Preview: Wigan Athletic vs Rotherham United – prediction, team news, lineups

Rotherham United head to the Brick Community Stadium to tackle Wigan Athletic on Tuesday, understanding {that a} defeat would verify their relegation from League One.

The hosts climbed to fifteenth spot within the League One table with a victory over Mansfield Town on Saturday and will assure their security with a win, whereas the guests sit 13 factors adrift of security with simply 5 video games remaining.

Match preview

Wigan Athletic head into motion on Tuesday seeking a 3rd straight League One victory which might verify their survival, having climbed away from the specter of the drop final week.

In what has been a troublesome marketing campaign in England’s third tier, the Latics improved their survival hopes heading into the Easter Weekend with two wins, a draw and a defeat in a 4-match span, seeing them transfer onto 45 factors from 39 outings.

Ryan Lowe‘s males would add 4 extra vital factors to that tally in that weekend double-header, enjoying out a goalless stalemate with Leyton Orient earlier than visiting strugglers Northampton Town and successful 3-1 to place daylight between themselves and the underside 4.

Mansfield Town then visited the Brick Community Stadium on Saturday, and the Latics took one other huge step in the direction of confirming their third-tier standing with a 2-1 triumph, having led by means of Callum Wright and been rapidly pegged again by Lucas Akins, earlier than Joe Taylor transformed a 71st-minute penalty to seal all three factors.

Now sitting fifteenth on 52 factors, 5 above the drop zone, Wigan Athletic can transfer all however out of attain with one other triumph on Tuesday, whereas outcomes elsewhere as well as might deem them formally protected.

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Their guests, in the meantime, head to Lancashire in a much more determined place, understanding that one other loss would verify their drop to England’s fourth tier.

Rotherham United have endured a poor marketing campaign of their second time period following relegation to League One, sitting on the point of one other drop having managed simply 37 factors from their 41 matches, successful simply 9 and dropping 22 of these.

Following Matt Hamshaw’s exit, Lee Clark arrived on the AESSEAL New York Stadium to steer their survival bid, however he has not overseen any enchancment along with his 4 video games on the helm producing one draw and three defeats, extending their winless run to eight video games having solely scored in two of these matches.

Following losses to Lincoln City and basement aspect Port Vale both aspect of a draw with Stevenage, the Millers hosted South Yorkshire rivals Barnsley on Saturday and suffered a 3-1 beating, with Sam Nombe’s harm-time penalty solely a comfort after Tom Bradshaw’s brace and Adam Phillips’s aim.

Now needing a minimal of 13 factors from 15 obtainable of their final 5 video games to flee the underside 4, whereas understanding that outcomes elsewhere might seal their destiny as quickly as Tuesday, Rotherham United head to Wigan understanding solely a victory will suffice.

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Team News

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Wigan Athletic could also be unchanged from their 2-1 win on the weekend, with Jack Hunt, Baba Adeeko and Tyrese Francois nonetheless confined to the therapy room.

Taylor will lead the road with confidence, having scored 10 targets in 17 league appearances since his January mortgage arrival.

Alongside him, Christian Saydee and Dara Costelloe might compete for one spot with Wright more likely to hold his place, whereas James Carragher, Jason Kerr and Will Aimson are sure to line up in an unaltered again three.

Rotherham United stay badly hit by accidents, with defenders Hamish Douglas, Emmanuel Adegboyega and Marvin Kaleta all doubtless remaining sidelined alongside midfielders Dru Yearwood, Joe Powell, Kian Spence and Shaun McWilliams.

Daniel Gore did return from suspension to begin in midfield final day trip, although, and he might line up alongside Josh Benson, with veteran Liam Kelly having needed to begin their final 4 video games.

Nombe will lead the road having netted his tenth league aim of the season on Saturday, whereas Jordan Hugill is again in competition after an harm and can compete with the likes of Harry Gray, Gabriele Biancheri, Ar-Jany Martha and Duncan Watmore for attacking spots.

Wigan Athletic potential beginning lineup:

Tickle; Carragher, Kerr, Aimson; Borges, Smith, Weir, Murray; Costelloe, Wright; Taylor

Rotherham United potential beginning lineup:

Cann; Hall, Baptiste, Jules, James; Gore, Benson; Martha, Watmore, Gray; Nombe

We say: Wigan Athletic 3-1 Rotherham United

With momentum again on their aspect having escaped a hunch in latest weeks, we fancy Wigan Athletic to make it three straight victories towards a Rotherham United aspect devoid of confidence to ship the guests right down to League Two.

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