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Wigan Ath. face a trip to Portsmouth at Fratton Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Latics will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them with only a 14.29% success rate in the fixture.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2008, with Portsmouth running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a Premier League match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 29 Mar | Portsmouth | 2 - 0 | Wigan Ath. | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Portsmouth have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 7.
Wigan Ath. have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 12 goals for the Latics, and 8 goals against.
Portsmouth's 14 points from 10 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 7th position. Wigan Ath. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premier League with a return of just 8 points from their 10 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Portsmouth | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 6 |
| Wigan Ath. | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 6 |
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 | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Not won in the 4 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 4 games. No win in the 4 most recent games. |