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Wigan Ath. prepare to entertain Tottenham Hotspur at JJB Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to break their duck against the visitors. Out of their two previous meetings, the Latics have drawn one game and lost the other.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at JJB Stadium was just last season, in April 2007, when they fought out a thrilling high-scoring 3-3 draw in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sun 11 Nov | Tottenham H. | 4 - 0 | Wigan Ath. | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sun 15 Apr | Wigan Ath. | 3-3 | Tottenham H. | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sun 26 Nov | Tottenham H. | 3 - 1 | Wigan Ath. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 19 Feb | Tottenham H. | 2 - 2 | Wigan Ath. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 26 Nov | Wigan Ath. | 1 - 2 | Tottenham H. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Wigan Athletic have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These games have seen the Latics score just 7 goals, though they have conceded 2.
The Spurs have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Spurs's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 9 goals for and 8 against.
Wigan Ath. find themselves struggling down in 15th position in the league having picked up 35 points from their 34 matches. Tottenham H. see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 41 points from their 34 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Wigan Ath. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 |
| Tottenham H. | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Wigan Ath. are starting to turn JJB Stadium into a fortress, but the quality of opposition for this game makes your FootyMad panel believe the teams will share the spoils on this occasion. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Wigan Ath. | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. |
| Tottenham H. | Not won in previous 2 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |