FM Preview: Tottenham Hotspur v Wigan Athletic 28 Aug 2010

Last updated : 27 August 2010 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Tottenham Hotspur v Wigan Athletic fixture

Wigan Ath. face a trip to Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane on Saturday afternoon, looking to break their duck against the hosts. Most of the previous meetings have ended up in defeat for the Latics.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in November 2009, with Tottenham H. annihilating their visitors 9 - 1 in a Premier League match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2009/2010Sun 21 FebWigan Ath.0 - 3Tottenham H.PREM
2009/2010Sun 22 NovTottenham H.9 - 1Wigan Ath.PREM
2008/2009Sun 11 JanWigan Ath.1 - 0Tottenham H.PREM
2008/2009Fri 02 JanTottenham H.3 - 1Wigan Ath.FAC
2008/2009Sun 21 SepTottenham H.0 - 0Wigan Ath.PREM
2007/2008Sat 19 AprWigan Ath.1 - 1Tottenham H.PREM
2007/2008Sun 11 NovTottenham H.4 - 0Wigan Ath.PREM

Recent respective form guides

Tottenham Hotspur are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 11 goals for the Spurs, with 2 goals against.

In complete contrast to Tottenham H., Wigan Ath. are having a torrid time on their travels, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Latics have hit 6 goals, 20 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Tottenham H. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Barclays Premier League, picking up 4 points from their 2 games so far. Wigan Ath. find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 2 games have yielded only 0 points.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Tottenham H.631211810
Wigan Ath.61147234

FootyMad's prediction ...

Latics are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Tottenham H.. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Tottenham H. Unbeaten in the last 5 home games.
Not drawn a match in their last 3 .
Wigan Ath. 8 games since last away draw.
Last drawn game 5 outings ago.