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Wigan Ath. prepare to entertain Aston Villa at JJB Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to improve on a poor record between the sides. The visitors have won 2 of the 4 previous games, with the Latics winning just 1.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at JJB Stadium was just last season, in November 2006, when they played out a goalless draw in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Mon 09 Apr | Aston Villa | 1 - 1 | Wigan Ath. | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sun 19 Nov | Wigan Ath. | 0-0 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 18 Apr | Wigan Ath. | 3 - 2 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 22 Oct | Aston Villa | 0 - 2 | Wigan Ath. | PREM |
| 1994/1995 | Wed 05 Oct | Wigan Ath. | 0 - 3 | Aston Villa | LGEC |
| 1994/1995 | Wed 21 Sep | Aston Villa | 5 - 0 | Wigan Ath. | LGEC |
| 1981/1982 | Tue 01 Dec | Wigan Ath. | 1 - 2 | Aston Villa | LGEC |
Recent respective form guides
Wigan Athletic have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, The Latics's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
The away form of Aston Villa however, is much more impressive, unbeaten in their last six, consisting of three wins and three draws. Those games have seen the Villans pummel 15 goals, and let in 7.
Wigan Ath. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 16 points from 19 matches. Aston Villa's 30 points from 19 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 8th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Wigan Ath. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 8 |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Your FootyMad panel thinks that Wigan Ath.'s indifferent home form is due to continue with a narrow home defeat against Aston Villa. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Wigan Ath. | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Aston Villa | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 2 away matches. Drawn each of the last 3 games. No win in the 5 most recent games. |