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14th November WIGAN - BARNSLEY

PREVIEW

  • Sat 15:00 Wigan Vs Barnsley
  • Game for: 15th round of League One
  • Take Place: DW Stadium ( 25.133 )
  • Last Game: Barnsley - Wigan: 1-1
  • History of Games: 1-5-0
  • Predicted Score: Wigan 1 - 0 Barnsley

Standing

PTeamWDLPtsForm
21Wigan32911WDWLLL
23Barnsley2379WDLLLL

21st (IN LEAGUE ONE )

  • League : This is the 8th home game this season.
  • Home Record : 3W - 1D - 3L
  • Last Game : Wigan - Mansfield: 0-0
  • Next Game : 21 Nov Blackpool - Wigan

23rd (IN LEAGUE ONE )

  • League : This is the 7th away game this season.
  • Away Record : 1W - 1D - 4L
  • Last Game : Barnsley - Oxford: 1-1
  • Next Game : 20 Nov Barnsley - Sheffield Wednesday

KEY STATS BASED ON LAST 6 GAMES

  • O 2.50
    OOOOUO
    Wigan15:00Barnsley
    OOOOUO
  • GG
    YYNYNY
    Wigan15:00Barnsley
    YYYYYY

KEY STATS BASED ON ALL GAMES

Team

GAMES

Record

Next Game

GGWigan1211 Y - 1 N
15:00
Wigan - Barnsley
GG(1.50)

Probable Lineups

( 3-4-2-1 ) Wigan

Barnsley ( 4-2-3-1 )

  • Whitworth
  • 6.7
  • Weir
  • 6.6
  • Carragher
  • 6.6
  • Burns
  • 6.9
  • Miller
  • 6.6
  • Gray
  • 6.6
  • Power
  • 6.6
  • Barrett
  • 6.3
  • Walsh
  • 6.4
  • Burrowes
  • 6.5
  • Saydee
  • 6.7
  • Slicker
  • 7.2
  • Larkeche
  • 6.7
  • Shepherd
  • 6.3
  • Kay
  • 6.9
  • Noslin
  • 6.5
  • Connell
  • 6.3
  • Johnson
  • 6.4
  • Cleary
  • 6.6
  • McGeehan
  • 6.6
  • Yoganathan
  • 6.9
  • Kirk
  • 6.3
  • Player Index: how much of this team's football each player accounts for, out of 10. It measures involvement and cover, not performance.

Injuries and Suspensions

WiganVsBarnsley

PlayerRatingStatus
Dara Costelloe6.46 Out - injured
Scott Hogan6.16 Out - injured
Luke Harris6.13 Out - injured
PlayerRatingStatus
Patrick Kelly6.81 Out - international duty
Connor O'Riordan6.77 Out - injured
Fábio Jaló- Out - injured
Ben Touré6.12 Doubtful - unfit
  • Rating: season rating out of 10; players without one yet show a dash. ★ marks a player this side particularly relies on.

Team News

  • Scott Hogan sustained an injury in the match versus Mansfield and subsequently missed the next two cup fixtures.

  • Dara Costelloe and Luke Harris are also sidelined for Saturday’s home game against Barnsley.

  • Christian Saydee is likely to lead Wigan’s line when they face their opponents this weekend.

  • Ben Toure has resumed training but his involvement on Saturday remains uncertain.

  • Patrick Kelly is away with Northern Ireland and will not be available for the match.

Odds

Wigan Win: 2.20

DRAW: 3.50

Barnsley Win: 2.85

Prices are indicative and sourced from a range of bookmakers, and may differ from those of any individual bookmaker.

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Game Analysis

  • A narrow edge, nothing more. Wigan is the shortest price on a book of 2.20 / 3.50 / 2.85 (1 / X / 2), an implied 41.7%. Across the three outcomes the book reads 41.7% / 26.2% / 32.2% on an overround of 9.1%.

  • In the league table Wigan sit 21st on 11 points (3W 2D 9L) with Barnsley 23rd on 9 points (2W 3D 7L).

  • Wigan read W-D-W-L-L-L across their last 6 in all competitions, most recent first (2W 1D 3L) — more bad than good.

  • Barnsley read W-D-L-L-L-L across their last 6 in all competitions, most recent first (1W 1D 4L) — poor.

  • Head to head the record reads 1-5-0 — Wigan wins, draws, then Barnsley wins. Their last meeting finished Barnsley - Wigan: 1-1.

  • Our last-six model flags 2 qualifying strikes here. Reading Wigan first, then Barnsley, out of their last six: O 2.50 5 and 5, GG 4 and 6.

  • Wigan team news: Scott Hogan sustained an injury in the match versus Mansfield and subsequently missed the next two cup fixtures.

  • Wigan team news: Dara Costelloe and Luke Harris are also sidelined for Saturday’s home game against Barnsley.

  • Barnsley team news: Ben Toure has resumed training but his involvement on Saturday remains uncertain.

  • Barnsley team news: Patrick Kelly is away with Northern Ireland and will not be available for the match.

  • Wigan are without 3 — Dara Costelloe (Out - injured), Scott Hogan (Out - injured), Luke Harris (Out - injured).

  • Barnsley are without 4 — Patrick Kelly (Out - international duty), Connor O'Riordan (Out - injured), Fábio Jaló (Out - injured), Ben Touré (Doubtful - unfit).

  • Early lineups are in: Wigan set up 3-4-2-1 against 4-2-3-1. See the pitch graphic above for the full XI.

  • Wigan lean hardest on Jensen Weir (9.5), Reggie Walsh (9.5), Joe Whitworth (9.2) on our Player Index — how much of the side's football each man accounts for, out of 10. It measures involvement and cover, not performance.

  • Dara Costelloe is out for Wigan — index 6.0, against 7.1 for the best cover we hold at his position. Well covered.

  • Scott Hogan is out for Wigan — index 7.1, against 5.2 for the best cover we hold at his position. Real loss.

  • Luke Harris is out for Wigan — index 5.2, against 7.1 for the best cover we hold at his position. Well covered.

  • Barnsley lean hardest on Cameron McGeehan (9.5), Reyes Cleary (9.5), Arley Kay (8.9) on our Player Index — how much of the side's football each man accounts for, out of 10. It measures involvement and cover, not performance.

  • Patrick Kelly is out for Barnsley — index 8.8, against 7.0 for the best cover we hold at his position. Real loss.

  • Connor O'Riordan is out for Barnsley — index 8.4, against 6.7 for the best cover we hold at his position. Real loss.

  • Ben Touré is out for Barnsley — index 5.9, against 5.0 for the best cover we hold at his position. Noticeable.

  • The projected score for this one is Wigan 1 - 0 Barnsley, a home win by 1 with 1 goal in it — short of the 2.5 line.

  • The read: Wigan at 2.20 is the side the market is with, and nothing in the data above argues against it.

  • This analysis is generated automatically from BTFNews odds, market and statistical data at 06:50 on 13th November 2026. It is information, not advice — always check team news before the off.


Category: Previews

Written by: BTFNews

Date: 06:50 13 Nov, 2026