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Wigan Athletic vs Leyton Orient Prediction: Latics Eye First League Win

Two teams with zero points from gameweek 1 meet at the Brick Community Stadium on 22 August 2026. Wigan fell 2-3 to Cambridge United at home despite playing well enough to win, while Orient conceded late at Sheffield Wednesday to…

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  • Wigan Athletic vs. Leyton Orient in week 2 of the 2026-2027 League One kicks off at 15:00 GMT on 2026-08-22.
  • Recent managerial H2H between Richie Wellens and Gary Caldwell over 2 matches, record stands at 1-0, with 1 draw.
  • Wigan Athletic have accumulated 0 points to lie 18th whereas Leyton Orient have 0 points to sit 20th.
  • No absentees for either Wigan Athletic or Leyton Orient.
  • We expect Wigan Athletic to line up in a predicted 3-at-the-back 3-4-2-1, and Leyton Orient are expected to line up in 4-2-3-1.
  • The previous match saw M. Power lead Wigan Athletic with a 7.6 TheyScored rating, and C. Wellens top-rating for Leyton Orient at 7.9.
  • Wigan Athletic secured a win (3-2 vs Aston Villa U21), while Leyton Orient had to settle for a draw (1-1 vs AFC Wimbledon).
  • Momentum favors Leyton Orient (3-1-1) after Wigan Athletic managed only 1-2-2 from 5 matches.
  • Leyton Orient hold the upper hand H2H: of 6 meetings, they've triumphed 2 times, conceded 1 time and shared 3 draws.

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Wigan is going head to head with Leyton Orient on 22/8/2026 14:00 GMT for the England League One. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Wigan v Leyton Orient H2H statistics!