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Wigan Ath. play host to Portsmouth at JJB Stadium on Saturday afternoon, determined to stop the rot against their opponents, having lost out to their rivals on 2 of the previous 3 occassions.
The last time the two teams met at Wigan Ath. was amazingly over twenty years ago, in October 1982, with Portsmouth inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Latics in a Third Division match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 05 Nov | Portsmouth | 0 - 2 | Wigan Ath. | PREM |
| 1982/1983 | Tue 01 Mar | Portsmouth | 0 - 0 | Wigan Ath. | LGE1 |
| 1982/1983 | Tue 19 Oct | Wigan Ath. | 0-1 | Portsmouth | LGE1 |
| 1979/1980 | Sat 12 Jan | Portsmouth | 1 - 1 | Wigan Ath. | LGE2 |
| 1979/1980 | Sat 01 Sep | Wigan Ath. | 1 - 2 | Portsmouth | LGE2 |
| 1978/1979 | Sat 03 Feb | Wigan Ath. | 2 - 0 | Portsmouth | LGE2 |
| 1978/1979 | Tue 26 Sep | Portsmouth | 1 - 0 | Wigan Ath. | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Wigan Athletic's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. The Latics's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Portsmouth's away form is none too clever either, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. The Pompey's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.
Wigan Ath.'s 51 points from 36 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Portsmouth are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 35 points from 36 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Wigan Ath. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 5 |
| Portsmouth | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its been a distinctly poor show from Wigan Ath. at home in recent games, and, though I cannot see a run starting here, I do think the Latics will at least gain a draw. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Wigan Ath. | Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Portsmouth | 15 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |