ᐉWigan vs Preston Prediction

• Date: 30/07/2022
• Competition:
• KO: 16:00
• Venue: DW Stadium (Wigan)

The Championship kicks off on Saturday as League One champions Wigan makes their return to the division by welcoming Preston to the DW Stadium.

Following a two-year absence, Wigan will be confident of making a winning return to the Championship against a Preston side that finished 13th in the division last season.

Wigan vs Preston Betting Tips: Wigan to win

Of course, it´s tough to make too many solid predictions in this, the opening weekend of the domestic season and the bookies agree with Wigan narrow 2.45 odds against favourites. Preston are available at 3.3 odds at the time of writing.

Both sides have enjoyed decent pre-season form, with Wigan winning 4 and drawing 1 while Preston have won 3 and lost 2, although their opposition has arguably been of a higher quality.

Preston won 2:1 when these sides last met at this venue in the Championship back in 2019, but the visitors finished last season in poor form on the road, losing 3 and winning just 1 of their last 6 away matches.

Ultimately, at this early stage, Wigan should have the confidence of champions, and we expect the hosts to have the edge in what will likely prove a closely contested fixture at the DW.

Wigan offers plenty of value at 2.45 odds against to claim the victory, while the over 2.5 goal pick looks quite appealing at 2.25 odds, with 6 of the last 9 meetings between these sides seeing that outcome.