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Aston Villa play host to Wigan Athletic at Villa Park on Saturday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The Villans won the only previous game contested between the two.
The only previous meeting between Aston Villa and Wigan Ath. at was more than a decade ago, in September 1994, with Aston Villa annihilating their visitors 5-0 in a League Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1994/1995 | Wed 05 Oct | Wigan Ath. | 0 - 3 | Aston Villa | LGEC |
| 1994/1995 | Wed 21 Sep | Aston Villa | 5-0 | Wigan Ath. | LGEC |
| 1981/1982 | Tue 01 Dec | Wigan Ath. | 1 - 2 | Aston Villa | LGEC |
Recent respective form guides
Aston Villa have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. The Villans's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
The away form of Wigan Ath. however, is much more impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The games have constituted a decent return of 8 goals for the Latics, and 3 goals against.
Aston Villa find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 9 points from their 9 matches. Wigan Ath. find themselves in a respectable 6th position, courtesy of the 16 points they have accumulated from 8 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 7 |
| Wigan Ath. | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 16 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing seems to be going right for the Villans at home recently, and I can see no immediate turn around in fortunes as the Latics come away with an easy victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Aston Villa | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Wigan Ath. | 4 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 4 matches. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |