FootyMAD's Manchester United match preview

Last updated : 13 December 2005 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Manchester United v Wigan Athletic fixture

Wigan Ath. face a trip to Manchester United at Old Trafford on Wednesday evening, for the first time in their history, and will be hoping to give their new opponents the runaround.



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Recent respective form guides

Manchester United are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the Red Devils, with 3 goals against.

Wigan Ath.'s away form is equally impressive, picking up four victories from the last six. The Latics's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 5 against.

Man Utd. sit in a healthy 3rd in the league, and have picked up 31 points from their 15 games. Wigan Ath.'s 25 points from 15 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 7th position.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Man Utd.632110511
Wigan Ath.6204696

FootyMad's prediction ...

The match against Man Utd. 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:
Man Utd. Unbeaten in the last 9 home games.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Wigan Ath. Lost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 2 away matches.
An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 2 most recent games.