Huddersfield vs Wigan Head to Head, Prediction & Match Analysis
John Smith's Stadium
Sat 24 Oct 2026 · 12:30 UK
Odds at Kickoff
Home Win
1.32
Draw
5.57
Away Win
8.73
Match Report
Full Time
2 – 1
Match Events ?
Huddersfield
Wigan
6'
🟨 Sonny Tufail Perkins
12'
🟨 Connor Barrett
Ilias Bronkhorst (Cameron Humphreys) ⚽
34'
Ashley Fletcher 🟨
39'
43'
🟨 Jon Mellish
Ibane Bowat 🟨
48'
Cameron Humphreys 🟨
75'
77'
🟨 Charlie Gray
Derensili Sanches Fernandes (Marcus Harness) ⚽
80'
90+2'
⚽ Christian Saydee (Reggie Walsh)
Marcus Harness 🟨
90+4'
Match Statistics ?
49%
Ball Possession
51%
17
Total Shots
7
5
Shots on Goal
3
6
Corner Kicks
4
15
Fouls
8
4
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
0
2
Goalkeeper Saves
3
Starting Lineups
Huddersfield (3-4-2-1)
M. Young
J. Low
I. Bowat
S. Roughan
I. Bronkhorst
A. Collins
C. Humphreys
B. Mumba
D. Sanches Fernandes
J. Taylor
A. Fletcher
Wigan (4-4-2)
J. Whitworth
C. Barrett
F. Burns
J. Carragher
M. Fox
D. Costelloe
J. Weir
R. Walsh
J. Mellish
B. Burrows
S. Perkins
Player Ratings ?
Huddersfield
C. HumphreysM7.7
D. Sanches FernandesM7.7
I. BronkhorstM7.3
Wigan
C. SaydeeF7.3
R. WalshM7.1
J. CarragherD6.8
Before Kickoff
Match Prediction
Data favours
Huddersfield
Huddersfield rate stronger in recent form, attack and defence; Wigan edge head-to-head, giving Huddersfield a slight edge.
Leads 3 of 4 major categories
Statistical Edge
No clearSlightEdgeStrongV.strong
How They Compare
Recent Form
Huddersfield stronger
HomeAway
Attack
Huddersfield stronger
HomeAway
Defence
Huddersfield stronger
HomeAway
Head-to-Head
Wigan stronger
HomeAway
Match Analysis
Huddersfield arrive at this League One fixture with an encouraging record of three wins and two draws from their last five home outings, while Wigan have struggled away from home with just one draw recorded in their last five matches. The hosts have found the net in all five of their recent home matches, yet they have failed to keep a clean sheet in only one of those same five games. Huddersfield rate stronger on form, attack and defence, while Wigan rate stronger on head-to-head. Wigan won the most recent meeting 1-0 on 28 February 2026, having won 3 of the last 5 encounters to Huddersfield's 1, with 1 ending level; the fixture has averaged 1.6 goals per meeting. Over the 4-day comparison window, Huddersfield's implied win probability has risen by 6.5 percentage points, while Wigan's implied win probability has fallen by 3.6 percentage points. The overall statistical comparison gives Huddersfield a slight edge.
Pre-Match Context
Notable Numbers
3
Wigan losing run
4/5
One-goal H2H results
46%
Huddersfield yellow cards after 75'
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Market View
How the betting market has changed its view of this match
Market direction
Strong shift towards Huddersfield
Huddersfield's odds have shortened, meaning the market now rates a Huddersfield win as more likely than it did 4 days ago.
Movement strength: Strong
Match odds movement
Consensus market-implied chance, first comparable snapshot → latest
Huddersfield win
Latest market chance 70.2%
Strong shortening
Market chance increased
63.7% → 70.2%
+6.5 pts
Draw
Latest market chance 18.4%
Notable drift
Market chance decreased
21.3% → 18.4%
−2.9 pts
Wigan win
Latest market chance 11.4%
Strong drift
Market chance decreased
15.0% → 11.4%
−3.6 pts
Percentage-point change in market-implied chance. Positive = market moved towards the outcome.
Huddersfield
Draw
Wigan
8 common bookmakers compared at each snapshot · First comparable snapshot 4 days before kickoff
Odds shortening means the market is pricing an outcome as more likely than before; drifting means less likely. It does not tell us why the market moved or whether the new price represents value.
Team Comparison
HuddersfieldWigan
Season Profile
This season
2nd
League Position
24th
11
Games Played
10
2.00
Points/Game
0.70
2.00
Goals/Game
0.70
0.91
Conceded/Game
1.50
15.6
Shots/Game
12.5
6.2
Shots on Target
3.1
Home vs Away Context
Huddersfield at home (8 matches) vs Wigan away (8 matches)
2.00
Points/Game
0.12
2.12
Goals/Game
0.50
1.00
Conceded/Game
1.88
50%
Win Rate
0%
Recent Form
Last 5 home / away matches
Huddersfield
Home form
W
D
D
D
W
Unbeaten in last 5 at home
2.2
Goals scored
per match
per match
1.2
Goals conceded
per match
per match
5/5
Scored in
last 5
last 5
0/5
Clean
sheets
sheets
VS
Wigan
Away form
L
D
L
L
L
Lost 3 straight away
0.2
Goals scored
per match
per match
1.4
Goals conceded
per match
per match
1/5
Scored in
last 5
last 5
1/5
Clean
sheets
sheets
Head-to-Head History
Last 5 meetings
Huddersfield Wins
1
Draws
1
Wigan Wins
3
Avg Goals
1.6
Wigan1 – 0Huddersfield
Huddersfield1 – 1Wigan
Wigan2 – 1Huddersfield
Huddersfield1 – 0Wigan
Wigan1 – 0Huddersfield
Goals & Scoring Trends
Last 10 matches, any venue
Huddersfieldvs
Wigan
Recent Scoring Profile
1.90
Goals scored / game
0.50
1.00
Goals conceded / game
1.30
6/10
3+ goals in match(Over 2.5)
4/10
8/10
Both Teams Scored
2/10
1/10
Failed to Score
7/10
Market Goal Expectation
2+2+ goals(Over 1.5)
3+3+ goals(Over 2.5)
4+4+ goals(Over 3.5)
BTTSBoth teams score
Market-implied probabilities after removing bookmaker margin. Consensus across up to 7 bookmakers.
3+ Goals (Over 2.5)
First comparable 57.2%→Latest 60.1%+2.9 pts
Notable move towards 3+ goals
This has been a steady, gradual move, not a single jump.
Current market expectation is broadly in line with both teams' recent rates.
Both Teams To Score
First comparable 52.6%→Latest 51.1%−1.5 pts
Notable move away from both teams scoring
This has been a steady, gradual move, not a single jump.
Current market expectation sits between the two teams' recent rates.
Match Poll
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