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History of the Chelsea v Wigan Athletic fixture

Wigan Ath. face a trip to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Saturday afternoon,

The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in December 2005, the Blues carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory 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	Sat 23 Dec	Wigan Ath.	2 - 3	Chelsea	PREM
2005/2006	Sat 10 Dec	Chelsea	1 - 0	Wigan Ath.	PREM
2005/2006	Sun 14 Aug	Wigan Ath.	0 - 1	Chelsea	PREM
1984/1985	Sat 26 Jan	Wigan Ath.	0 - 5	Chelsea	FAC
1984/1985	Sat 05 Jan	Chelsea	2 - 2	Wigan Ath.	FAC
1981/1982	Wed 11 Nov	Wigan Ath.	4 - 2	Chelsea	LGEC
1979/1980	Mon 14 Jan	Chelsea	0 - 1	Wigan Ath.	FAC

Recent respective form guides

Chelsea are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 14 goals for the Blues, with 6 goals against.

Wigan Ath. have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Latics's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.

Chelsea sit in a healthy 2nd in the league, and have picked up 48 points from their 22 games. Wigan Ath. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 22 points from 21 matches.

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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Chelsea	6	3	3	0	14	7	12
Wigan Ath.	6	0	0	6	4	13	0

FootyMad's prediction ...

Wigan Ath. have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Chelsea may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Chelsea	Unbeaten in the last 16 home games. Unbeaten run of 12 matches.
Wigan Ath.	Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. An overall losing run of 6 games. No win in the 7 most recent games.