Wigan v Mansfield Town preview: League One, Tuesday 3 November, 19:45 GMT

Wigan host Mansfield Town at The Brick Community Stadium on Tuesday 3 November at 19:45 GMT. Mansfield are 12th in League One, nine places above Wigan, who sit 21st. The visitors arrive with the stronger recent results.

Wigan are fighting for form and points near the foot of the table; Mansfield have climbed into mid-table on the strength of a string of high-scoring displays. That contrast sets the tone for a contest where organisation and timing of goals look likely to decide the outcome.

League One · Regular Season – 9

Wigan Vs Mansfield Town matchday centre

Recent form and season context

Wigan (home)

League position: 21st after 13 matches. Season record shows 3 wins, 1 draw and 9 losses, 11 goals scored and 22 conceded, leaving them on 10 points. Their last five league matches read WLLLW — two wins, three defeats, yielding 6 points, with six goals scored and nine conceded.

Mansfield Town (away)

League position: 12th after 12 matches. Season record is 5 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats, 20 goals for and 18 against, on 18 points. Their last five league outings are WDWWL — three wins, one draw and one loss — worth 10 points, with 10 goals scored and five conceded.

Two data points to watch

Across the ten league matches with goal-timing data available, Mansfield have scored six goals between the 16th and 30th minutes. That has been their most productive scoring spell in the recorded sample. Timing data is incomplete for two of their 12 league games.
Wigan have been vulnerable late. Across the campaign they have conceded six league goals in the 76–90+ minute band; protecting leads or staying level deep into games has been a recurring difficulty.

Mansfield’s stronger scoring return and higher league position make them our favourites, but Wigan have won three of their six home league games. The hosts’ 3-2 victory over Bromley on 31 October also shows they can take points at the Brick Community Stadium.

Wigan

21st · 10 pts · 13 played

WLLLW6 points

Mansfield Town

12th · 18 pts · 12 played

WDWWL10 points

Last five league matches · oldest → newest

Talking points

How Mansfield handle the travel: their recent away numbers show they can score regularly away from One Call Stadium, but they concede too — clearing defensive issues against a home side desperate for points will be key.
Wigan’s late-game record: if Wigan can keep the match level into the final 15 minutes they often come under pressure; can the hosts strengthen that phase, or will Mansfield exploit it?

Venue advantage

Home and away

Wigan

AT HOME

Points per game: 1.5
Goals scored / game: 1.2
Goals conceded / game: 1.7
Clean sheets: 1 / 6
W–D–L: 3–0–3

6 matches · 22 Aug–31 Oct

Mansfield Town

ON THE ROAD

Points per game: 1.2
Goals scored / game: 1.7
Goals conceded / game: 1.8
Clean sheets: 1 / 6
W–D–L: 2–1–3

6 matches · 22 Aug–24 Oct

League matches only · 90 minutes · 3 Nov · Season to date. Samples can differ where detailed match coverage differs.

THE GOAL CLOCK

Goals scored and conceded, minute by minute

Compare when each club scored and conceded in the recorded matches. Every mark uses an exact event minute; added time stays separate from normal time.

Player

Goals scoredGoals conceded

Horizontal axis: exact match minute. Vertical axis: number of goals at that minute. Scroll the chart sideways on a small screen; hover or focus a mark for the goal details.

See exact goal minutes and players

Minute	Scored / conceded	Club sample	Goalscorer	Fixture date

Source: retained API-Football match events. Only matches whose goal events reconcile with the final score are included. This is recorded coverage, not a complete-season claim.

THE FULL BREAKDOWNDive deeper into the statsCorners, scoring first, late goals and head-to-head

League head-to-head

1Wigan wins

2draws

1Mansfield Town wins

4 recorded league meetings · previous 10 years

Pressure points

Who wins the corners?

Wigan

CORNERS / GAME

Won4.9

13 matches

Conceded5.6

13 matches

13 matches · 15 Aug–31 Oct

Mansfield Town

CORNERS / GAME

Won5.5

12 matches

Conceded4.6

12 matches

12 matches · 15 Aug–31 Oct

Match intelligenceScoring first

Wigan

LEAGUE MATCHES

Scored first: 2 matches
Then won / drew / lost: 2 / 0 / 0
Conceded first: 10 matches
Then won / drew / lost: 1 / 0 / 9
Goalless: 1
First-goal order unclear · excluded: 0

13 matches · 15 Aug–31 Oct

Mansfield Town

LEAGUE MATCHES

Scored first: 4 matches
Then won / drew / lost: 4 / 0 / 0
Conceded first: 5 matches
Then won / drew / lost: 0 / 1 / 4
Goalless: 1
First-goal order unclear · excluded: 0

10 matches · 15 Aug–31 Oct

Match intelligenceLate goals · 76–90+

Wigan

LEAGUE MATCHES

Scored: 1
Conceded: 6

13 matches · 15 Aug–31 Oct

Mansfield Town

LEAGUE MATCHES

Scored: 1
Conceded: 4

10 matches · 15 Aug–31 Oct

League matches only · 90 minutes · 3 Nov · Season to date. Samples can differ where detailed match coverage differs.

Fan Banter Prediction

90-minute pick: Mansfield Town to win.

Mansfield arrive in better league health — higher league position and more points from recent matches — and with a clearer scoring pattern in the early-to-mid periods of games. Wigan’s season to date has been patchy and they have conceded late on with worrying frequency; on balance, Mansfield’s form and goal timing give them the edge in a tight League One fixture.

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Away-fan travel · 105 miles · allow about 2h 15m by carEstimated road journey · One Call Stadium → The Brick Community Stadium

OUTWARD · ARRIVE 90–60 MINUTES BEFORE KICK-OFFTue 3 Nov, 16:00 leave → Tue 3 Nov, 18:15–Tue 3 Nov, 18:45 arrive

RETURN · ESTIMATED BACK AT THE AWAY CLUB’S GROUNDTue 3 Nov, 22:15 leave → Wed 4 Nov, 00:30 back

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