FootyMAD's Portsmouth match preview

History of the Portsmouth v Wigan Athletic fixture

Wigan Ath. face a trip to Portsmouth at Fratton Park on Saturday afternoon,

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in November 2005, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 2 winners in a Premiership match.

For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here

Recent encounters between the teams:
2005/2006	Sat 29 Apr	Wigan Ath.	1 - 2	Portsmouth	PREM
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

Recent respective form guides

Portsmouth have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Pompey in those games, with 7 conceded.

The away form of Wigan Ath. is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Latics have hit 6 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Portsmouth sit in a healthy 2nd in the league, and have picked up 7 points from their 3 games. Wigan Ath. see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premiership, showing a record of 3 points from their 2 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
Portsmouth	6	4	1	1	12	5	13
Wigan Ath.	6	2	0	4	8	11	6

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 Portsmouth. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Portsmouth	5 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 3 matches.
Wigan Ath.	Lost each of the previous 4 away matches. Not won in previous 5 away matches. Last drawn game 8 outings ago.