Wigan Athletic face a key trip to Leicester City on Tuesday night as they look to halt a slide that has left them bottom of League One. The Latics have lost their last two league games and sit 24th with just seven points from 11 matches, 18 points adrift of leaders Huddersfield Town.
Wigan's recent record shows just one win in their last five league outings, a 1-0 victory over Reading on October 17. They followed that with a 2-1 defeat at Oxford United and a 2-1 loss at Huddersfield last time out, where Christian Saydee's stoppage-time goal was a mere consolation. Their form of two wins, one draw and eight defeats from the season's opening 11 games has them rooted to the foot of the standings. The team's overall record of eight goals scored and 17 conceded gives them a goal difference of minus nine.
Leicester City, sitting 13th with 15 points, have also been inconsistent. They beat Doncaster Rovers and Bromley either side of an EFL Trophy loss to Stevenage, but were beaten 2-1 by Luton Town in their most recent league fixture. The Foxes have scored 17 goals this season, more than double Wigan's tally of eight.
Recent meetings have favoured the home side. Leicester won the last encounter 2-0 in an FA Cup tie in January 2020. Their previous league meetings, both in the 2013-14 Championship season, saw a 2-0 Leicester win and a 2-2 draw at the DW Stadium.
Their recent form across the last five games shows two wins and three losses, but they have lost their last two matches consecutively. The next fixture, away to Leicester on Tuesday 27 October, offers a chance to stop that run. Their next chance to climb the table comes immediately after this trip, with a home game against Portsmouth on October 31. The full fixtures list shows a busy period ahead. Wigan's starting lineup is expected to see changes as they search for a formula to secure a vital result at the King Power Stadium.
