FM Preview: Tottenham Hotspur v Wigan Athletic 03 Nov 2012

Last updated : 02 November 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Tottenham Hotspur v Wigan Athletic fixture

Tottenham Hotspur prepare to entertain Wigan Athletic at White Hart Lane on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Spurs are clearly on top, with a 62.50% success rate in the fixture.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at White Hart Lane was less than a year ago, in January 2012, with Tottenham Hotspur running out comfortable 3-1 winners in a Premier League match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Tue 31 Jan Tottenham H. 3-1 Wigan Ath. Premier League
2011/2012 Sat 24 Sep Wigan Ath. 1 - 2 Tottenham H. Premier League
2010/2011 Sat 02 Apr Wigan Ath. 0 - 0 Tottenham H. Premier League
2010/2011 Sat 28 Aug Tottenham H. 0 - 1 Wigan Ath. Premier League
2009/2010 Sun 21 Feb Wigan Ath. 0 - 3 Tottenham H. Premier League
2009/2010 Sun 22 Nov Tottenham H. 9 - 1 Wigan Ath. Premier League
2008/2009 Sun 11 Jan Wigan Ath. 1 - 0 Tottenham H. Premier League

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Recent respective form guides

Tottenham Hotspur have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 7.

Wigan Athletic have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The Latics's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 11 goals for and 9 against.

Tottenham Hotspur's total of 17 points from their 9 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Barclays Premier League.

Wigan Athletic find themselves struggling down in 15th position in the league having picked up 8 points from their 9 matches.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Tottenham Hotspur 6 2 2 2 9 9 8
Wigan Athletic 6 2 2 2 9 7 8

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Its a close one to call, but we think that Spurs's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Wigan Athletic. Home Win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Tottenham Hotspur 4 games since last home draw.
Wigan Athletic Lost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 2 away matches.

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