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Aston Villa face a trip to Wigan Athletic at JJB Stadium on Tuesday evening, determined to keep up their impressive record at the venue, having come through the challenge on 4 of the previous 6 occasions.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in October 2008, where Aston Villa annihilated the Villans 0 - 4 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 | 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 |
| 2006/2007 | Sun 19 Nov | Wigan Ath. | 0 - 0 | Aston Villa | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Wigan Athletic's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. Latics have conceded a disappointing 7 goals in this period, and managed to convert only 2 of their own chances.
Aston Villa's away form is none too clever either, unbeaten in their last six, consisting of three wins and three draws. The games have constituted a decent return of 9 goals for the Villans, and 10 goals against.
Wigan Ath. find themselves struggling down in 15th position in the league having picked up 28 points from their 29 matches. Aston Villa lie just outside the playoff positions in the Barclays Premier League, picking up 46 from their 27 games so far.
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 | 2 | 9 | 5 |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Villans have been performing with great credit on their travels, and the Madmen see no reason why they should not return from JJB Stadium with an easy victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Wigan Ath. | Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Aston Villa | Undefeated in last 6 away games. |