Wigan Athletic vs Manchester United 08.01.2024 Prediction: FA Cup

Match Overview

A local area derby will take place when Wigan Athletic take on Manchester United at the DW Stadium in the FA Cup on Monday. The home team will want to take good advantage of the visiting side's host of issues and try to eke out a win over them. The Red Devils will not quite fancy themselves to win this game given the run of form they are on.

Key Highlights 

What will hurt the Red Devils is that they haven't won an away game in their last 5 matches. However, Manchester United haven't lost to Wigan Athletic in their last 5 meetings (5 wins), and this will give them immense confidence playing against their rivals. Wigan, on their part, will want to make sure that they do not let United get away easily and make them sweat.

Injury Report

While Wigan do not have any major injuries to their players, Manchester United have a long list of injured players in their ranks. This includes the likes of Mason Mount, Victor Lindelof and Lisandro Martinez among others.

Prediction

Out of the nine games that they have played against each other so far, Manchester United have won eight and Wigan one. Although history seems to be on their side, we do not think that they come into this game as the favourites to win it. We expect BTTS (both teams to score) in this match as Wigan's attackers are lethal and can tear the United attack apart.