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Wigan Ath. face a trip to Stoke City at Britannia Stadium at lunchtime on Saturday, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Latics will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them taste defeat on 7 occasions, and draw 3, from the 11 games played.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in May 2009, with Stoke City running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners 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 | Sat 16 May | Stoke City | 2 - 0 | Wigan Ath. | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 08 Nov | Wigan Ath. | 0 - 0 | Stoke City | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 05 Feb | Wigan Ath. | 0 - 1 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 02 Nov | Stoke City | 0 - 1 | Wigan Ath. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 21 Feb | Stoke City | 1 - 1 | Wigan Ath. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 14 Oct | Wigan Ath. | 2 - 1 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 04 Jan | Stoke City | 3 - 0 | Wigan Ath. | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Stoke City have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A generous 10 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The away form of Wigan Ath. is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Latics have hit 6 goals, 22 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Stoke City see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 20 points from their 15 games played so far, Wigan Ath. find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 17 points from their 15 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Stoke City | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 5 |
| Wigan Ath. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Potters, as the Latics have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Stoke City | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Wigan Ath. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |