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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 8 games played, Sky Blues have recorded 1 wins, and Wigan Ath. have come away with 4 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in September 2008, the Latics carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory 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: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 17 Jan | Man. City | 1 - 0 | Wigan Ath. | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Sun 28 Sep | Wigan Ath. | 2 - 1 | Man. City | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Wigan Athletic have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. While Latics have scored 6, a worringly large 9 have been leaked at the other end.
The Sky Blues have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The games have constituted a decent return of 10 goals for the Sky Blues, and 5 goals against.
Wigan Ath. see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 9 points from their 8 games played so far, Man. City's total of 16 points from their 7 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Barclays Premier League.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Wigan Ath. | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 6 |
| Man. City | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Man. City are in reasonable form away from home coming into this match, and the Madmen are quite confident that they should come away with a comfortable victory from this contest. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Wigan Ath. | 7 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 13 . |
| Man. City | Not won in previous 2 away matches. 4 games since last defeat. |