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Huddersfield Town

vs

Wigan Athletic

KickoffSaturday 24 October 2026, 12:30pm

VenueAccu Stadium

CompetitionEnglish League 1

TV ChannelSky Sports+

Two clubs at completely opposite ends of League One right now, and that contrast tells you everything you need to know about the mood going into this one. Huddersfield Town are flying under Martin Drury, full of confidence, scoring goals for fun and eyeing the top spot. Wigan Athletic, meanwhile, are deep in a relegation scrap already, short on goals, short on points, and short on answers. On paper this looks straightforward, but football has a habit of making you look daft when you say that.

The Terriers are the form side in the division right now, having put four past Peterborough in midweek and sitting level on points with leaders Stockport County. Wigan head to West Yorkshire off the back of a midweek defeat at Oxford and having managed just seven goals all season. The fixture could not really set up more differently for these two sides.

Huddersfield Town vs Wigan Athletic Match Details

This League One fixture takes place at the Accu Stadium in Huddersfield, with the hosts looking to go top of the third tier table and Wigan desperately searching for something to kick their season into life. It is a game that matters enormously at both ends of the table, even if for very different reasons.

Team News

Huddersfield are carrying a lengthy injury list, though Drury has shown he has enough quality to cope. Wigan have their own concerns, with a suspension thrown in on top of their injury troubles.

• Radinio Balker, Murray Wallace and Jack Whatmough all remain absent from the Huddersfield back line through injury
• Marcus McGuane, Herbie Kane, David Kasumu and Ryan Ledson are also still out for the Terriers in midfield
• Joe Low and Ibane Bowat are expected to continue as the central defensive partnership
• Archie Collins and Cameron Humphreys should again anchor the Huddersfield engine room
• Fraser Murray misses out for Wigan after his red card in midweek
• Luke Harris, Ryan Trevitt, Dara Costelloe and Max Power are all doubts for the Latics
• Christian Saydee could come into the Wigan starting eleven after scoring off the bench at Oxford

Predicted Lineups

Drury has a settled side right now and there is little reason to shake it up. Joe Taylor leads the line with eight league goals already to his name, and Derensili Sanches Fernandes continues to be the creative heartbeat of everything good about this Huddersfield team. Ilias Bronkhorst and Bali Mumba provide width and energy from the flanks.

For Wigan, Gary Caldwell has a tricky call up front. Saydee showed what he can offer from the bench in midweek and could come in from the start alongside Scott Hogan, who grabbed the winner against Reading. Jensen Weir is a certainty in the middle, with Mellish or Walsh likely alongside him.

• Huddersfield Town: Young; Bronkhorst, Low, Bowat, Roughan; Sanches Fernandes, Collins, Humphreys, Mumba; Radulovic, Taylor
• Wigan Athletic: Whitworth; Chilokoa Mullen, Burns, Fox, A Harris; Barrett, Mellish, Weir, Burrowes; Hogan, Saydee

Recent Form

Huddersfield have been outstanding. Six wins from their opening 11 League One games, only one defeat, and a momentum that just keeps building. The win at Plymouth, who were top at the time, was a real statement of intent. Then four goals against Peterborough in midweek, with Bronkhorst grabbing an early opener and Taylor bagging two more to take his tally to eight for the season. This is a team that knows how to score, knows how to grind out results and carries a genuine belief that they can go all the way this season.

Wigan are the opposite story. Two wins from 10 league games, seven defeats, and a goal tally that is the worst in the division. The victory over Reading last weekend felt like it could be a turning point, and then they went to Oxford and lost 2 1, conceding a decisive goal just seven minutes after equalising. That is a pattern that has defined their season, a moment of promise quickly undone. Caldwell will be working overtime to lift his squad ahead of this trip.

What stands out when you look at both recent records side by side is the difference in mentality as much as quality. Huddersfield keep finding ways to win. Wigan keep finding ways to not quite get over the line. That is a difficult habit to break, especially away from home against a side in this kind of nick.

Head-to-Head Record

These two clubs know each other well from their shared history across the Championship and League One, and meetings between them have often been competitive, physical affairs. Huddersfield have generally had the edge at the Accu Stadium in recent years, making home advantage count. Wigan have shown they can cause an upset on their day, but travelling to a side this confident and in form at a ground where the crowd is fully behind the team makes that a tough ask.

There is nothing in the recent head to head record that would make you panic if you were backing Huddersfield here. The form book, the home advantage, the squad depth, the confidence, all of it points in the same direction.

Key Stats

• Joe Taylor has eight League One goals in 11 appearances this season, making him one of the division’s most lethal finishers right now
• Wigan have scored just seven league goals all season, the lowest tally in League One, averaging under one a game
• Huddersfield have won three of their last four league outings, scoring nine goals in that run

Huddersfield Town vs Wigan Athletic Betting Tips

Everything points towards a comfortable Huddersfield afternoon. They are in blistering form, they are at home, and they are facing a side that cannot score goals and cannot seem to hold a result together. The value is in backing the hosts emphatically rather than looking for a Wigan angle here.

Both Teams To Score (BTTS) Prediction

No. Wigan have managed just seven league goals all season and have looked toothless going forward throughout the campaign. Even with Saydee potentially starting, it is hard to see them breaking down a Huddersfield defence that has been largely solid. Backing BTTS No makes plenty of sense in this one.

Correct Score Prediction

Huddersfield Town 3 0 Wigan Athletic. The Terriers are in the mood, Taylor and Sanches Fernandes are in devastating form, and Wigan simply do not carry the threat to trouble the home side at the other end. A comfortable and convincing home win feels like the most likely outcome.

Cards Prediction

Wigan have a player suspended from midweek already, which suggests there is some needle in their camp. When a struggling side comes up against an in form home team, frustration tends to boil over, and you would expect the Latics to pick up a couple of bookings as the game gets away from them. Back over three and a half cards in this one.

First Goalscorer Prediction

Joe Taylor is the standout pick. Eight league goals in 11 games, a brace in midweek, and all the confidence a striker could want right now. He leads the line for the top side in the division and is clearly the focal point of everything Huddersfield do going forward. He opens the scoring here.

Corners Prediction

Huddersfield like to get the ball wide and get bodies forward, and Wigan are likely to be pushed back and defending for large parts of this game. Expect plenty of corners for the hosts as they work their way around a deep Wigan block. Over nine and a half corners is worth a look.

Over and Under Goals Prediction

Over two and a half goals. Huddersfield have been scoring freely and Wigan have been shipping goals while barely managing to put any in themselves. A comfortable home win with three or more goals feels very much on the cards based on current form.

Bet Builder Tip

A dominant home win with Wigan failing to score and Taylor grabbing the opener ties together everything we know about the form, the momentum and the individual quality on show here.

Final Match Prediction

Huddersfield Town 3 0 Wigan Athletic. Martin Drury has built something genuinely exciting at the Accu Stadium, and this feels like a fixture that sets up perfectly for them to keep the good times rolling. Taylor, Sanches Fernandes and the rest of this forward line have too much for a Wigan side that has been struggling to find any kind of rhythm or confidence since the season kicked off.

Wigan will need to dig deep just to keep the scoreline respectable. Caldwell knows the size of the task he faces in turning this season around, and a trip to one of the division’s form sides without several key players available is about as tough a spot as you can find yourself in. Back Huddersfield to win comfortably and make it a day to remember for the home faithful.

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