The Most Statistically-Backed Match Result & Over 2.5 Goals Tips - 25/1/22

League One leaders Wigan Athletic host Arsenal’s Under 21s at the DW Stadium in the EFL Trophy quarter-finals.

The Latics come into this match in great form having won all of their last five matches, hammering Oldham Athletic 6-0 at Boundary Park in the last round of the competition, before managing an impressive 3-2 home win over local rivals Blackburn Rovers in the FA Cup. Leam Richardson’s men’s last three victories have all came in the league having defeated Doncaster Rovers and Morecambe by 2-1 scorelines, as well as Gillingham 3-2 last time out.

Arsenal’s youngsters have impressed throughout their run in thei competition, having progressed through a group consisting of Swindon Town, Newport County and Plymouth Argyle with four points, following a 4-3 away win at the Exiles and a 1-1 draw at Home Park against Argyle after losing their opening match 2-1 at Swindon.

Steve Bould is currently the Gunners Under 21s coach and will have been delighted to see his team beat Ipswich Town at Portman Road on penalties, having come from 2-0 down before a Kane Vincent-Young own goal and Folarin Balogun strike levelled the scores to set up a tie with Chelsea’s Under 21s who they thumped 4-1 in the Round of 16.

In the National League, 21st place Weymouth face eighth in the table Dagenham & Redbridge with both sides desperate for a win coming into this match.

Weymouth are currently eight points off safety, whilst Dagenham are two points outside of the playoff places.

The home side earned an impressive draw away at Boreham Wood last time out, but, this is their only point in their last five matches, having been beaten 1-0 by both Wrexham and Southend United, as well as losing 3-2 and 2-1 against Eastleigh and Torquay United.

Dagenham were beaten last time out by Stockport County 2-0 at Edgeley Park, but, their four results prior to this were decent, having drawn 2-2 with Torquay United, as well as beating Dover Athletic twice by 3-1 and 2-0 scorelines on either side of a 1-0 victory over Aldershot.

The next tip comes from AFCON where Morocco take on Malawi in the Round of 16.

Morocco finished top of Group C with seven points having beaten both Ghana and Comoros 1-0 and 2-0 before drawing 2-2 against Gabon where both Sofiane Boufal and Achraf Hakimi both got on the scoresheet.

Meanwhile, Malawi showed that they can be a tough opposition to face as after their 1-0 loss to Guinea, they earned a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Zimbabwe as Orlando Pirates striker Gabadinho Mhango scored a brace, before holding Senegal to a 0-0 draw to confirm their progression into the knockout stages.

Stockport County against Maidenhead United is the second tip to come from the National League.

At present, Stockport are in superb form and are third in the table, having won all of their last five matches in the National League following 5-1 and 4-1 victories over Altrincham, as well 1-0, 3-0 and 2-0 wins over Solihull Moors, Eastleigh and Dagenham & Redbridge which sees the Hatters sit just two points off top of the table Chesterfield.

Maidenhead are currently 19th in the table and also cone into this fixture off the back of a recent run of good results, as following their 4-0 hammering against Solihull Moors, they beat Bromley 1-0, drew 1-1 against Aldershot and earned back to back victories against Chesterfield 3-2 and Halifax 1-0.

In the Australian A-League, Melbourne Victory go head to head with Sydney at AAMI Park in a meeting of first against seventh in the standings.

Victory have played seven matches to Sydney’s eight and are currently five points better off than Tuesday’s opponents.

But, in recent history, Sydney have a very good record against the league leaders, having won all of their last five meetings since May 2019 by 6-1, 2-1, 3-0, 4-1 and 2-0 scorelines, potentially giving them the edge coming into this crucial fixture.

Melbourne have won just two of their last five games, following 1-1 and 2-2 draws with Adelaide United and Melbourne City, beating Western United 3-1 in between these score draws, and defeating Adelaide 2-1 in early December off the back of a 3-0 hammering that they received at home to Perth Glory.

Sydney will be looking for an improvement in form, as they were beaten 2-0 away at Central Coast Mariners, before defeating Wellington Pheonix 2-1 and Macarthur 3-0. After their back to back victories, Sydney drew 1-1 with Brisbane Roar at home before being narrowly beaten by Perth 2-1 in their last outing.