As things stand, the Latics are sitting in 20th place with 41 points, but, in a tightly-packed division, a poor run of results in their final handful of matches could see them slip into the dreaded relegation zone and be leapfrogged by one of the chasing pack over the course of the final five games.
But what are the data experts saying about how the League One table will finish?
We've take a look at the third-tier and every club's predicted position and points totals, according to data experts FiveThirtyEight. This is where Wigan Athletic and all their divisional rivals are tipped to finish:
We've take a look at the third-tier and every club's predicted position and points totals, according to data experts FiveThirtyEight. This is where Wigan Athletic and all their divisional rivals are tipped to finish: