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Man. City face a trip to Wigan Athletic at JJB Stadium on Sunday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 9 games played, Sky Blues have recorded 1 wins, and Wigan Ath. have come away with 4 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in October 2009, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Premier League match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Mon 29 Mar | Man. City | 3 - 0 | Wigan Ath. | PREM |
| 2009/2010 | Sun 18 Oct | Wigan Ath. | 1 - 1 | Man. City | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 17 Jan | Man. City | 1 - 0 | Wigan Ath. | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Sun 28 Sep | Wigan Ath. | 2 - 1 | Man. City | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 01 Mar | Man. City | 0 - 0 | Wigan Ath. | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 01 Dec | Wigan Ath. | 1 - 1 | Man. City | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 03 Mar | Man. City | 0 - 1 | Wigan Ath. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Wigan Athletic have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. While Latics have scored 6, a worringly large 15 have been leaked at the other end.
Man. City's away form is none too clever either, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The Sky Blues's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 4 goals for and 2 against.
Wigan Ath. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 4 points from 4 matches. Man. City lie just outside the playoff positions in the Barclays Premier League, picking up 5 from their 4 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Wigan Ath. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 7 |
| Man. City | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Man. City are in reasonable form away from home coming into this match, and the Madmen are quite confident that they should come away with a comfortable victory from this contest. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Wigan Ath. | Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Man. City | 4 games since last away draw. |