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Arsenal face a trip to Wigan Athletic at JJB Stadium at lunchtime on Saturday, for the first time in their history, and will be hoping to give their new opponents the runaround.
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Recent respective form guides
Wigan Athletic are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. The Latics have scored 9 and conceded 2 during this period.
The Gunners have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 9 goals for the Gunners, and 2 goals against.
Wigan Ath. sit in a healthy 2nd in the league, and have picked up 25 points from their 11 games. Arsenal find themselves in a respectable 5th position, courtesy of the 20 points they have accumulated from 11 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Wigan Ath. | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 18 |
| Arsenal | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 16 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Wigan Ath. is likely to be a very close encounter, but one that the Madmen sees going the way of the home team. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Wigan Ath. | Won 5 successive home games. 6 games since last home draw. Won their latest 8 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 8 . |
| Arsenal | Undefeated in last 3 away games. 7 games since last defeat. |