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Wigan Ath. face a trip to Liverpool at Anfield 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 less than a year ago, in January 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: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Wed 02 Jan | Liverpool | 1 - 1 | Wigan Ath. | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 29 Sep | Wigan Ath. | 0 - 1 | Liverpool | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 21 Apr | Liverpool | 2 - 0 | Wigan Ath. | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 02 Dec | Wigan Ath. | 0 - 4 | Liverpool | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 11 Feb | Wigan Ath. | 0 - 1 | Liverpool | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 03 Dec | Liverpool | 3 - 0 | Wigan Ath. | PREM |
| 1989/1990 | Wed 04 Oct | Wigan Ath. | 0 - 3 | Liverpool | LGEC |
Recent respective form guides
Liverpool are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Reds in those games, with 4 conceded.
The Latics have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. Those games have seen the Latics pummel 13 goals, and let in 4.
Liverpool sit in a healthy 2nd in the league, and have picked up 17 points from their 7 games. Wigan Ath. see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 8 points from their 7 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 |
| Liverpool | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 16 |
| Wigan Ath. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Liverpool is likely to be a very close encounter, but one that the Madmen sees going the way of the home team. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Liverpool | Unbeaten in the last 16 home games. Won their latest 4 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Wigan Ath. | Undefeated in last 3 away games. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |