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Blackburn R. face a trip to Wigan Athletic at JJB Stadium on Saturday afternoon, and will hope to continue their unbeaten record at the ground. Its been a kind fixture in the past, resulting in a win each time for the Rovers.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2007, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 3 winners in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Mon 01 Jan | Wigan Ath. | 0 - 3 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sun 01 Oct | Blackburn R. | 2 - 1 | Wigan Ath. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Mon 03 Apr | Blackburn R. | 1 - 1 | Wigan Ath. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 31 Dec | Wigan Ath. | 0 - 3 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 17 Dec | Wigan Ath. | 0 - 2 | Blackburn R. | LGEC |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 03 Jan | Blackburn R. | 4 - 2 | Wigan Ath. | FAC |
| 1986/1987 | Tue 02 Sep | Blackburn R. | 2 - 0 | Wigan Ath. | LGEC |
Recent respective form guides
Wigan Athletic's disastrous home run has meant they have managed only 2 draws from the last six matches. Latics have conceded a disappointing 8 goals in this period, and managed to convert only 2 of their own chances.
Blackburn R.'s away form is none too clever either, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Rovers's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Wigan Ath. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premier League with a return of just 9 points from their 16 games thus far. Blackburn R.'s 26 points from 16 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Wigan Ath. | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 1 |
| Blackburn R. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Blackburn R. 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 6 home matches. Not won in the 14 most recent games. |
| Blackburn R. | Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |