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Sheffield Wednesday vs Wigan Athletic Prediction: Owls Aim to Extend Lead at Hillsborough
Sheffield Wednesday host Wigan Athletic at Hillsborough on 12 September 2026 in EFL League One Matchweek 6, with Henrik Pedersen and Gary Caldwell meeting as managers for the first time. Wednesday sit top after five games with 12 points from…
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- Matchweek 6 of the 2026-2027 League One brings Sheffield Wednesday against Wigan Athletic on 2026-09-12 (kick-off 15:00 GMT).
- Referee S. Stockbridge has dished out around 4-5 yellows and 0 reds, plus 25 fouls per match across 10 games.
- With the data available to us, H. Pedersen and Gary Caldwell have not met as managers before.
- With 12 points, Sheffield Wednesday sit 1st, while Wigan Athletic have 3 points to occupy 24th.
- There are no injury or suspension concerns for either Sheffield Wednesday or Wigan Athletic.
- Our forecast has Sheffield Wednesday in a 4-man backline (4-2-3-1), with Wigan Athletic set to counter in 3-4-2-1.
- Last time out, R. Santos registered the best mark for Sheffield Wednesday - 7.2 - and M. Power did likewise for Wigan Athletic with an 7.6 score.
- Sheffield Wednesday won 2-1 against Peterborough United, while Wigan Athletic lost their fixture 0-4 vs Stockport County.
- Sheffield Wednesday look strong (3-0-2) over the last 5 matches, whereas Wigan Athletic have 2-0-3 in the same span.
- Sheffield Wednesday have clearly got the edge H2H: in 13 meetings, they've beaten Wigan Athletic 8 times, with 0 draws and only 5 losses.
- We predict Sheffield Wednesday to prevail 2-1 given their strong home form (1-0-1) and 3.50 goals/game.
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Sheffield Wed is going head to head with Wigan on 12/9/2026 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 Sheffield Wed v Wigan H2H statistics!