Wigan Ath. face a trip to Manchester United at Old Trafford at lunchtime on Saturday, looking to break their duck against the hosts. On each previous occasion, the match has ended in defeat for the Latics.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in December 2006, with Man. Utd. running out comfortable 3 - 1 winners in a Premiership match.
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Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
2006/2007 | Tue 26 Dec | Man. Utd. | 3 - 1 | Wigan Ath. | PREM |
2006/2007 | Sat 14 Oct | Wigan Ath. | 1 - 3 | Man. Utd. | PREM |
2005/2006 | Mon 06 Mar | Wigan Ath. | 1 - 2 | Man. Utd. | PREM |
2005/2006 | Sun 26 Feb | Man. Utd. | 4 - 0 | Wigan Ath. | LGEC |
2005/2006 | Wed 14 Dec | Man. Utd. | 4 - 0 | Wigan Ath. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Manchester United have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These games have seen the Red Devils score just 5 goals, though they have conceded 2.
In complete contrast to Man. Utd., Wigan Ath. are having a torrid time on their travels, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Latics have hit 5 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Man. Utd. sit in a healthy 2nd in the league, and have picked up 17 points from their 8 games. Wigan Ath. see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 8 points from their 8 games played so far,
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Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
Man. Utd. | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 15 |
Wigan Ath. | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Latics are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Man. Utd.. Home win
Sequence statistics: | |
Man. Utd. | 6 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 9 . |
Wigan Ath. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 6 most recent games. |