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Wigan Ath. face a trip to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 5 games played, Latics have recorded 1 wins, and Chelsea have come away with 2 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2008, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Premier League match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sun 24 Aug | Wigan Ath. | 0 - 1 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Chelsea are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Blues in those games, with 3 conceded.
In complete contrast to Chelsea, Wigan Ath. are having a torrid time on their travels, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. Latics have conceded 5 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.
Chelsea sit in a healthy 3rd in the league, and have picked up 52 points from their 26 games. Wigan Ath.'s 35 points from 26 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 7th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Chelsea | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
| Wigan Ath. | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Blues, as the Latics have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Chelsea | Unbeaten in the last 9 home games. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Wigan Ath. | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 5 away matches. Drawn each of the last 4 games. No win in the 6 most recent games. |