What channel is Wigan v Burton Albion on?
Wigan v Burton Albion kicks off on Saturday 8 May at 12:30pm UK time, at The Brick Community Stadium, in League One, matchday 46. The UK broadcasters have not confirmed a channel for this match yet; this page updates as soon as they do.
Wigan are 24th with 7 points from 10 matches (2 won, 1 drawn, 7 lost); Burton Albion are 14th with 14 points from 12 (3 won, 5 drawn, 4 lost), 2 draws in a row. Goals: Wigan have scored 7 and conceded 15 (-8), Burton Albion have scored 16 and conceded 18 (-2). Wigan have taken 6 points from 5 home matches, Burton Albion 7 points from 6 away matches. Arena Rete's model makes Burton Albion favourites (42%), with 1-1 the most likely score. In the 15 previous meetings on record: 5 wins for Wigan, 6 draws, 4 wins for Burton Albion.
How to watch Wigan v Burton Albion in the UK
The League One TV guide →No channel has been announced for Wigan v Burton Albion yet. The UK rights to League One are held by:
- Sky SportsThe selected League One matches on Sky Sports Football and Sky Sports Main Event; Sky shows more than 1,000 EFL matches a season under a deal that runs to 2028/29.
- ITVfreeTen EFL matches a season live and free to air on ITV1 and ITVX, shown alongside Sky.
The streaming services that carry League One:
- Sky Sports+The matches not on the main Sky Sports channels; included with Sky Sports at no extra cost: the Sky Sports+ channel and the Sky Sports app on Sky Q, Sky Glass, Sky Stream and mobile.
- Sky GoEvery match shown on the Sky Sports channels; included for Sky Sports customers, on phones, tablets, laptops and consoles.
- NOWEvery match shown on the Sky Sports channels; with a NOW Sports membership, no long contract.
- ITVXfreeThe ten free-to-air matches and the highlights; free, with registration.
Matches kicking off between 2:45pm and 5:15pm on a Saturday are not shown live anywhere in the UK: it is the long-standing "closed period" that protects attendances across the football pyramid. Ten EFL matches a season are live and free on ITV1 and ITVX. Everything else needs Sky Sports or NOW. ITV shows free highlights with every goal from the three EFL divisions, on ITVX. Rights checked on 1 October 2026.
How they come into it
Full head to head →
- Tue 20 OctOxford United 2-1 Wigan
- Sat 17 OctWigan 1-0 Reading
- Sat 10 OctStevenage 1-0 Wigan
- Sat 3 OctWigan -1--1 Mansfield
- Sat 19 SeptWigan 0-1 Wycombe Wanderers
- Tue 20 OctBurton Albion 0-0 Bradford
- Sat 17 OctPeterborough 2-2 Burton Albion
- Sat 10 OctDoncaster 1-0 Burton Albion
- Sat 3 OctBurton Albion 1-3 Huddersfield
- Sat 26 SeptPlymouth 0-1 Burton Albion
What is at stake
If it ended today →Wigan are 24th, in the relegation zone: 11 pts off the play-offs. Burton Albion are 14th: 4 pts off the play-offs and 5 pts clear of the relegation zone. 7 points separate the two sides.
In League One: The top two go up automatically. Play-offs from third to sixth. The bottom four are relegated. Positions and points are from the official table.
Line-ups appear here as soon as our data provider publishes them, usually an hour before kick-off.
The data forecast
Full head to head →Poisson model on 10 league matches for Wigan and 12 for Burton Albion; early in the season teams start from the league average. This is an estimate, not betting advice.
Head-to-head record
Wigan v Burton Albion down the years15 meetings in our data provider's archive · goals: Wigan 18, Burton Albion 14 · 2.1 per match
- 29 Dec 2025Burton Albion0-2WiganLeague One
- 2 Dec 2025Wigan1-0Burton AlbionLeague One
- 29 Apr 2025Burton Albion1-1WiganLeague One
- 21 Jan 2025Wigan1-2Burton AlbionLeague One
- 29 Mar 2024Wigan1-1Burton AlbionLeague One
- 3 Oct 2023Burton Albion2-1WiganLeague One
- 12 Apr 2022Burton Albion0-0WiganLeague One
- 30 Oct 2021Wigan2-0Burton AlbionLeague One
- 24 Apr 2021Wigan1-1Burton AlbionLeague One
- 29 Dec 2020Burton Albion3-4WiganLeague One
and 5 older ones.
The last meeting was on 29 Dec 2025: Burton Albion 0-2 Wigan. With Wigan at home: 2 home wins, 3 draws and 2 away wins in 7 matches, goals 6-5. Wigan last won this fixture on 29 Dec 2025 (Burton Albion 0-2 Wigan). Burton Albion last won it on 21 Jan 2025 (Wigan 1-2 Burton Albion).
The numbers compared
All League One team stats →Wigan on the left, Burton Albion on the right: league matches only, 10 and 12 played.
The questions people ask
- What time does Wigan v Burton Albion kick off?
- Saturday 8 May at 12:30pm UK time, at The Brick Community Stadium.
- What channel is Wigan v Burton Albion on in the UK?
- The channel has not been confirmed yet. TV selections are usually announced about six weeks before the match.
- Is Wigan v Burton Albion on free-to-air TV?
- No. Ten EFL matches a season are live and free on ITV1 and ITVX. Everything else needs Sky Sports or NOW.
- Where can I watch Wigan v Burton Albion highlights?
- ITV shows free highlights with every goal from the three EFL divisions, on ITVX.
- Where is Wigan v Burton Albion being played?
- At The Brick Community Stadium. Wigan are the home side.
- Where are Wigan and Burton Albion in the table?
- Wigan are 24th with 7 points from 10 matches; Burton Albion are 14th with 14 points from 12. Wigan are 24th, in the relegation zone: 11 pts off the play-offs. Burton Albion are 14th: 4 pts off the play-offs and 5 pts clear of the relegation zone.
- What form are Wigan and Burton Albion in?
- Last league results, most recent first. Wigan: L W L L D. Burton Albion: D D L L W (2 draws in a row).
- Who is the favourite in Wigan v Burton Albion?
- Arena Rete's model makes Burton Albion favourites (42%), from the two sides' league results. Most likely score: 1-1. It is an estimate, not betting advice.
- What is the head-to-head record between Wigan and Burton Albion?
- 15 meetings on record: 5 wins for Wigan, 6 draws, 4 wins for Burton Albion; goals 18-14.
- When did Wigan and Burton Albion last meet?
- On 29 Dec 2025 (League One): Burton Albion 0-2 Wigan.
- Where can I follow Wigan v Burton Albion live?
- On Arena Rete's match page: the score, the goalscorers and the line-ups update on their own.
The rest of the round on TV
The League One TV guide →This page is for viewers in the United Kingdom, and its times are UK time. Rights and channels change: check the broadcaster's own listing on the day. League tables rebuilt from results do not include points deductions; expected goals and team stats come from our data provider, where it supplies them. We earn nothing from these links.