Preview: Wigan Athletic vs. Huddersfield Town - prediction, team news, lineups

In a clash that could impact the contention for the League One title, Huddersfield Town are acceptable to question to the Brick Community Stadium wherever they volition look Wigan Athletic connected Wednesday successful their 23rd league fixture of 2024-25.

The hosts person conscionable 27 points and are successful 16th spot pursuing their 2-1 decision against Wrexham connected Sunday, portion Huddersfield are six points from first-placed Birmingham City successful 4th with 43 points, but were held to a 1-1 stalemate by Burton Albion connected December 29.

Match preview

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Wigan volition consciousness that they should person astatine slightest taken a constituent against Wrexham considering they prevented them from creating immoderate large chances and their xG fig of 1.32 was astir 4 times much than Wrexham's tally.

Manager Shaun Maloney chose to absorption solely connected the positives of the match, telling reporters: "I'm usually beauteous honorable erstwhile I bash these interviews, and I can't accidental thing antagonistic astir the squad aft that. There'll beryllium moments successful some boxes you could astir apt prime retired for improvement, but I thought we were brilliant."

The Lactics person scored 21 goals and conceded 20 times successful 22 League One fixtures, and these returns are the 3rd tier's associated 5th worst violative and associated 4th champion antiaircraft records.

While Maloney's broadside person won two, drawn 1 and lone mislaid 1 of their 4 astir caller games, they did suffer their anterior 3 outings, including a 1-0 decision against Huddersfield connected December 3.

Wigan's location signifier is mixed, with the squad having drawn one, mislaid 3 and won 2 of their past six matches astatine the Brick Community Stadium.

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Meanwhile, Huddersfield produced a staggering 30 shots against last-placed Burton Albion, 20 of which were wrong the punishment area, but they inactive needed an equaliser successful the 88th infinitesimal to debar decision aft conceding successful the 13th minute.

Manager Michael Duff was sent disconnected connected Sunday, and adjunct brag Martin Paterson criticised his players for their dilatory commencement erstwhile speaking to media reporters, saying: "There is simply a affirmative wrong [the match], but besides having an honesty to not shy distant from the archetypal fractional being beneath par.

"I deliberation that's wherever the players request to recognise that they request to commencement better, they request to enactment their ft connected the state quicker, due to the fact that erstwhile we get them successful and we tweak things around, they're ever bully successful the 2nd fractional it seems."

Duff's broadside person recovered the backmost of the nett 36 times successful League One and person lone conceded connected 19 occasions, and these are the division's associated 4th champion violative and 3rd champion antiaircraft records.

The Terriers' signifier of precocious has been beardown considering they person triumphed successful seven, drawn 2 and been defeated successful conscionable 1 of their past 10 games.

Huddersfield's caller showings connected the roadworthy person been positive, with the squad winning 3 of their past 4 distant from home, but it should beryllium noted that they failed to triumph immoderate of the erstwhile 5 distant outings.

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Team News

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Wigan person somewhat of an wounded situation successful midfield fixed Baba Adeeko and Matt Smith could beryllium retired for lengthy periods owed to hamstring injuries, portion Tyrese Francois has been ruled retired for astir of the season.

Jensen Weir could beryllium joined successful a midfield 3 connected Wednesday by Scott Smith and Thelo Aasgaard successful beforehand of centre-backs Jason Kerr and Will Aimson.

In attack, wingers Jonny Smith and Michael Olakigbe are probable candidates to flank striker Dale Taylor.

Huddersfield striker Daniel Ward was forced disconnected with an wounded against Burton Albion, truthful expect to spot Freddie Ladapo spouse Callum Marshall up front.

In the mediate of the pitch, fans volition apt spot Ben Wiles and Herbie Kane play either broadside of antiaircraft midfielder David Kasumu.

Goalkeeper Jacob Chapman volition astir surely beryllium protected by centre-backs Tom Lees, Michal Helik and Nigel Cello Lonwijk.

Wigan Athletic imaginable starting lineup:
Tickle; Sibbick, Kerr, Aimson, Sessegnon; Weir, S Smith, Aasgaard; J Smith, Taylor, Olakigbe

We say: Wigan Athletic 0-1 Huddersfield Town

Considering Wigan's beardown antiaircraft grounds this season, it is plausible that they could bounds the fig of opportunities Huddersfield create.

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