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Aston Villa face a trip to Wigan Athletic at JJB Stadium on Saturday afternoon, determined to keep up their impressive record at the venue, having come through the challenge on 5 of the previous 7 occasions.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2010, with Aston Villa inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Latics in a Premier League match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Tue 16 Mar | Wigan Ath. | 1 - 2 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 15 Aug | Aston Villa | 0 - 2 | Wigan Ath. | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 31 Jan | Aston Villa | 0 - 0 | Wigan Ath. | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Sun 26 Oct | Wigan Ath. | 0 - 4 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 03 May | Aston Villa | 0 - 2 | Wigan Ath. | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 29 Dec | Wigan Ath. | 1 - 2 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Mon 09 Apr | Aston Villa | 1 - 1 | Wigan Ath. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Wigan Athletic are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Latics in those games, with 4 conceded.
The away form of Aston Villa is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. Villans have conceded 11 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Wigan Ath. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premier League with a return of just 16 points from their 17 games thus far. Aston Villa find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 20 points from their 17 matches.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Wigan Ath. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 5 |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Latics, as the Villans have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Wigan Ath. | Unbeaten in the last 7 home games. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Aston Villa | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 6 away matches. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |