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 just last season, in March 2008, with Blackburn R. running out comfortable 3 - 1 winners in a Premier League match.
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Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
2008/2009 | Sat 13 Dec | Wigan Ath. | 3 - 0 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
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 |
Recent respective form guides
Blackburn Rovers have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Wigan Ath. have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. Latics have conceded 8 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Blackburn R. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 34 points from 33 matches. Wigan Ath. see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 41 points from their 32 games played so far,
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Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
Blackburn R. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 7 |
Wigan Ath. | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Not a lot has been going right generally for Wigan Ath. on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Blackburn R.. No-score draw
Sequence statistics: | |
Blackburn R. | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
Wigan Ath. | 4 games since last away draw. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |