Wigan Ath. prepare to entertain Blackburn Rovers at JJB Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to redress the balance of power in this fixture. The Latics have come away defeated on 4 of the 5 previous games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at JJB Stadium was less than a year ago, in December 2007, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 5-3 thriller, in a Premier League match.
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Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
2007/2008 | Sat 22 Mar | Blackburn R. | 3 - 1 | Wigan Ath. | PREM |
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 |
Recent respective form guides
Wigan Athletic have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 7 in the wrong end.
The away form of Blackburn R. is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Rovers have hit 11 goals, 15 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Wigan Ath. see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 19 points from their 16 games played so far, Blackburn R. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premier League with a return of just 13 points from their 16 games thus far.
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Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
Wigan Ath. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 |
Blackburn R. | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Latics's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Blackburn R.. Home Win
Sequence statistics: | |
Wigan Ath. | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
Blackburn R. | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. An overall losing run of 5 games. No win in the 5 most recent games. |