FM Preview: Wigan Athletic v Stoke City 31 Mar 2012

Last updated : 30 March 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Wigan Athletic v Stoke City fixture

Stoke City face a trip to Wigan Athletic at JJB Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 12 games played, Potters have recorded 3 wins, and Wigan Athletic have come away with 4 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at JJB Stadium was just last season, in December 2010, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2 - 2 draw in a Premier League match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sat 31 Dec Stoke City 2 - 2 Wigan Ath. Premier League
2010/2011 Sun 22 May Stoke City 0 - 1 Wigan Ath. Premier League
2010/2011 Sat 04 Dec Wigan Ath. 2 - 2 Stoke City Premier League
2009/2010 Tue 09 Feb Wigan Ath. 1 - 1 Stoke City Premier League
2009/2010 Sat 12 Dec Stoke City 2 - 2 Wigan Ath. Premier League
2008/2009 Sat 16 May Stoke City 2 - 0 Wigan Ath. Premier League
2008/2009 Sat 08 Nov Wigan Ath. 0 - 0 Stoke City Premier League

For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here

Recent respective form guides

Wigan Athletic need to improve on their recent home record of just 3 draws from the previous six. Latics have conceded a disappointing 9 goals in this period, and managed to convert only 3 of their own chances.

Stoke City's away form is none too clever either, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 7 leaked at the wrong end.

Wigan Athletic are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premier League with a return of just 25 points from their 30 games thus far.

Stoke City see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 38 points from their 30 games played so far,

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Wigan Athletic 6 2 3 1 6 6 9
Stoke City 6 2 2 2 6 5 8

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Not a lot has been going right generally for Stoke City on their travels as of late, but we can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Wigan Athletic. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Wigan Athletic Failed to win in previous 13 home matches.
Unbeaten run of 3 matches.
Stoke City Not won in previous 4 away matches.
Drawn each of the last 2 games.
No win in the 4 most recent games.

For a detailed analysis of current team sequences throughout the leagues, click here