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Man. City prepare to entertain Wigan Athletic at City of Manchester Stadium at tea-time on Saturday, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having managed to conjure up a win from 5 of the previous 7 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at City of Manchester Stadium was less than a year ago, in March 2007, with Wigan Ath. inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Sky Blues in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 01 Dec | Wigan Ath. | 1 - 1 | Man. City | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Manchester City have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. While Sky Blues have scored 5, a worringly large 8 have been leaked at the other end.
Wigan Ath.'s away form is none too clever either, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Latics's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 6 goals for and 5 against.
Man. City's 44 points from 27 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 8th position. Wigan Ath. find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 26 points from their 27 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Man. City | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 5 |
| Wigan Ath. | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Man. City are in pretty poor form at home recently, and the FootyMad are looking no further than a solitary point from this game. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Man. City | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Wigan Ath. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 9 outings ago. |