Comments and predictions for Wigan Athletic vs Stockport: Dramatic victory
The match between Wigan Athletic vs Stockport in the League Cup takes place at 1:45 a.m. on August 27. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes performance, makes football comments and predicts the score.
Latest Wigan Athletic vs Stockport team information
Wigan are struggling with a long injury list. Defender Isaac Mabaya has only made two appearances due to injury, while Kmarni Miller has yet to play this season. The trio of Will Aimson, Morgan Fox and Jason Kerr are carrying the load at the back.
In addition, Joe Adams (knee), Matthew Smith (hamstring) and Chris Sze (foot) have all been absent since the start of the season and are yet to return. Dion Rankine and Callum McManaman have also not played a single game. In midfield, Ryan Trevitt and Joseph Hungbo are the mainstays and are likely to continue to start.
For Stockport, Brad Hills is suspended after his red card in the last match, giving Nigerian defender Joseph Olowu the chance to take his place on the right wing.
Lewis Bate, Callum Camps and Arttu Hoskonen are doubts, while Tayo Edun is a definite absentee with a knee injury.
Latest predicted lineup for Wigan Athletic vs Stockport
Wigan Athletic:
Tickle; Aimson, Kerr, Fox; Francois; Hungbo, Trevitt, Murray, Wright; Saydee, Costelloe
Stockport County:
Addai; Pye, Connolly, Olowu; Moxon, Norwood, Dodgson, O'Keeffe; Mothersille, Diamond; Lowe
Latest football commentary on Wigan Athletic vs Stockport
Wigan Athletic started the 2025-26 season with mixed results under Ryan Lowe, winning 3, losing 2 and drawing 1 in all competitions.
Wigan opened the season with a 3-1 win over Northampton, but then lost 2-1 to Leyton Orient. In the League Cup, they beat Notts County 1-0 in the first round, then beat Peterborough 2-0 in the third round of the Championship.
Since then, the DW team has not won another match, losing 0-1 to Luton Town and drawing 2-2 with Rotherham United last weekend.
Despite the season only just beginning, Lowe must be concerned about the team’s lack of consistency, but victory over Notts County has given them a flying start in the League Cup and a second-round appearance for the first time since 2017-18.
Wigan will be aiming to go further this time around, as they have not reached the third round of the League Cup since 2013-14, when they were thrashed 5-0 by Manchester City.
The former Premier League club need to start well, because in the last 6 matches without scoring first, they have lost 2 times.
Meanwhile, Stockport County have just found the joy of victory again after a two-match winless streak, when they beat Burton Albion 2-1 at home at Edgeley Park, despite having to play with one less player.
The visitors have made a flying start to the season with three consecutive wins, including a 3-1 win over Crewe Alexandra, thanks to goals from Kyle Wootton, Ethan Pye and Lewis Fiorini.
Stockport's strength lies in their attack, with 12 goals in all competitions, and in 5/6 of their matches they have scored at least 2 goals.
However, Dave Challinor’s defence has been vulnerable, keeping just one clean sheet in six competitive games and conceding six goals in League One – the fifth worst record in the division.
Therefore, to go further in the League Cup, Stockport will need to improve their defense. However, they have reason to be confident as they are unbeaten in both previous encounters with Wigan (1 win, 1 draw).
Latest Wigan Athletic vs Stockport score prediction
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Wigan Athletic vs Stockportas follows:
- Sportsmole:Wigan Athletic 2-0 Stockport
- WhoScore:Wigan Athletic 3-1 Stockport
- Our newspaper predicts:Wigan Athletic 3-2 Stockport
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