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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 8 games played, Latics have recorded 2 wins, and Portsmouth have come away with 4 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in November 2008, with Wigan Ath. inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Pompey in a Premier League match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sun 24 May | Wigan Ath. | 1 - 0 | Portsmouth | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 01 Nov | Portsmouth | 1 - 2 | Wigan Ath. | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Portsmouth's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Pompey in those games, with 8 conceded.
Wigan Ath.'s away form is none too clever either, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Latics have hit 8 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Portsmouth find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 10 games have yielded only 4 points. Wigan Ath.'s 13 points from 10 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Portsmouth | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 10 |
| Wigan Ath. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing appears to be going right for the Latics out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Portsmouth. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Portsmouth | 11 games since last home draw. |
| Wigan Ath. | 13 games since last away draw. |