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Arsenal face a trip to Wigan Athletic at JJB Stadium on Sunday afternoon, looking to further improve upon a decent past record there. So far, the Gunners have beating their opponents 3 times from 5 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in April 2009, as the visitors ran out cosy 1 - 4 winners 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 19 Sep | Arsenal | 4 - 0 | Wigan Ath. | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 11 Apr | Wigan Ath. | 1 - 4 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 06 Dec | Arsenal | 1 - 0 | Wigan Ath. | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Tue 11 Nov | Arsenal | 3 - 0 | Wigan Ath. | LGEC |
| 2007/2008 | Sun 09 Mar | Wigan Ath. | 0 - 0 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 24 Nov | Arsenal | 2 - 0 | Wigan Ath. | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sun 11 Feb | Arsenal | 2 - 1 | Wigan Ath. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Wigan Athletic are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. Only 3 goals have been registered in this time, with 5 in the wrong end.
Arsenal have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Gunners's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 11.
Wigan Ath. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 32 points from 34 matches. Arsenal's total of 71 points from their 34 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Barclays Premier League.
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 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 4 |
| Arsenal | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its been an indifferent run of form for the Gunners of late away from home, but your FootyMad panel sees things improving, starting here at JJB Stadium with Arsenal coasting to victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Wigan Ath. | Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Arsenal | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |