Leicester City vs Wigan Athletic: Prediction & Preview
Leicester City host bottom side Wigan Athletic in League One on 27 October 2026. Form, key numbers and Hyper2Play's model prediction.
Leicester City host bottom-placed Wigan
Leicester City welcome Wigan Athletic to the King Power Stadium in Round 8 of League One on Tuesday, 27 October 2026. Kick-off is at 19:45 UTC (15:45 ET).
Leicester City sit 13th of 24 with 15 points from 11 matches, having won 4, drawn 3 and lost 4, with 17 goals scored and 17 conceded. Wigan Athletic are bottom, 24th, with 7 points from 11 games, recording 2 wins, 1 draw and 8 defeats while scoring 8 and conceding 17.
Form guide
Leicester City's recent form reads LWWLD, newest first. They lost 1-2 away at Luton Town on 24 October after a 4-0 win at Bromley and a 2-1 home victory over Doncaster Rovers, while before that they were beaten 1-3 at home by Peterborough United and drew 1-1 at Barnsley.
Wigan Athletic's form is LLWLL. They lost 1-2 at both Huddersfield Town and Oxford United in their last two outings, either side of a 1-0 home win over Reading on 17 October. Earlier defeats came by 0-1 at Stevenage and 0-1 at home to Wycombe Wanderers.
Key numbers and players
Leicester City average 66.64% possession, 15.45 shots and 5.45 shots on target per game, with an xG of 1.59 and an xG against of 1.09. They have kept 3 clean sheets this season.
Wigan Athletic average 53.09% possession, 12.18 shots and 2.82 shots on target, with an xG of 1.34 against an xG conceded of 1.83. They have 2 clean sheets to their name.
Emil Riis Jakobsen is Leicester City's top scorer with 4 league goals, followed by John Lundstram and Liam Cullen on 3 each. Christian Saydee leads Wigan Athletic with 2 league goals.
Prediction
Hyper2Play's own model, based on points per game, goal difference, recent form and home advantage, gives Leicester City a 73% chance of winning, with 18% for a draw and 9% for Wigan Athletic. The pick is Leicester City with high confidence, and the most likely score is 1-0.
The gap in the table, Wigan Athletic's weak attacking output and Leicester City's home advantage underpin the estimate. It is a model projection rather than a guarantee, and Leicester City's defeat at Luton Town shows results can still go against the numbers.
Most likely score: 1-0
Our own model, from points per game, goal difference, recent form and home advantage. An estimate, not betting advice.
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