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Wigan Ath. face a trip to Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park on Sunday 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 April 2006, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Mon 03 Apr | Blackburn R. | 1 - 1 | Wigan Ath. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 31 Dec | Wigan Ath. | 0 - 3 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 17 Dec | Wigan Ath. | 0 - 2 | Blackburn R. | LGEC |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 03 Jan | Blackburn R. | 4 - 2 | Wigan Ath. | FAC |
| 1986/1987 | Tue 02 Sep | Blackburn R. | 2 - 0 | Wigan Ath. | LGEC |
| 1986/1987 | Tue 26 Aug | Wigan Ath. | 1 - 3 | Blackburn R. | LGEC |
Recent respective form guides
Blackburn Rovers have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Rovers in those games, with 5 conceded.
In complete contrast to Blackburn R., Wigan Ath. are having a torrid time on their travels, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While the Latics have hit 5 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Blackburn R.'s 8 points from 6 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Wigan Ath. find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 5 points from their 5 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Blackburn R. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 11 |
| Wigan Ath. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Rovers, as the Latics have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Blackburn R. | 4 games since last home draw. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Wigan Ath. | Not won in previous 8 away matches. No win in the 4 most recent games. |