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Blackburn R. face a trip to Wigan Athletic at JJB Stadium on Saturday afternoon, expecting to continue a remarkable return in this fixture. The Rovers have come away as the winners on 4 of the 5 previous games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in December 2007, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 5 - 3 thriller, in a Premier League match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 22 Mar | Blackburn R. | 3 - 1 | Wigan Ath. | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 15 Dec | Wigan Ath. | 5 - 3 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Wigan Athletic have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 7 in the wrong end.
The away form of Blackburn R. is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Rovers have hit 11 goals, 15 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Wigan Ath. see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 19 points from their 16 games played so far, Blackburn R. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premier League with a return of just 13 points from their 16 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Wigan Ath. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 |
| Blackburn R. | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Latics, as the Rovers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Wigan Ath. | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Blackburn R. | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. An overall losing run of 5 games. No win in the 5 most recent games. |