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Wigan Ath. play host to Birmingham City at JJB Stadium at tea-time on Saturday, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The majority of those games have been won by the Latics.
The last time the two teams met at Wigan Ath. was more than a decade ago, in April 1992, with Wigan Ath. running out comfortable 3-0 winners in a Third Division match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Mon 02 Jan | Birmingham C. | 2 - 0 | Wigan Ath. | PREM |
| 1991/1992 | Tue 28 Apr | Wigan Ath. | 3-0 | Birmingham C. | LGE1 |
| 1991/1992 | Sat 19 Oct | Birmingham C. | 3 - 3 | Wigan Ath. | LGE1 |
| 1990/1991 | Tue 05 Feb | Birmingham C. | 0 - 0 | Wigan Ath. | LGE1 |
| 1990/1991 | Sat 22 Sep | Wigan Ath. | 1 - 1 | Birmingham C. | LGE1 |
| 1989/1990 | Sat 17 Feb | Birmingham C. | 0 - 0 | Wigan Ath. | LGE1 |
| 1989/1990 | Fri 01 Dec | Wigan Ath. | 1 - 0 | Birmingham C. | LGE1 |
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.
Birmingham C.'s away form is none too clever either, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. Blues have conceded 9 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Wigan Ath.'s 47 points from 32 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 8th position. Birmingham C. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 28 points from 32 matches.
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 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 7 |
| Birmingham C. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Attention punters! I see this as an opportunity for the Latics to get the show back on the road by taking all the three points available. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Wigan Ath. | Been beaten in each of their previous 3 home matches. Failed to win in previous 5 home matches. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Birmingham C. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. |