Wigan Athletic vs Bristol City Match Analysis and Prediction

Wigan Athletic and Bristol City, both still seeking their first victory of the season, will square off on Saturday at DW Stadium with a kickoff at 5 pm.

In the new season, Wigan Athletic returned to the Championship after two years in League One, and Leam Richardson set out to avoid an immediate relegation.

The team started with a home game against Lancashire rivals Preston North End, coming away with a point following a goalless draw, having failed to capitalise on the visitors playing the final 10 minutes with 10 men after Ched Evans’s red card.

Two days later, they travelled to take on newly-relegated Norwich City, and James McClean gave them a surprise lead before Max Aarons drew the host’s level on the hour mark.

Bristol City, meanwhile, makes the trip in search of their first point of the new season under the management of Nigel Pearson.

The Robins’ campaign started with a trip to Hull City, where they took an early lead through Andreas Weimann, only for Ozan Tufan to level for the Tigers and Jean-Michael Seri to snatch all three points late on. Looking to bounce back from that disappointment, Pearson’s men hosted newly-promoted Sunderland in what turned out to be a dramatic encounter.

Wigan vs Bristol City Head to Head

Both sides have six games against each other, with the hosts taking one win while visitors with three wins. Here is a look at their previous encounters:

Home

• Fleetwood Town 1-0 Wigan
• Norwich 1-1 Wigan
• Wigan 0-0 Preston North End
• Wigan 4-1 Sheffield Wednesday

Away

• Coventry City 1-4 Bristol City
• Bristol City 2-3 Sunderland
• Hull City 2-1 Bristol City
• Bournemouth 0-1 Bristol City

Wigan Athletic Team News

With wholesale changes made for the EFL Cup tie with Fleetwood, Wigan Athletic will return to a more familiar starting lineup on Saturday, with Max Power, Tom Naylor, Curtis Tilt and Tendayi Darikwa all set to start.

Bristol City Team News

Bristol City manager Steve Cotterill has started the same team that beat Coventry City in the League Cup midweek, and Tommy Conway has scored twice in their 3-0 win over the Sky Blues to claim his spot up front alongside star man Andreas Weimann.

Prediction and Odds

Saturday’s contest will likely be seen as a chance to pick up three important points, but we cannot see it ending in a draw.

• Draw
• Double Chance
• Goals Under 3.5