Comments, predictions Wigan Athletic vs Stockport: Dramatic victory

Latest Wigan Athletic vs Stockport team information

Wigan are struggling with a long injury list. Defender Isaac Mabaya has only made two appearances through 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.

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. 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 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 review 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, before beating 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 strong start in the League Cup and a place in the second round for the first time since 2017-18.

Wigan will be aiming to go one better this time around, having 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 after a two-match winless streak, when they defeated Burton Albion 2-1 at home at Edgeley Park, despite having to play with one less man.

The visitors have started the season on fire with three straight 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. They have kept just one clean sheet in six competitive games and have conceded six goals in League One – the fifth worst record in the division.

Therefore, to go deep 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 confrontations 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

When and where to watch Wigan Athletic vs Stockport live?

To watch live the match Wigan Athletic vs Stockport in the League Cup taking place at 1:45 a.m. on August 27, viewers can watch it on online sports channels. Wish you all have fun watching football.