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Wigan Ath. face a trip to Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park 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 just last season, in October 2006, the Rovers carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 15 Dec | Wigan Ath. | 5 - 3 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Mon 01 Jan | Wigan Ath. | 0 - 3 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sun 01 Oct | Blackburn R. | 2 - 1 | Wigan Ath. | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Blackburn Rovers have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 7.
Wigan Ath. have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Latics's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 5 goals for and 4 against.
Blackburn R.'s 46 points from 30 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Wigan Ath. see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 31 points from their 30 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Blackburn R. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 |
| Wigan Ath. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
An indifferent set of results for Wigan Ath. on the road, and I believe this game is only going to yield a solitary point for the Latics. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Blackburn R. | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Wigan Ath. | Not won in previous 3 away matches. 5 games since last defeat. |