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Wigan Ath. face a trip to Arsenal at Emirates Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to break their duck against the hosts. On each previous occasion, the match has ended in defeat for the Latics.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in December 2008, the Gunners carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory 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 11 Apr | Wigan Ath. | 1 - 4 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 06 Dec | Arsenal | 1 - 0 | Wigan Ath. | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Tue 11 Nov | Arsenal | 3 - 0 | Wigan Ath. | LGEC |
| 2007/2008 | Sun 09 Mar | Wigan Ath. | 0 - 0 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 24 Nov | Arsenal | 2 - 0 | Wigan Ath. | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sun 11 Feb | Arsenal | 2 - 1 | Wigan Ath. | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Wed 13 Dec | Wigan Ath. | 0 - 1 | Arsenal | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Arsenal are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 15 goals have been scored by the Gunners in those games, with 10 conceded.
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 5 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Arsenal's 6 points from 4 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Wigan Ath. see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 6 points from their 5 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Arsenal | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 12 |
| Wigan Ath. | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Gunners, as the Latics have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Arsenal | Won 3 successive home games. 13 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. 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 11 outings ago. |