When assessing the match data, it is no real surprise that Man United are under pressure to maintain a bid for the European places. Their performance data really does mark them out as a pretty average team in the Premier League in both attack and defence.

There are some positives, they have a very low goals against record, so Wigan could struggle to break through. Having said that, it is possible that United have been a touch fortunate defensively as they rank very much mid table for expected goals against.

This matches most of their attacking metrics, which look less than impressive. Manchester United are 17th for goals scored, a figure that seems offensive to the recent history of the club. Again, this is slightly unfortunate because their xG, shots on target and big chances numbers are better than 17th, but still very much mid table (11th-12th).

How this translates to League One opposition remains unclear. Man United will expect to dominate possession in the match, Wigan only average 51% of the ball in League One, ranking them 13th in the league, and so are likely to cede possession and keep their shape here.

The Latics are also home birds. 22 of their 27 points have come at home. However, there has been a big overperformance in front of goal for Wigan, they are around mid table for goals scored, but most of their other attacking numbers are relegation battle standard.

This trend continues in the defensive metrics too, with a top half goals conceded record being propped up by a relegation standard xG against record.

This either means that Wigan have been very fortunate in their results this season, or that they are a very high performing side in both boxes with their finishing and box defending.

Alejandro Garnacho has been a revelation for Manchester United, and he has become their go-to man for getting shots away. The young Argentine is averaging 3.63 shots per 90 minutes, and it is unlikely that the Wigan defence will have come up against such a talent of late.

There are two spots for Man United that look more interesting. If Scott McTominay starts, he is the Man United player with the best shot on target percentage, averaging over 1 per 90. Facundo Pellistri could also get a start and he is a much bigger price than his contemporaries in this match, but wait for team news before backing him.

Charlie Hughes has a couple of goals from central defence this season, and though his shot rate isn’t impressive, Wigan could have to rely on some effective set pieces to give themselves a chance.

Both sides are not particularly strong in terms of winning more corners than their opposition during league play.

Wigan at home in League One have a negative corner split, conceding just over 5 on average at the DW Stadium. This would be expected to continue against a Premier League side, even one with as poor stats as Man United.

United actually concede almost double the amount of corners that they force away from home. Their 7 corners conceded on average away from home should give some Wigan some hope in this metric.

So even though neither team is great at creating corner opportunities, according to their seasonal record, they both struggle to prevent them too.

This supplies extra value to the Charlie Hughes shooting tip as well.

The Latics have the worst disciplinary record in League One and have a number of candidates for individual cards as well.

Man United sit mid table in the Premier League fair play table, so the home side could be good value for the most yellows in the match.

Sean Clare is favourite in the market for individual yellow cards and there is certainly a case to be made for that to be the case. However, Callum Lang has picked up the same number of yellows and is a much bigger price. Scott Smith is also a touch of value in this market.

For Man United, Scott McTominay is United’s 3rd highest fouler this season, but hasn’t yet picked up a caution, so he looks value for one soon.