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Wigan Ath. prepare to entertain Liverpool at JJB Stadium on Wednesday evening, hoping to break their duck against the visitors. Each previous meeting has resulted in defeat for the Latics.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at JJB Stadium was just last season, in September 2007, with Liverpool inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Latics 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 18 Oct | Liverpool | 3 - 2 | Wigan Ath. | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Wed 02 Jan | Liverpool | 1 - 1 | Wigan Ath. | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 29 Sep | Wigan Ath. | 0-1 | Liverpool | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 21 Apr | Liverpool | 2 - 0 | Wigan Ath. | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Wigan Athletic are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. The Latics have scored 9 and conceded 2 during this period.
Liverpool's away form is equally impressive, with an unbeaten run in the last six, four of them victories. Those games have seen the Reds pummel 14 goals, and let in 4.
Wigan Ath.'s 31 points from 22 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 7th position. Liverpool sit in a healthy 2nd in the league, and have picked up 47 points from their 22 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Wigan Ath. | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 9 |
| Liverpool | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Wigan Ath. are performing very well at home, but your FootyMad panel reckons that the overall quality of Liverpool will prove too much for the homesters. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Wigan Ath. | Won 5 successive home games. 6 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Liverpool | Undefeated in last 7 away games. Drawn each of the last 3 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |