Wigan Coast to Victory over LeighFacing Wigan Warriors on the back of their first defeat in fifteen games is never ideal, but when you are Adrian Lam's Leigh Leopards who are looking desperately for a win then it is doubly difficult as the two sides met for the first ‘Battle of the Borough' in 2024.
A win by four points or more would put Wigan back to the top of the pile with a game in hand, a win for the Leopard wouldn't improve their league position but would edge them a little further away from potential danger.
The bookies weren't expecting a runaway win as the Leopards edge closer to their first win of the season, and they only gave the home side a twelve-point start on the handicap coupon, expecting that it might be a closer affair than many commentators and tipsters.
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