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Wigan Ath. face a trip to Manchester United at Old Trafford on Wednesday evening, 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 just last season, in October 2007, as they swept to an impressive 4 - 0 win 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: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sun 11 May | Wigan Ath. | 0 - 2 | Man. Utd. | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 06 Oct | Man. Utd. | 4 - 0 | Wigan Ath. | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 26 Dec | Man. Utd. | 3 - 1 | Wigan Ath. | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 14 Oct | Wigan Ath. | 1 - 3 | Man. Utd. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Mon 06 Mar | Wigan Ath. | 1 - 2 | Man. Utd. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 26 Feb | Man. Utd. | 4 - 0 | Wigan Ath. | LGEC |
| 2005/2006 | Wed 14 Dec | Man. Utd. | 4 - 0 | Wigan Ath. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Manchester United are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. In this time, Red Devils have rattled up an impressive 17 goals, and conceded 5.
Wigan Ath. have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Latics have hit 6 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Man. Utd. sit in a healthy 3rd in the league, and have picked up 41 points from their 19 games. Wigan Ath.'s 31 points from 20 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 7th position.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Man. Utd. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 13 |
| Wigan Ath. | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Wigan Ath. have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Man. Utd. may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Man. Utd. | Unbeaten in the last 24 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Wigan Ath. | 4 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 9 outings ago. |