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Wigan Ath. face a trip to Liverpool at Anfield on Saturday afternoon, looking to break their duck against the hosts. Both of the previous encounters have resulted in a drawn game.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in December 2005, with Liverpool running out comfortable 3 - 0 winners 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 02 Dec | Wigan Ath. | 0 - 4 | Liverpool | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 11 Feb | Wigan Ath. | 0 - 1 | Liverpool | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 03 Dec | Liverpool | 3 - 0 | Wigan Ath. | PREM |
| 1989/1990 | Wed 04 Oct | Wigan Ath. | 0 - 3 | Liverpool | LGEC |
| 1989/1990 | Tue 19 Sep | Liverpool | 5 - 2 | Wigan Ath. | LGEC |
Recent respective form guides
Liverpool are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 11 goals for the Reds, with 3 goals against.
Wigan Ath. have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. The Latics's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Liverpool sit in a healthy 3rd in the league, and have picked up 64 points from their 34 games. Wigan Ath. find themselves struggling down in 15th position in the league having picked up 35 points from their 34 matches.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Liverpool | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 16 |
| Wigan Ath. | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Latics are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Liverpool. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Liverpool | Won 3 successive home games. 7 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 7 matches. |
| Wigan Ath. | Not won in previous 2 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 5 most recent games. |