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Man. City face a trip to Wigan Athletic at JJB Stadium on Sunday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 7 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 less than a year ago, in December 2007, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Premier League 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 Mar | Man. City | 0 - 0 | Wigan Ath. | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Wigan Athletic have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 6 to 5.
The away form of Man. City however, is much more impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The games have constituted a decent return of 12 goals for the Sky Blues, and 7 goals against.
Wigan Ath. find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 5 points from their 5 matches. Man. City find themselves in a respectable 5th position, courtesy of the 9 points they have accumulated from 5 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 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 11 |
| Man. City | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Man. City are in great form out on the road, so much so that the Madmen confidently predict a comfortable three points from their visit to Wigan Ath.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Wigan Ath. | Unbeaten run of 5 matches. |
| Man. City | Undefeated in last 4 away games. 4 games since last defeat. |