FootyMAD's Wigan Athletic match preview

History of the Wigan Athletic v Aston Villa fixture

Aston Villa travel to take on Wigan Athletic at JJB Stadium on Tuesday evening, and will hope to continue their unbeaten record at the ground. Out of their two previous meetings, the Villans have come away with all the points on both occassions.

The last time the two teams met at Wigan Ath. was more than a decade ago, in October 1994, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 3 winners in an League Cup match.

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

Recent encounters between the teams:
2005/2006	Sat 22 Oct	Aston Villa	0 - 2	Wigan Ath.	PREM
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

Wigan Athletic's disastrous home run has meant they have managed only 2 draws from the last six matches. While Latics have scored 4, a worringly large 8 have been leaked at the other end.

Aston Villa's away form is none too clever either, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Villans have hit 6 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Wigan Ath.'s 48 points from 34 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Aston Villa find themselves struggling down in 15th position in the league having picked up 39 points from their 34 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	2	2	2	6	7	8
Aston Villa	6	1	2	3	5	12	5

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.	Failed to win in previous 6 home matches. Not won in the 4 most recent games.
Aston Villa	Lost each of the previous 4 away matches. Not won in previous 5 away matches.