- AFC Wimbledon are undefeated in their last 3 home games (W1, D2).
- Wigan Athletic have won none of their away games, losing their only one.
Home comforts can help Dons dent Latics’ confidence
This Sunday's League One 2026/2027 encounter between AFC Wimbledon and Wigan Athletic could be a tight, cagey affair at the Cherry Red Records Stadium, England.
The Dons are in 23rd place on 1 point from 2 games, whilst Wigan Athletic are bottom of the early-season table in 24th after picking up 0 points from their 2 matches.
These two sides played each other in the third tier of English football in League One 2025/2026, with the Dons taking a 1-0 win away from home in this fixture back in May. That result makes this one a bit of a revenge fixture for the Latics, but with both sides in poor form, this could be a game of attrition.
Jackson’s Dons to nick it at Plough Lane
Johnnie Jackson has set up Wimbledon in a pragmatic, compact back-three/3-5-2 look. The Dons use their two wing-backs to create numerical superiority in wide areas, and then hit teams quickly on the counter with their forward players, a tactic which has seen Aron Sasu register 2 of the Dons' 3 goals across the last 5 matches.
Wigan are one of the best-drilled sides that I have seen so far in this early season, with Gary Caldwell having his team pressing high as a unit, winning the ball back quickly, and then playing at pace. Akeel Higgins is the main man up front for Wigan Athletic, with 1 goal from 2 League One 2026/2027 matches, but Dara Costelloe has been Wigan's chief creator so far, with 1 assist from the same number of games.
Back the draw in a scrappy fixture
Wigan have lost their only away game in League One 2026/2027 so far, but have averaged 2.00 goals per game away from home, so I think we should see a similar level of attacking output from them on Sunday.
AFC Wimbledon have drawn their only home game in League One 2026/2027 so far, and have remained undefeated at Plough Lane this season (W0, D1), conceding 0 goals and scoring 0.
Wigan Athletic come into this one on a 5 match losing streak across all competitions and it really looks like the wheels have started to come off, so backing the draw at 9/4 looks the best play in the match result market for this fixture.
Under 2.5 goals at 4/5 looks like a good play for this game, as both sides have struggled for rhythm so far this season and the wide channels will likely be the most active, as Wigan's high-energy pressing will likely run into a Dons' low-block that can stifle the game in the channels and centre of the park.
These two are running head-to-head in the 'worm' at 81/50 each, and as such, it appears to be a close fixture, but I think the Dons can nick this one, or at least, force a draw.
