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Man. City face a trip to Wigan Athletic at JJB Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 6 games played, Sky Blues have recorded 1 wins, and Wigan Ath. have come away with 3 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in October 2006, as they swept to an impressive 4 - 0 win in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 03 Mar | Man. City | 0 - 1 | Wigan Ath. | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 21 Oct | Wigan Ath. | 4 - 0 | Man. City | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Wigan Athletic's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While Latics have scored 4, a worringly large 7 have been leaked at the other end.
Man. City's away form is none too clever either, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. While the Sky Blues have hit 6 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Wigan Ath. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premier League with a return of just 8 points from their 14 games thus far. Man. City sit in a healthy 3rd in the league, and have picked up 29 points from their 14 games.
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 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 0 |
| Man. City | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its been an indifferent run of form for the Sky Blues of late away from home, but your FootyMad panel sees things improving, starting here at JJB Stadium with Man. City coasting to victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Wigan Ath. | Been beaten in each of their previous 3 home matches. Failed to win in previous 5 home matches. Latest 8 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 12 most recent games. |
| Man. City | 5 games since last defeat. |