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Aston Villa prepare to entertain Wigan Athletic at Villa Park on Saturday afternoon,
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Villa Park was just last season, in April 2007, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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 |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 18 Apr | Wigan Ath. | 3 - 2 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Aston Villa have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 15 goals for the Villans, with 5 goals against.
The away form of Wigan Ath. is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. Latics have conceded 9 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.
Aston Villa find themselves in a respectable 6th position, courtesy of the 59 points they have accumulated from 36 games. Wigan Ath. find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 37 points from their 36 matches.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 10 |
| Wigan Ath. | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With the Villans being in decent shape at home at the moment, I am pleased to predict that this match should result in nothing other than a comfortable home win. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Aston Villa | 4 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
| Wigan Ath. | Not won in previous 6 away matches. Drawn each of the last 3 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |