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Wigan Ath. face a trip to Stoke City at Britannia Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to break their duck against the hosts. Most of the previous meetings have ended up in defeat for the Latics.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in January 2003, with Stoke City running out comfortable 3 - 0 winners in a F.A. Cup match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Tue 14 Oct | Wigan Ath. | 2 - 1 | Stoke City | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 04 Jan | Stoke City | 3 - 0 | Wigan Ath. | FAC |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 26 Jan | Stoke City | 2 - 2 | Wigan Ath. | LD2 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 13 Nov | Wigan Ath. | 6 - 1 | Stoke City | LD2 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 27 Jan | Stoke City | 2 - 0 | Wigan Ath. | LD2 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 23 Dec | Wigan Ath. | 1 - 1 | Stoke City | LD2 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 26 Feb | Wigan Ath. | 1 - 2 | Stoke City | LD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Stoke City have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Potters in those games, with 8 conceded.
The Latics have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The Latics's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 12 goals for and 11 against.
Stoke City see themselves just below half way in the Nationwide League Division One, showing a record of 43 points from their 31 games played so far, Wigan Ath. are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 53 points from 31 games.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Stoke City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
| Wigan Ath. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Latics's decent recent efforts out on the road should see them narrowly take the spoils from the match with Stoke City, believes the FootyMad team. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Stoke City | 4 games since last home draw. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Wigan Ath. | Undefeated in last 5 away games. 6 games since last defeat. |