Wigan Athletic vs Exeter City predictions, Mar 21, 2026

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As Wigan Athletic prepares to host Exeter City on March 21, 2026, both teams will be aiming to shift their recent fortunes in the English League One. Wigan has shown some resilience, securing two victories in their last five matches, while Exeter struggles continue with no wins in their past five outings. This disparity in form could play a significant role in the match’s outcome.

Wigan’s tactical approach has centered on leveraging their home advantage, combining strong defensive organization with quick transitions into attack. In contrast, Exeter has faced challenges in both creating goal-scoring opportunities and maintaining defensive solidity, leading to their current winless streak.

The bookmakers have made Wigan the favorites with odds of 2.06 for a home win, while Exeter’s odds stand at 3.44. Our predictive model gives Wigan a 45.6% chance of securing the win, while the likelihood of a draw is at 27.3%, and an away victory for Exeter is at 26.9%.

In conclusion, with Wigan’s recent form and home advantage, they will be looking to capitalize against an Exeter side in search of much-needed momentum. However, in football, outcomes can be unpredictable, making this a compelling fixture to watch.

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Wigan 46.2%

Draw 28%

Exeter 25.8%

Prediction (the most likely score): 1:0

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Betting Odds

	1	X	2
	2.02	3.38	3.62	Watch and Bet
	2	3.2	3.5
	2.06	3.39	3.44

Latest Results

14.03.26 Wigan Athletic – Bradford City – 2:0 10.03.26 Wigan Athletic – Plymouth Argyle – 0:3 07.03.26 Blackpool – Wigan Athletic – 1:1 28.02.26 Wigan Athletic – Huddersfield Town – 1:0 21.02.26 Stockport County – Wigan Athletic – 4:2

14.03.26 Exeter City – Cardiff City – 0:4 10.03.26 Exeter City – Lincoln City – 0:1 07.03.26 Barnsley FC – Exeter City – 2:1 03.03.26 Exeter City – Burton Albion – 1:1 28.02.26 Exeter City – Bolton Wanderers – 1:5

Facts

A great opportunity to watch a clash of neighbouring teams in the table (ranked 20 and 18)

In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Wigan won 1.

Recent performances by Wigan have been up and down (last 5 games: 2 wins).

Exeter is on a losing streak (in the last 5 games, wins – 0).

Recently, Exeter has had a series of home games.

Wigan might have a minor edge in this game.

In the last 6 head-to-head matches, Wigan won 2 matches, drew 3 matches, lost 1 match, and goals 7:4. (average 1.2:0.7).

Including home matches between the teams, Wigan won 0 matches, drew 1 match, lost 1 match, and goals 1:2. (average 0.5:1).

Latest Head To Head

08.11.25 Exeter City – Wigan Athletic – 1:1 08.04.25 Exeter City – Wigan Athletic – 1:1 28.09.24 Wigan Athletic – Exeter City – 0:0 10.02.24 Wigan Athletic – Exeter City – 1:2 04.11.23 Exeter City – Wigan Athletic – 0:2

Standings

2025/26

		Pl	W	D	L		Diff	Pts
1	Lincoln	37	24	8	5	69:32	37	80
2	Cardiff	37	23	7	7	73:39	34	76
3	Bolton	37	17	14	6	55:38	17	65
4	Bradford City	37	19	7	11	47:41	6	64
5	Stevenage	36	16	9	11	40:37	3	57
6	Huddersfield	37	16	8	13	56:46	10	56
7	Stockport County	35	16	8	11	48:46	2	56
8	Reading	37	14	13	10	55:49	6	55
9	Wycombe	37	14	11	12	53:41	12	53
10	Plymouth	37	16	5	16	56:53	3	53
11	Luton	37	14	9	14	48:46	2	51
12	Barnsley	35	13	10	12	58:58	0	49
13	AFC Wimbledon	36	14	7	15	46:50	-4	49
14	Peterborough	36	14	4	18	51:51	0	46
15	Mansfield	35	11	12	12	42:39	3	45
16	Burton	37	11	10	16	41:51	-10	43
17	Doncaster	36	12	7	17	40:59	-19	43
18	Exeter	37	11	9	17	40:47	-7	42
19	Leyton Orient	36	12	6	18	49:60	-11	42
20	Wigan	36	10	11	15	38:50	-12	41
21	Blackpool	37	10	8	19	43:61	-18	38
22	Rotherham	36	9	9	18	35:50	-15	36
23	Northampton	37	9	8	20	31:50	-19	35
24	Port Vale	34	6	10	18	26:46	-20	28

English League One Outrights

1. Lincoln City: 1.42 (64.71%)

2. Cardiff: 2.74 (33.51%)

3. Bolton: 150.4 (0.61%)

4. Bradford City: 190.4 (0.48%)

5. Stockport County: 450.25 (0.2%)

6. Huddersfield: 575.25 (0.16%)

7. Stevenage: 575.25 (0.16%)

8. Reading: 1075.25 (0.09%)

9. Barnsley: 1200.25 (0.08%)

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