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Wigan Ath. pack their bags to visit Birmingham City at St Andrew's on Saturday afternoon, looking to break their duck against the hosts. Half the previous contests have ended with a drawn game, but unfortunately the other half have ended in a defeat for the Latics.
The previous match played between the two at St Andrew's was within the last three years, in October 2007, as the Blues edged out their past their rivals by a score of 3 - 2 in a Premier League match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 05 Dec | Wigan Ath. | 2 - 3 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 05 Apr | Wigan Ath. | 2 - 0 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 27 Oct | Birmingham C. | 3 - 2 | Wigan Ath. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 08 Apr | Wigan Ath. | 1 - 1 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Birmingham City are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. These games have seen the Blues score just 7 goals, though they have conceded 4.
Wigan Ath. have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Latics have hit 7 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Birmingham C.'s 37 points from 26 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Wigan Ath. find themselves struggling down in 15th position in the league having picked up 25 points from their 26 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Birmingham C. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 7 |
| Wigan Ath. | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Blues, as the Latics have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Birmingham C. | Unbeaten in the last 10 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Wigan Ath. | Not won in previous 3 away matches. No win in the 8 most recent games. |