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Man City face a trip to Wigan Athletic at JJB Stadium at lunchtime on Saturday, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 5 games played, Sky Blues have recorded 1 wins, and Wigan Ath. have come away with 2 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in December 2005, as the Latics edged out their past their rivals by a score of 4 - 3 in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 18 Mar | Man City | 0 - 1 | Wigan Ath. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 28 Jan | Man City | 1 - 0 | Wigan Ath. | FAC |
| 2005/2006 | Mon 26 Dec | Wigan Ath. | 4 - 3 | Man City | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 05 Nov | Wigan Ath. | 1 - 0 | Man City | LGEC |
| 1998/1999 | Wed 19 May | Man City | 1 - 0 | Wigan Ath. | D2PO |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 15 May | Wigan Ath. | 1 - 1 | Man City | D2PO |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 03 Apr | Man City | 1 - 0 | Wigan Ath. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Wigan Athletic are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The Latics's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
The away form of Man City is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While the Sky Blues have hit 4 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Wigan Ath. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 5 points from 7 matches. Man City see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premiership, showing a record of 9 points from their 8 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Wigan Ath. | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 2 |
| Man City | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Not a lot has been going right generally for Man City on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Wigan Ath.. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Wigan Ath. | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 6 most recent games. |
| Man City | Not won in previous 6 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |