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Wigan Athletic U21 vs Sheffield United U21

This page follows the latest fixture between these teams. Previous predictions stay on the record below.

Next match: Tue, 03 Nov 2026 • 16:00 UTC+3 • Regular Season

No Best Bet: no eligible value candidate at current conditions.

🎯 PredictLix Predictions

Predictions updated: 02 Nov 2026 10:09 UTC+3

MarketTipOddsProbabilityModel EV
Match Result (1X2) Away Current price not available42.9% —
Double Chance 12 Current price not available81.5% —
BTTS Yes Current price not available88.9% · No 11.1% —
Over/Under 2.5 Over 2.5 Current price not available92.1% · Under 7.9% —
Correct Score 2-3 Current price not available5.7% —

🧠 Match Preview

Wigan Athletic U21 · Home

Wigan Athletic U21 have scored in every one of their last five matches, including a 6-4 win over Colchester United U21 and a 2-2 draw with Coventry City U21, but they also conceded 12 goals across that run. Their most recent outing was a 1-3 home defeat to Bolton Wanderers Res.

Sheffield United U21 · Away

Sheffield United U21 won 2-1 at West Ham United U21 and 4-0 at Peterborough United U21 in their last three, with the 0-1 home loss to Fleetwood Town U21 the exception. They have scored 6 goals in 3 matches and kept one clean sheet.

H2H Goals Point To Away Edge

The latest head-to-head, on 17 Feb 2026, finished 3-2 to Sheffield United U21, and the two meetings before that ended 2-1 and 2-1, so all three were decided by a single goal. Wigan Athletic U21 have scored in each of their last five matches but conceded 12 goals in that span, while Sheffield United U21 have scored 6 in their last three. The model gives the visitors 2.94 expected goals against Wigan's 2.8, a narrow edge that fits those tight head-to-head margins. The evidence supports Sheffield United U21 win.

Published 01 Nov 2026 10:46 UTC+3. Analysis and numbers reflect the pre-match data snapshot available at publication.

⚽ Current model expected goals: Wigan Athletic U21 2.80 – 2.94 Sheffield United U21 · expected total 5.74

🔑 What Drives the Prediction

Wigan Athletic U21

Form (last 5)
Goals scored (season avg)2.20
Goals conceded (season avg)2.80
Best league winning streak this season3
Elo strength rating1500

Sheffield United U21

Form (last 5)
Goals scored (season avg)1.60
Goals conceded (season avg)1.00
Best league winning streak this season8
Elo strength rating1621
Wigan Athletic U21Sheffield United U21
Goals scored (season avg)
2.20
1.60
Goals conceded (season avg)
2.80
1.00
Best league winning streak this season
3
8
Elo strength rating
1500
1621

Headline inputs behind this prediction. The full model combines 20+ weighted factors, each published with an evidence level (A–D) in How we predict — including proprietary signals and calibration we don't publish, into the final probabilities.

📈 Team Trends

Wigan Athletic U21

BTTS
6/6
Over 2.5
6/6
Scored a goal
6/6
No goals conceded
0/6

Sheffield United U21

BTTS
1/3
Over 2.5
2/3
Scored a goal
2/3
No goals conceded
1/3

Streaks run from the most recent match; ratios cover each team's last 6 matches in all competitions.

🏅 League Benchmarks: Professional Development League

Wigan Athletic U21

Best BTTS rate (100%, last 6) Best Over 2.5 rate (100%, last 6)

Sheffield United U21

Best defence (1.00 conceded/game, season) Best clean sheets (4, season)

Rank among 17 Professional Development League teams. Attack, defence and clean sheets are season league stats; BTTS and Over 2.5 rates cover the last 6 matches, all competitions. Only top-3 and bottom-2 marks are shown.

🏠 Home vs Away Records

Wigan Athletic U21 at home · Sheffield United U21 away, the split that matters for this fixture.

Wigan Athletic U21 (home)

Wins–Draws–Losses2W–1D–2L
W 2
D 1
L 2
Played5
Goals scored (avg)2.60
Goals conceded (avg)3.00
Clean sheets0
Failed to score0

Sheffield United U21 (away)

Wins–Draws–Losses3W–0D–2L
W 3
L 2
Played5
Goals scored (avg)2.00
Goals conceded (avg)1.20
Clean sheets3
Failed to score0
Wigan Athletic U21 (home)Sheffield United U21 (away)
W 2
D 1
L 2
W 3
L 2
Played
5
5
Goals scored (avg)
2.60
2.00
Goals conceded (avg)
3.00
1.20
Clean sheets
0
3
Failed to score
0
0

Season record of the home team at its own ground against the away team's record on the road.

🎯 Most Likely Scores for the Selected 1X2 Outcome

2–3
5.65%
2–4
4.16%
1–2
4.12%
1–3
4.04%
3–4
3.88%

Over/Under and BTTS tips are aligned with the leading scoreline. Alternative scores below may belong to other goal-total or BTTS outcomes. Percentages are estimated probabilities of the exact scores, not probabilities conditional on any scenario.

⚔️ Head-to-Head

Sheffield United U21 6 wins · 1 draw · Wigan Athletic U21 1 win · avg 4.1 goals · BTTS in 6 of 8

6
1
1
DateHomeScoreAwayCompetition
17 Feb 2026 Sheffield United U21 3–2 Wigan Athletic U21 Professional Development League
04 Nov 2025 Wigan Athletic U21 2–1 Sheffield United U21 Professional Development League
25 Mar 2025 Sheffield United U21 2–1 Wigan Athletic U21 Professional Development League
08 Oct 2024 Wigan Athletic U21 2–3 Sheffield United U21 Professional Development League
22 Jan 2024 Wigan Athletic U21 0–3 Sheffield United U21 Professional Development League
07 Nov 2023 Sheffield United U21 5–1 Wigan Athletic U21 Professional Development League
10 Jan 2023 Sheffield United U21 3–3 Wigan Athletic U21 Professional Development League
21 Sep 2022 Wigan Athletic U21 0–2 Sheffield United U21 Professional Development League

📈 Recent Form

Wigan Athletic U21

DateOpponentVenueScoreResult
20/10 Bolton Wanderers Res. Home 1–3 L
06/10 Hull City U21 Away 2–2 D
29/09 Huddersfield Town U21 Home 2–1 W
22/09 Coventry City U21 Home 2–2 D
15/09 Colchester United U21 Home 6–4 W
04/09 Sheffield Wednesday U21 Away 1–4 L
01/09 Charlton Athletic U21 Away 2–2 D
25/08 Cardiff City U21 Home 2–5 L
18/08 Bristol City U21 Away 2–2 D
21/07 Bury Away 0–4 L

Sheffield United U21

DateOpponentVenueScoreResult
30/10 West Ham United U21 Away 2–1 W
26/10 Fleetwood Town U21 Home 0–1 L
13/10 Peterborough United U21 Away 4–0 W

📊 Season Comparison: Professional Development League

Wigan Athletic U21 #10 · 10 pts ·  Sheffield United U21 #6 · 13 pts

Wigan Athletic U21

Wins–Draws–Losses2W–4D–3L
W 2
D 4
L 3
Played9
Goals scored (avg)2.20
Goals conceded (avg)2.80
Clean sheets0
Failed to score0
Yellow cards0
Red cards1
Penalties (scored/missed)1/1

Sheffield United U21

Wins–Draws–Losses4W–1D–3L
W 4
D 1
L 3
Played8
Goals scored (avg)1.60
Goals conceded (avg)1.00
Clean sheets4
Failed to score1
Yellow cards0
Red cards0
Penalties (scored/missed)0/1
Wigan Athletic U21Sheffield United U21
W 2
D 4
L 3
W 4
D 1
L 3
Played
9
8
Goals scored (avg)
2.20
1.60
Goals conceded (avg)
2.80
1.00
Clean sheets
0
4
Failed to score
0
1
Yellow cards
0
0
Red cards
1
0
Penalties (scored/missed)
1/1
0/1

⏱️ Goal Timing (season)

Wigan Athletic U21

2
0-15
1
7
16-30
2
6
31-45
6
1
46-60
6
4
61-75
3
4
76-90
3
scored conceded

Sheffield United U21

0-15
1
16-30
2
2
31-45
7
2
46-60
1
61-75
1
3
76-90
2
scored conceded

Goals by 15-minute intervals this season. Late-game scoring patterns matter for live and "goal in last 15 minutes" markets.

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