- Wigan Athletic have won two, drawn one and lost two of their last five matches.
- Mansfield Town have won one, drawn two and lost two of their last five fixtures.
- Wigan Athletic have won one of the last three meetings between the two teams, with the other two ending level.
Rough match for the Latics and The Stags
24th-placed Wigan Athletic (with four points from seven games) face 17th-placed Mansfield Town (with eight points from their seven matches) in a League One 2026/2027 relegation dogfight at the Brick Community Stadium, England, on Saturday afternoon.
The Latics have taken two wins, one draw and two defeats from their last five, while The Stags have gone one, two and two over their respective last five, so neither are in settled form.
The mood at Wigan has been split by the last two results, as the Latics followed up a 1-0 home defeat to Wycombe with a 3-2 win at home to Blackpool in the EFL Trophy 2026/2027.
Mansfield also split the mood of their fans in the week, holding Huddersfield to a 0-0 draw at home before battling to a 2-2 stalemate at Burton.
Wigan's record of two wins and two losses in their four home matches this season does not suggest that home ground advantage has been a complete haven for the Latics and the draw at 5/2 seems too high for this contest.
However, Mansfield's record of one draw and three losses from four away matches is enough to suggest that Wigan should be the likelier winners and their 63/50 tag as favourites looks about right, as the visitors score only 0.75 goals per away game and concede an average of 2.50.
The draw and Mansfield's odds of 97/50 are also passed over because of the home team's superior head-to-head record and better overall performance so far.
This looks like a game of wingers vs wing-backs, with both managers setting their teams up for wide, direct, vertical football rather than patient possession.
Gary Caldwell's side are set up in a back-three with a similar kind of directness and fitness, while Nigel Clough's Mansfield side have a little bit more pressing and a bit more of an aggressive edge.
There should be goals in this one because Wigan have conceded at a rate of 2.00 goals per game at home so far, while Mansfield's road record is poor, so the home side can break them down with a little more regularity than the visitors.
Both teams to score at 3/5 looks the sharpest selection in the sides markets here, while a repeat of the Latics' 2-1 home win over The Stags in League One 2025/2026 five months ago looks the best option in the correct score markets.
Jensen Weir has been Wigan's best bet going forward this season with two goals in seven League One 2026/2027 games, while Jonathan Russell has been Mansfield's sharpest finisher with two in three.
