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Wigan Vs Bromley: League One match preview

Wigan and Bromley meet at The Brick Community Stadium on Saturday 31 October at 15:00 GMT with both clubs under pressure after poor runs in League One. Wigan sit bottom of the table on seven points from 12 matches and have taken three points from their last five league games; Bromley are 22nd with nine points and have managed just one point from their last five. That combination — low league positions plus recent form that favours few conclusions — shapes this fixture as a vital chance for either side to arrest a slide.
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Wigan Vs Bromley

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The Brick Community StadiumKick-off: Saturday 31 October at 15:00 GMT

Recent league form · points from displayed games

Wigan crestWiganLWLLL3
Bromley crestBromleyLLLDL1

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90-minute pick: Wigan 1–0 Bromley.

Wigan’s single recent victory came at home and they have marginally more recent points (3) than Bromley (1); Bromley’s run of four defeats in five and heavier goals conceded makes a low-scoring home win the likeliest outcome on the evidence available.

Away-fan travel · 240 miles · allow about 4h 45m by carEstimated road journey · Hayes Lane → The Brick Community Stadium
OUTWARD · ARRIVE 90–60 MINUTES BEFORE KICK-OFFSat 31 Oct, 08:45 leave → Sat 31 Oct, 13:30–Sat 31 Oct, 14:00 arrive
RETURN · ESTIMATED BACK AT THE AWAY CLUB’S GROUNDSat 31 Oct, 17:30 leave → Sat 31 Oct, 22:15 back

Planning estimates; allow extra time for traffic, parking and leaving the stadium.

Wigan Athletic Vs Bromley match preview and away-fan journey map

Recent form

Wigan have won once in their last five league matches (one win, four defeats), accumulating 3 points while scoring 3 and conceding 8 across that run. Their most recent result was a 3-0 defeat away to Leicester on 27 October, and their only victory in the sequence came at home to Reading on 17 October.

Bromley have failed to win in their last five league matches (zero wins, one draw, four defeats), collecting a single point while scoring 3 and conceding 12. Their latest league outing ended in a 4-1 loss at Milton Keynes Dons on 27 October; they drew 1-1 with Peterborough on 24 October.

Season records (separate rows)

Wigan — League One position: 24th. Played: 12; Won: 2; Drawn: 1; Lost: 9; Goals for: 8; Goals against: 20; Points: 7. Their last five league matches show a sequence of results recorded oldest to newest as L, W, L, L, L.

Bromley — League One position: 22nd. Played: 12; Won: 2; Drawn: 3; Lost: 7; Goals for: 11; Goals against: 30; Points: 9. Their last five league matches read oldest to newest as L, L, L, D, L.

Last five league results

Wigan — last five league matches
Date Match Score
10 October 2026 Stevenage v Wigan 1–0
17 October 2026 Wigan v Reading 1–0
20 October 2026 Oxford United v Wigan 2–1
24 October 2026 Huddersfield v Wigan 2–1
27 October 2026 Leicester v Wigan 3–0
Bromley — last five league matches
Date Match Score
10 October 2026 Mansfield Town v Bromley 2–1
17 October 2026 Stockport County v Bromley 1–0
20 October 2026 Bromley v Leicester 0–4
24 October 2026 Bromley v Peterborough 1–1
27 October 2026 Milton Keynes Dons v Bromley 4–1

Why this matters

Both clubs occupy the bottom end of the table and need points to ease immediate pressure. Wigan’s single recent win was at home and provides a small, recent positive to build on; Bromley’s sequence lacks wins entirely and includes heavy defeats that underline their defensive vulnerabilities (12 conceded in five matches). Saturday’s fixture is therefore a clear opportunity for one of these struggling sides to move away from worrying form lines — even a narrow home victory would be significant for Wigan, while a positive result would give Bromley breathing space in mid-November fixture lists.

Next fixtures

Wigan

  • Sat 14 Nov, 15:00 · Wigan Vs Barnsley
  • Sat 21 Nov, 12:30 · Blackpool Vs Wigan

Bromley

  • Sat 14 Nov, 15:00 · Bromley Vs Notts County
  • Sat 21 Nov, 12:30 · Reading Vs Bromley

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