bounced back nicely last week with a 2-1 victory over Doncaster Rovers followed by a 4-0 demolition of Bromley away from home.
Playing style
Leicester are a progressive side with an identity, having been led by Russell Martin since July 1st, 2026. The Foxes build from the back when they can, circulate the ball with purpose and press with energy when they win it back, which is a good combination of traits for any team to have.
Latics will try to be pragmatic
Gary Caldwell has made Wigan Athletic a much different proposition since taking over as manager on 16th February 2026. He's built them into a compact, disciplined and team-first unit and they come into this one off a 1-0 win over Reading at home and a 2-1 defeat to Oxford United away.
The Latics have scored just three goals in five away games in League One 2026/2027 and that suggests this will be a game in which they try to frustrate Leicester and hope to nick a goal or two.
A matchup of two teams with very different styles and approaches will lead to an interesting chess match at King Power Stadium on Tuesday, where Leicester will try to pin Wigan deep and dominate territory.
Leicester can win
The game is much closer than the bookmakers make out, but Leicester should have enough to edge this one out. Wigan may keep it tight in the first half and through to the later stages of the game, but Leicester have some players who can finish.
- Admir Bristric has three of Leicester's ten goals across the last five games and has been finding the net at the right time.
- Scott Hogan has two of Wigan's four goals in this same five-game period and is the hottest finisher that the Latics have right now, so we'll take Leicester to win and for them to grab a couple of goals in the process.
- Emil Riis Jakobsen top scores for Leicester in League One 2026/2027 with two goals in three games and he will give the hosts a focal point up top.
- Jensen Weir leads the way for Wigan with two in seven and his ability to strike from midfield gives the Latics a bit of a spark.
