Wigan Ath. prepare to entertain Chelsea at JJB Stadium on Sunday afternoon, hoping to redress the balance of power in this fixture. The Latics have come away defeated on 5 of the 6 previous games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at JJB Stadium was less than a year ago, in January 2008, with Chelsea inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Latics in a F.A. Cup match.
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Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
2007/2008 | Mon 14 Apr | Chelsea | 1 - 1 | Wigan Ath. | PREM |
2007/2008 | Sat 26 Jan | Wigan Ath. | 1-2 | Chelsea | FAC |
2007/2008 | Sat 03 Nov | Wigan Ath. | 0 - 2 | Chelsea | PREM |
2006/2007 | Sat 13 Jan | Chelsea | 4 - 0 | Wigan Ath. | PREM |
2006/2007 | Sat 23 Dec | Wigan Ath. | 2 - 3 | Chelsea | PREM |
2005/2006 | Sat 10 Dec | Chelsea | 1 - 0 | Wigan Ath. | PREM |
2005/2006 | Sun 14 Aug | Wigan Ath. | 0 - 1 | Chelsea | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Wigan Athletic 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, 4 to 3.
The away form of Chelsea however, is much more impressive, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 11 goals for the Blues, and 5 goals against.
Wigan Ath. find themselves struggling down in 15th position in the league having picked up 0 points from their 1 matches. Chelsea are currently sitting proudly at the top of the entire league, having collected 3 points from the 1 games played.
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Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
Wigan Ath. | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
Chelsea | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 14 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Wigan Ath. are not in a rich vein of form at the moment, and your Madmen see things getting no better with Chelsea running out comfortable winners. Away win
Sequence statistics: | |
Wigan Ath. | Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
Chelsea | Undefeated in last 5 away games. 12 games since last defeat. |