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Wigan Ath. travel to take on Stoke City at Britannia Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Latics will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 6 and win only 1 of the 10 games.
The last time the two teams met at Stoke City was just over four years ago, in November 2004, with Wigan Ath. inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Potters in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 08 Nov | Wigan Ath. | 0 - 0 | Stoke City | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 05 Feb | Wigan Ath. | 0 - 1 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 02 Nov | Stoke City | 0 - 1 | Wigan Ath. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 21 Feb | Stoke City | 1 - 1 | Wigan Ath. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 14 Oct | Wigan Ath. | 2 - 1 | Stoke City | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 04 Jan | Stoke City | 3 - 0 | Wigan Ath. | FAC |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 26 Jan | Stoke City | 2 - 2 | Wigan Ath. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Stoke City have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. These games have seen the Potters score just 7 goals, though they have conceded 4.
The away form of Wigan Ath. is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Latics have hit 4 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Stoke City see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 42 points from their 36 games played so far, Wigan Ath. see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 42 points from their 36 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Stoke City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| Wigan Ath. | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 1 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Potters, as the Latics have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Stoke City | Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Wigan Ath. | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 6 most recent games. |