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Man Utd. face a trip to Wigan Athletic at JJB Stadium at lunchtime on Saturday, and will hope to continue their unbeaten record at the ground. Red Devils won the only previous game contested between the two teams.
The only previous meeting between Wigan Ath. and Man Utd. at was less than a year ago, in March 2006, with Man Utd. inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Latics in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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
Wigan Athletic are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The away form of Man Utd. however, is much more impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The games have constituted a decent return of 9 goals for the Red Devils, and 4 goals against.
Wigan Ath. find themselves struggling down in 15th position in the league having picked up 5 points from their 6 matches. Man Utd. are currently sitting proudly at the top of the entire league, having collected 16 points from the 7 games played.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Wigan Ath. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 |
| Man Utd. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Man Utd. are in great form out on the road, so much so that the Madmen confidently predict a comfortable three points from their visit to Wigan Ath.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Wigan Ath. | Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Man Utd. | Undefeated in last 4 away games. 4 games since last defeat. |