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As Arsenal prepares to host Wigan Athletic in the FA Cup on February 15, 2026, expectations are high for a dominant performance from the Gunners. With an impressive record, having won 4 of their last 5 matches, Arsenal has demonstrated a potent attacking strategy, complemented by a solid defensive line. The team’s recent form highlights their ability to control the game, making them unequivocal favorites heading into this clash.
On the other hand, Wigan Athletic has struggled recently, securing only 1 victory in their last 5 outings. This lack of momentum poses a significant challenge for them, especially against a high-caliber opponent like Arsenal. Wigan will need to bolster their defense to withstand Arsenal’s quick-paced offense, while also seeking opportunities for counter-attacks.
Bookmakers reflect this disparity in form, with odds heavily favoring Arsenal at 1.05 compared to Wigan’s 27.61. Predicted final score lines, such as 3:0, further emphasize the expected outcome based on recent performances. Nonetheless, while Arsenal’s track record is formidable, Wigan could still pull off an upset in cup matches. As with any knockout competition, surprises can happen, making this fixture an intriguing encounter for fans and bettors alike.
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| Arsenal 90% |
Draw 6.6% |
Wigan 3.5% |
Prediction (the most likely score): 3:0
Outrights of English FA Cup Arsenal: 16.1% Wigan: 0.34%
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Betting Odds
| 1 | X | 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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1.04 | 17.96 | 26.74 | |
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1.05 | 17 | 41 | |
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1.04 | 14.2 | 27 | Watch and Bet |
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1.06 | 13 | 21 | |
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1.06 | 14.15 | 26.27 | |
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1.05 | 9.5 | 26 |
Latest Results
| 07.02.26 Arsenal FC – Sunderland AFC – 3:0 03.02.26 Arsenal FC – Chelsea – 1:0 31.01.26 Leeds United – Arsenal FC – 0:4 28.01.26 Arsenal FC – Kairat Almaty – 3:2 25.01.26 Arsenal FC – Manchester United – 2:3 |
07.02.26 Peterborough United – Wigan Athletic – 6:1 31.01.26 Wigan Athletic – Lincoln City – 0:1 27.01.26 Wycombe Wanderers – Wigan Athletic – 2:0 24.01.26 Doncaster Rovers – Wigan Athletic – 3:3 17.01.26 Wigan Athletic – Bolton Wanderers – 0:1 |
Facts
Latest Head To Head
| 12.04.14 Wigan Athletic – Arsenal FC – 1:2 penalties 14.05.13 Arsenal FC – Wigan Athletic – 4:1 22.12.12 Wigan Athletic – Arsenal FC – 0:1 16.04.12 Arsenal FC – Wigan Athletic – 1:2 |
Standings
Draw
Main
1/128-finals
| 1 | Liverpool | Bye | |
| 3 | Peterborough | Cardiff | 1 : 0 |
| 4 | Barnsley | York City | 3 : 2 |
| 5 | Manchester Utd | Bye | |
| 8 | Bye | Brighton | |
| 9 | Stoke | Bye | |
| 12 | Bye | Coventry | |
| 13 | Fulham | Bye | |
| 16 | Bye | Middlesbrough | |
| 17 | Colchester | MK Dons | 2 : 3 |
| 18 | Oldham | Northampton | 3 : 1 |
| 20 | Bye | Oxford Utd | |
| 21 | Everton | Bye | |
| 24 | Bye | Sunderland | |
| 25 | Stevenage | Chesterfield | 0 : 1 |
| 26 | Crewe | Doncaster | 1 : 2 |
| 28 | Bye | Southampton | |
| 29 | Cheltenham | Bradford City | 1 : 0 |
| 30 | Buxton | Chatham | 2 : 1 |
| 32 | Bye | Leicester | |
| 33 | Wrexham | Bye | |
| 36 | Bye | Nottingham | |
| 37 | Ipswich | Bye | |
| 39 | Blackpool | Scunthorpe | 1 : 0 |
| 40 | Reading | Carlisle | 2 : 3 |
| 41 | Portsmouth | Bye | |
| 44 | Bye | Arsenal | |
| 45 | Preston | Bye | |
| 47 | Wigan | Hemel Hempstead | 2 : 1 |
| 48 | Spennymoor | Barrow | 0 : 2 |
| 49 | Hull | Bye | |
| 52 | Bye | Blackburn | |
| 53 | Charlton | Bye | |
| 56 | Bye | Chelsea | |
| 57 | Boreham Wood | Crawley | 3 : 0 |
| 58 | Newport | Gillingham | 3 : 2 |
| 59 | Brackley Town | Notts Co | 3 : 2 |
| 60 | Burton | St. Albans | 6 : 0 |
| 61 | West Ham | Bye | |
| 64 | Bye | QPR | |
| 65 | Burnley | Bye | |
| 68 | Bye | Millwall | |
| 69 | Sheffield Utd | Bye | |
| 71 | Gainsborough | Accrington | 1 : 2 |
| 72 | Mansfield | Harrogate | 3 : 2 |
| 73 | Norwich | Bye | |
| 75 | AFC Wimbledon | Gateshead | 0 : 2 |
| 76 | Eastleigh | Walsall | 0 : 3 |
| 77 | Swansea | Bye | |
| 80 | Bye | West Brom | |
| 81 | Port Vale | Maldon & Tiptree | 5 : 1 |
| 82 | Bromley | Bristol Rovers | 1 : 2 |
| 83 | Fleetwood | Barnet | 2 : 1 |
| 84 | Luton | Forest Green | 4 : 3 |
| 85 | Bristol City | Bye | |
| 88 | Bye | Watford | |
| 89 | Grimsby | Ebbsfleet | 3 : 1 |
| 90 | Wealdstone | Southend | 1 : 0 |
| 91 | Chelmsford | Braintree | 4 : 1 |
| 92 | Weston-super-Mare | Aldershot | 2 : 1 |
| 93 | Wolves | Bye | |
| 95 | Sutton | AFC Telford | 2 : 1 |
| 96 | South Shields | Shrewsbury | 1 : 3 |
| 97 | Tottenham | Bye | |
| 100 | Bye | Aston Villa | |
| 101 | Newcastle | Bye | |
| 104 | Bye | Bournemouth | |
| 105 | Manchester City | Bye | |
| 107 | FC Halifax | Exeter | 0 : 2 |
| 108 | Wycombe | Plymouth | 2 : 0 |
| 109 | Salford | Lincoln | 2 : 1 |
| 110 | Tamworth | Leyton Orient | 0 : 1 |
| 111 | Rotherham | Swindon | 1 : 2 |
| 112 | Bolton | Huddersfield | 2 : 1 |
| 113 | Slough | Altrincham | 2 : 1 |
| 114 | Macclesfield | AFC Totton | 6 : 3 |
| 116 | Bye | Crystal Palace | |
| 117 | Sheffield Wed | Bye | |
| 120 | Bye | Brentford | |
| 121 | Tranmere | Stockport County | 1 : 3 |
| 122 | Cambridge Utd | Chester | 3 : 0 |
| 124 | Bye | Birmingham | |
| 125 | Derby | Bye | |
| 128 | Bye | Leeds |
1/64-finals
| 1 | Liverpool | Bye | |
| 2 | Peterborough | Barnsley | 0 : 1 |
| 3 | Manchester Utd | Bye | |
| 4 | Bye | Brighton | |
| 5 | Stoke | Bye | |
| 6 | Bye | Coventry | |
| 7 | Fulham | Bye | |
| 8 | Bye | Middlesbrough | |
| 9 | MK Dons | Oldham | 3 : 1 |
| 10 | Bye | Oxford Utd | |
| 11 | Everton | Bye | |
| 12 | Bye | Sunderland | |
| 13 | Chesterfield | Doncaster | 1 : 2 |
| 14 | Bye | Southampton | |
| 15 | Cheltenham | Buxton | 6 : 2 |
| 16 | Bye | Leicester | |
| 17 | Wrexham | Bye | |
| 18 | Bye | Nottingham | |
| 19 | Ipswich | Bye | |
| 20 | Blackpool | Carlisle | 4 : 1 |
| 21 | Portsmouth | Bye | |
| 22 | Bye | Arsenal | |
| 23 | Preston | Bye | |
| 24 | Wigan | Barrow | 3 : 2 |
| 25 | Hull | Bye | |
| 26 | Bye | Blackburn | |
| 27 | Charlton | Bye | |
| 28 | Bye | Chelsea | |
| 29 | Boreham Wood | Newport | 3 : 0 |
| 30 | Brackley Town | Burton | 1 : 3 |
| 31 | West Ham | Bye | |
| 32 | Bye | QPR | |
| 33 | Burnley | Bye | |
| 34 | Bye | Millwall | |
| 35 | Sheffield Utd | Bye | |
| 36 | Accrington | Mansfield | 2 : 3 |
| 37 | Norwich | Bye | |
| 38 | Gateshead | Walsall | 0 : 2 |
| 39 | Swansea | Bye | |
| 40 | Bye | West Brom | |
| 41 | Port Vale | Bristol Rovers | 1 : 0 |
| 42 | Fleetwood | Luton | 3 : 2 |
| 43 | Bristol City | Bye | |
| 44 | Bye | Watford | |
| 45 | Grimsby | Wealdstone | 4 : 0 |
| 46 | Chelmsford | Weston-super-Mare | 0 : 2 |
| 47 | Wolves | Bye | |
| 48 | Sutton | Shrewsbury | 1 : 2 |
| 49 | Tottenham | Bye | |
| 50 | Bye | Aston Villa | |
| 51 | Newcastle | Bye | |
| 52 | Bye | Bournemouth | |
| 53 | Manchester City | Bye | |
| 54 | Exeter | Wycombe | 4 : 0 |
| 55 | Salford | Leyton Orient | 4 : 0 |
| 56 | Swindon | Bolton | 4 : 0 |
| 57 | Slough | Macclesfield | 1 : 3 |
| 58 | Bye | Crystal Palace | |
| 59 | Sheffield Wed | Bye | |
| 60 | Bye | Brentford | |
| 61 | Stockport County | Cambridge Utd | 0 : 1 |
| 62 | Bye | Birmingham | |
| 63 | Derby | Bye | |
| 64 | Bye | Leeds |
1/32-finals
| 1 | Liverpool | Barnsley | 4 : 1 |
| 2 | Manchester Utd | Brighton | 1 : 2 |
| 3 | Stoke | Coventry | 1 : 0 |
| 4 | Fulham | Middlesbrough | 3 : 1 |
| 5 | MK Dons | Oxford Utd | 1 : 2 |
| 6 | Everton | Sunderland | 1 : 2 |
| 7 | Doncaster | Southampton | 2 : 3 |
| 8 | Cheltenham | Leicester | 0 : 2 |
| 9 | Wrexham | Nottingham | 4 : 3 |
| 10 | Ipswich | Blackpool | 2 : 1 |
| 11 | Portsmouth | Arsenal | 1 : 4 |
| 12 | Preston | Wigan | 0 : 1 |
| 13 | Hull | Blackburn | 1 : 0 |
| 14 | Charlton | Chelsea | 1 : 5 |
| 15 | Boreham Wood | Burton | 0 : 5 |
| 16 | West Ham | QPR | 2 : 1 |
| 17 | Burnley | Millwall | 5 : 1 |
| 18 | Sheffield Utd | Mansfield | 3 : 4 |
| 19 | Norwich | Walsall | 5 : 1 |
| 20 | Swansea | West Brom | 2 : 3 |
| 21 | Port Vale | Fleetwood | 1 : 0 |
| 22 | Bristol City | Watford | 5 : 1 |
| 23 | Grimsby | Weston-super-Mare | 3 : 2 |
| 24 | Wolves | Shrewsbury | 6 : 1 |
| 25 | Tottenham | Aston Villa | 1 : 2 |
| 26 | Newcastle | Bournemouth | 4 : 3 |
| 27 | Manchester City | Exeter | 10 : 1 |
| 28 | Salford | Swindon | 3 : 2 |
| 29 | Macclesfield | Crystal Palace | 2 : 1 |
| 30 | Sheffield Wed | Brentford | 0 : 2 |
| 31 | Cambridge Utd | Birmingham | 2 : 3 |
| 32 | Derby | Leeds | 1 : 3 |
1/16-finals
| 1 | Liverpool | Brighton | |
| 2 | Stoke | Fulham | |
| 3 | Oxford Utd | Sunderland | |
| 4 | Southampton | Leicester | |
| 5 | Wrexham | Ipswich | |
| 6 | Arsenal | Wigan | |
| 7 | Hull | Chelsea | |
| 8 | Burton | West Ham | |
| 9 | Burnley | Mansfield | |
| 10 | Norwich | West Brom | |
| 11 | Port Vale | Bristol City | |
| 12 | Grimsby | Wolves | |
| 13 | Aston Villa | Newcastle | |
| 14 | Manchester City | Salford | |
| 15 | Macclesfield | Brentford | |
| 16 | Birmingham | Leeds |
English FA Cup Outrights
1. Manchester City: 4.5 (17.65%)
2. Arsenal: 4.93 (16.1%)
3. Liverpool: 7 (11.34%)
4. Chelsea: 8.03 (9.88%)
5. Aston Villa: 11.33 (7.01%)
6. Newcastle Utd: 14 (5.67%)
7. Brighton: 17.33 (4.58%)
8. Brentford: 23 (3.45%)
9. Fulham: 26.67 (2.98%)
10. Leeds: 27.67 (2.87%)
11. Sunderland: 32 (2.48%)
12. Wolves: 38.67 (2.05%)
13. West Ham: 41 (1.94%)
14. Burnley: 45 (1.76%)
15. Ipswich: 75.67 (1.05%)
16. Southampton: 87 (0.91%)
17. Wrexham: 93.67 (0.85%)
18. Stoke City: 93.67 (0.85%)
19. Norwich: 117 (0.68%)
20. West Brom: 117 (0.68%)
21. Birmingham: 117 (0.68%)
22. Bristol City: 117 (0.68%)
23. Leicester: 117 (0.68%)
24. Hull City: 133.67 (0.59%)
25. Oxford Utd: 150.33 (0.53%)
26. Wigan: 233.67 (0.34%)
27. Port Vale: 233.67 (0.34%)
28. Burton: 233.67 (0.34%)
29. Mansfield: 233.67 (0.34%)
30. Salford: 317 (0.25%)
31. Grimsby: 317 (0.25%)
32. Macclesfield: 400.33 (0.2%)
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