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Stevenage

vs

Wigan Athletic

KickoffSaturday 10 October 2026, 3:00pm

VenueLamex Stadium

CompetitionEnglish League 1

Seven games into the new League One season and Wigan Athletic have managed just one win. One. Gary Caldwell’s side are rooted to the foot of the table, averaging less than a goal a game, and travelling to a Stevenage side who have genuine playoff ambitions. On paper, this looks like a home banker. But football rarely plays out on paper, and Boro have been frustratingly inconsistent themselves this term, so there is just enough room for doubt to make this an interesting watch.

What makes this fixture particularly intriguing is the contrast in trajectories. Stevenage came agonisingly close to a first ever promotion to the Championship last season, finishing sixth and reaching the playoffs, and they are hungry to go one better. Wigan, meanwhile, are in genuine survival mode already and cannot afford to keep haemorrhaging points on the road. Something has to give at Broadhall Way.

Stevenage vs Wigan Athletic Match Details

This League One fixture takes place at Broadhall Way in Hertfordshire, with Stevenage looking to build on their home form in front of their own supporters. It is also a landmark occasion for Boro boss Alex Revell, who takes charge of his 200th match for the club this weekend, a milestone that will not be lost on the home faithful.

Team News

Stevenage have a couple of injury concerns to manage heading into this one, while Wigan will be assessing their squad after their EFL Trophy run out in midweek.

• Jordan Houghton picked up an injury in Stevenage’s midweek cup fixture and will not be available for selection this weekend.
• Midfielder Jasper Pattenden has been sidelined since August and remains in the treatment room with no imminent return date.
• Dan Kemp and Oliver Sanderson are both fit and expected to start after each scoring three league goals this season.
• Michael Mellon bagged a hat trick in the EFL Trophy and could be rewarded with his first league start of the campaign.
• For Wigan, Joe Whitworth is expected to reclaim the goalkeeper’s jersey from Joe Walsh as league football resumes.
• Scott Hogan is yet to start a League One game for Wigan but his goal against Blackpool may earn him a place in the XI.
• Connor Barrett impressed with a goal and two assists in midweek and should keep his spot at full back.
• James Carragher looks set to slot back into the back three for the Latics.

Predicted Lineups

Revell looks likely to go with the front three that has been causing problems in cup football, handing Mellon his first league start alongside the reliable Kemp. The defensive shape that has given Boro one of the better backlines in the division should remain intact, with Vancooten and Piergianni anchoring things at the back.

Stevenage: Setford; James-Wildin, Vancooten, Piergianni, Freestone; Sanderson, Phillips, Thompson, Patterson; Kemp, Mellon

Caldwell will likely stick close to the lineup that beat Blackpool, with Whitworth back between the sticks and Hogan potentially getting his first league start after his midweek goal. Aston Villa loanee Bradley Burrowes could offer something different out wide alongside the experienced Fraser Murray.

Wigan: Whitworth; Chilokoa-Mullen, Carragher, Burns; Barrett, Power, Weir, A. Harris; Murray, Hogan, Burrowes

Recent Form

Stevenage’s League One form this season reads like a graph with no clear direction. They waited until their fifth outing to register a first win, then promptly went and smashed Barnsley 5-1 away from home. A 2-1 home victory over Luton followed, only for a narrow defeat to Leyton Orient to bring their four-match unbeaten run to an end. They sit 13th going into this one, which feels about right given how hard it has been to pin down a consistent identity from Revell’s side this term.

The goals tally is a concern. Eleven league goals in seven games is not disastrous but when you look at how tight the margins are in this division, you need more firepower if you are serious about a promotion push. The encouraging news is that across their last two matches in all competitions, Boro have scored eight times, including a 6-1 win over Walsall and a 2-1 Trophy victory over Leicester. Whether that cup sharpness translates into league football is the key question.

Wigan’s form makes for grim reading. Five defeats, one draw and one solitary win from seven matches. That win came at home, and they have yet to taste victory away from the DW Stadium this season. Their goals return is abysmal too, averaging just 0.71 per game. The EFL Trophy win over Blackpool, which ended 3-2, will have given the dressing room a lift, but they know the difference between cup football and the league grind. They desperately need three points to give themselves a foothold in the survival battle.

Head-to-Head Record

These two sides have not met a huge number of times in recent memory, but their encounters tend to be tight, low-scoring affairs. Stevenage have the home advantage and their record at Broadhall Way against sides from the lower reaches of the table has been solid, particularly when they have been able to control the tempo and frustrate opponents who are short on confidence.

Wigan are a club with Championship pedigree and a proud history, but right now they are a side struggling to find any sort of foothold, and that makes their head-to-head history feel less relevant than the current state of both squads. The venue record favours Boro.

Key Stats

• Stevenage have one of the stronger defensive records in League One this season, which bodes well against a Wigan side averaging under a goal per game.
• Wigan are winless away from home in League One this season, with five defeats in seven outings across all venues.
• Stevenage scored eight goals across their last two matches in all competitions, suggesting the attacking touch is starting to come together at the right time.

Stevenage vs Wigan Athletic Betting Tips

The numbers point heavily towards a low-scoring Stevenage win. Wigan have struggled to find the net all season and are arriving as a side without an away league win to their name. Boro are not exactly free-scoring themselves in the league, but their solid defensive base should be enough to grind out three points. The bet builder opportunities here lean strongly toward goals being at a premium.

Both Teams To Score (BTTS) Prediction

No. Wigan have averaged well under a goal per game in League One and Stevenage have one of the division’s better defences. The conditions are set up for a shut-out, and backing BTTS to land here feels like swimming against the tide. Lean firmly toward No.

Cards Prediction

Wigan will need to scrap and fight their way through this one if they are to get anything from it, and desperate teams in bottom-of-the-table form tend to pick up bookings when the going gets tough. Expect at least three cards across the ninety minutes, with the Wigan midfield likely to contribute to the tally as they try to disrupt Stevenage’s rhythm.

Corners Prediction

Stevenage will be on the front foot for large portions of this match and should generate a healthy volume of corners as they press Wigan back. Wigan are unlikely to create enough going forward to win many themselves. A total of over nine corners across the game looks reasonable, with Boro accounting for the majority of them.

Over and Under Goals Prediction

Under 2.5 goals is the call here and it feels like a comfortable one. Wigan have not been scoring freely all season, Stevenage have conceded sparingly, and the dynamic of a bottom-versus-midtable League One clash on a Saturday afternoon tends to produce cautious, functional football rather than a free-for-all. Back the under.

Correct Score Prediction

A 1-0 home win feels like the most likely outcome. Stevenage will be patient, wait for their moment, and grind out the three points in the kind of efficient, workmanlike fashion that is the hallmark of a side with playoff ambitions and a solid defensive foundation. Wigan will make it hard but ultimately lack the quality to rescue anything.

Bet Builder Tip

All three selections tell the same story: a tight, controlled Stevenage win with Wigan failing to contribute to the scoresheet, making this a natural combination that reinforces the same underlying logic.

Final Match Prediction

Alex Revell reaches his 200th game in charge of Boro and he will be desperate to mark it with a victory. The milestone aside, the football case for a Stevenage win is strong. They are at home, they have a defensive solidity that Wigan will find hard to break down, and they are coming off the back of matches in which the goals have been flowing freely in cup action. Wigan simply have not shown enough to suggest they can be trusted to take anything from a fixture like this.

Stevenage 1-0 Wigan Athletic. A scrappy, gritty affair that Boro see out without much fuss, giving Revell the perfect birthday present for a significant personal milestone. Wigan head back north still searching for their first away point of the season.

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