Leicester fights for the second place in the EPL and for a ticket to the Champions League, and will have a match against exhausted Aston Villa in the Cup League's semi-final. In the situation when the Eurocups are endangered, the English cup is a secondary priority. Brendan Rogers has no resources for playing on two fronts. In this match against Wigan, the coach is likely to let out all the reserves to let the leaders rest.

Wigan struggles for survival and will do its best to demonstrate solid resistance. Despite claiming the last place in the league, the team has a solid roster and admirable results so far. In five games Wigan had four draws and has been defeated only by robust Nottingham (0:1) in a visiting match. Wigan's defence is also not bad is it has conceded 37 goals in 25 games. Bookies overwhelmingly favour Leicester, but if the hosts will win they will do so modestly. The team has no reason to let out its main crew and there is no skill gap between Leicester's reserves and Wigan's main roster.