Wigan, who had a good start of the campaign, are in really bad form and struggling to get back on track. Achieved a good draw last weekend against Millwall, which was achieved with new coach Kolo Toure on his first match in charge of the team.

Quite impressively considering that they were playing away from home, Wigan dominated possession with 58% of the ball at The Den, suggesting Toure will be focusing on improving the Latics' ball retention as they look to avoid dropping straight back down to League One.

That may prove difficult against a side as accomplished as Sheff Utd on Monday, with the 41-year-old likely to be content to see his team avoid defeat once again.

Wigan now sits 22nd in the league table with just 25 points from 23 games, being as well the worst home team in the league with just 9 points in 11 games at their stadium.

Sheffield United, meanwhile, is one of the strongest teams in the league. Achieved an important victory last weekend against Huddersfield, and now are in the promotion zone (2nd position) with impressive numbers: 5 victories in the last 6 games, the best defence of the league with just 19 goals conceded in 23 games, players like Ndiaye or McBurnie in great form this season (9 goals each one), and they are also the second best team in the league with 21 points (6 victories) in 11 games.

It’s the opposite of Wigan, who won just 2 of 11 home games.

Having won each of their last three away matches on the road without conceding a goal, Sheff Utd should have too much class for Wigan.

Furthermore, guests recovered several key players from injuries during the WC break, such as Berge and the goal scorer McBurnie.

The Latics appeared improved under Toure's management last weekend, but there is little doubt that they face a step up in class in the Ivorian's second game. Quality difference is huge, and that’s normal: Wigan has the target of avoid relegation after being promoted this year from League One (and have one of the worst squads) ad Sheffield should be again fighting for promotion as they did last season, having one of the strongest squads in the league.

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维甘在赛季开始时表现不错，但现在状态很差，很难回到正轨。在上周末与米尔沃尔的比赛中取得了不错的平局，这是新教练科洛·图雷执教球队的第一场比赛。

考虑到他们是在客场比赛，维冈在登球场以58%的控球率统治着比赛，这让人印象深刻，这表明图雷将专注于提高拉迪克人的控球率，因为他们希望避免直接跌回英甲。

在周一的比赛中，面对像谢夫联队这样有实力的球队，这可能是很困难的，41岁的他很可能满足于看到他的球队再次避免失败。

维甘目前在积分榜上排名第22位，23场比赛仅积25分，也是联赛中最差的主场球队，11场比赛仅积9分。

与此同时，谢菲尔德联队是联赛中最强的球队之一。上周末在对阵哈德斯菲尔德的比赛中取得了一场重要的胜利，现在他们凭借令人印象深刻的数据进入了升级区(排名第二):最近6场比赛5场胜利，23场比赛只丢19球的联赛最佳防守，像恩迪亚耶和麦克伯尼这样的球员本赛季状态很好(各进9球)，他们也是11场比赛21分(6场胜利)的联赛第二好球队。

这与维甘正好相反，维甘11个主场只赢了2场。

在过去的三场客场比赛中，谢夫-曼联都取得了全胜，没有丢一球，他们应该有足够的实力来对抗维甘。

此外，在世界杯间歇期，客人们还恢复了几名受伤的关键球员，比如贝尔热和进球的麦克伯尼。

上周末，在图雷的执教下，拉丁人似乎有所进步，但毫无疑问，他们将在科特迪瓦人的第二场比赛中面临升级。质量差异是巨大的，这是正常的:维冈在今年从英甲升级后有了保级的目标(并且拥有最差的阵容之一)，谢菲尔德应该像上赛季一样再次为升级而战，他们拥有联赛中最强的阵容之一。