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Wigan Ath. face a trip to Portsmouth at Fratton Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 6 games played, Latics have recorded 1 wins, and Portsmouth have come away with 3 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in January 2007, the Pompey carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a F.A. Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 20 Oct | Wigan Ath. | 0 - 2 | Portsmouth | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 03 Feb | Wigan Ath. | 1 - 0 | Portsmouth | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 06 Jan | Portsmouth | 2 - 1 | Wigan Ath. | FAC |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 09 Sep | Portsmouth | 1 - 0 | Wigan Ath. | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Portsmouth are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the Pompey, with 5 goals against.
Wigan Ath. have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 leaked at the wrong end.
Portsmouth find themselves in a respectable 6th position, courtesy of the 50 points they have accumulated from 31 games. Wigan Ath. find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 31 points from their 31 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Portsmouth | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 12 |
| Wigan Ath. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Wigan Ath. have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Portsmouth may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Portsmouth | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 8 . |
| Wigan Ath. | Not won in previous 4 away matches. |