Leicester City host Wigan Athletic at King Power Stadium on October 27, 2026, in a League One match that brings together two sides seeking a response to 2-1 defeats. Leicester lost to Luton Town on October 24, while Wigan went down by the same score against Huddersfield Town. The hosts sit 13th in the league and have scored more than twice as many goals as 24th-placed Wigan after 11 games. Recent results have been uneven for both teams, however, with each recording two wins and three defeats across their last five matches. Leicester’s greater attacking output and unbeaten record in the last three meetings give them reasons for confidence, but they will need to recover from their latest setback.

Leicester City's Recent Form and Key Stats

Leicester City had won back-to-back games before their 2-1 loss to Luton Town prevented them from making it three victories in succession. Their last five matches have produced two wins and three defeats, with averages of 1.8 goals scored and 1.6 conceded per game. Across 11 League One fixtures, Leicester have four wins, three draws and four losses. Those figures show why the hosts cannot take this match for granted despite the gap between the teams in the standings.

Scoring has been a more reliable part of Leicester’s recent performances. The Foxes have found the net in each of their past six games, scoring 13 goals in that stretch, and have 17 league goals overall. At the same time, they conceded in their latest defeat and have allowed an average of 1.6 goals across both their last five matches and the season to date. Leicester have therefore shown they can create goals without consistently turning that output into results.

Their matches have also tended to feature early activity: at least one goal has been scored before half-time in each of Leicester’s last 10 games, and the Foxes have led at the interval in six of those fixtures. Looking at the full 90 minutes, Leicester’s last 10 matches have all contained more than 1.5 total goals. Those trends offer useful context for this meeting, though the hosts’ immediate priority is to turn their scoring form into another win.

Wigan Athletic's Recent Form and Key Stats

Wigan Athletic arrive after a 2-1 defeat to Huddersfield Town on October 24. That result followed another loss since their 1-0 victory over Reading, leaving them with two wins and three defeats in their last five matches. Over that five-game period, Wigan have averaged 1.2 goals scored and 1.4 conceded. Their broader League One record is more difficult: two wins, one draw and eight defeats from 11 games, with the Latics sitting 24th.

Goals have been Wigan’s clearest concern. They have scored eight times in 11 league matches, compared with Leicester’s 17, and their season scoring average is 0.7 per game. The Latics have managed only three goals in their past six fixtures. Even with Leicester conceding an average of 1.6 per league match, Wigan will need a sharper attacking display than their recent numbers suggest if they are to make the most of that opportunity.

Wigan’s games have often remained active after the break, with at least one second-half goal scored in 18 of their last 20 matches. That statistic refers to goals by either side, rather than Wigan’s own scoring. It is a reminder that a quiet start would not necessarily settle this contest, particularly with both teams coming off matches in which they scored once but conceded twice.

Leicester City vs Wigan Athletic Match Analysis

The contrast in league position and attacking production makes Leicester City the stronger-looking side on the supplied figures. Their 17 league goals stand against Wigan’s eight, while the visitors have lost eight of their first 11 League One games. Leicester also have the better recent head-to-head record: they have won two and drawn one of the last three meetings, including a 2-0 victory on January 4, 2020. Wigan have yet to win in that three-match sequence.

There is still a case for caution. Both clubs have identical two-win, three-defeat records across their last five outings, and Leicester’s 2-1 loss to Luton Town interrupted a promising run of consecutive victories. The Foxes have also conceded at the same 1.6-per-game average as Wigan over the league season. A Leicester advantage in attack does not, by itself, guarantee a comfortable afternoon against opponents looking to recover from their own narrow defeat.

The recent meetings have offered mixed clues about the likely scoreline: two of the last three finished with fewer than 2.5 goals, while Leicester have scored an average of 2.0 goals per game across that head-to-head sequence. This time, Leicester’s run of scoring in six straight matches meets a Wigan side averaging fewer than one league goal per game. The hosts have the clearer route to a positive result if they maintain that attacking output, but they must be more effective at protecting it than they were against Luton.

Leicester City vs Wigan Athletic prediction from BetMines: Leicester City win (1) with 56% probability.