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Arsenal face a trip to Wigan Athletic at JJB Stadium on Saturday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 2 of the 4 previous games, with the hosts winning just 1.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in March 2008, when they played out a goalless draw in a Premier League match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 06 Dec | Arsenal | 1 - 0 | Wigan Ath. | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Tue 11 Nov | Arsenal | 3 - 0 | Wigan Ath. | LGEC |
| 2007/2008 | Sun 09 Mar | Wigan Ath. | 0 - 0 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 24 Nov | Arsenal | 2 - 0 | Wigan Ath. | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sun 11 Feb | Arsenal | 2 - 1 | Wigan Ath. | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Wed 13 Dec | Wigan Ath. | 0 - 1 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 07 May | Arsenal | 4 - 2 | Wigan Ath. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Wigan Athletic have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 5 to 3.
Arsenal have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 8 goals for the Gunners, and 1 goals against.
Wigan Ath.'s 41 points from 31 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 8th position. Arsenal sit in a healthy 4th in the league, and have picked up 58 points from their 31 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Wigan Ath. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 |
| Arsenal | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Arsenal are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Wigan Ath.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Wigan Ath. | Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Arsenal | 6 games since last defeat. |