FM Preview: Wigan Athletic v Tottenham Hotspur 27 Apr 2013

Last updated : 26 April 2013 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Wigan Athletic v Tottenham Hotspur fixture

Tottenham Hotspur face a trip to Wigan Athletic at Robin Park on Saturday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 3 of the 7 previous games, with the hosts winning just 1.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Robin Park was just last season, in September 2011, with Tottenham Hotspur inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Latics in a Premier League match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2012/2013 Sat 03 Nov Tottenham H. 0 - 1 Wigan Ath. Premier League
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

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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. While Latics have scored 8, a worringly large 11 have been leaked at the other end.

The Spurs have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Spurs's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 10 goals for and 9 against.

Wigan Athletic are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premier League with a return of just 31 points from their 33 games thus far.

Tottenham Hotspur's total of 61 points from their 33 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Barclays Premier League.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Wigan Athletic 6 2 1 3 4 9 7
Tottenham Hotspur 6 3 1 2 11 9 10

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Tottenham Hotspur are in reasonable form away from home coming into this match, and the Madmen are quite confident that they should come away with a comfortable victory from this contest. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Wigan Athletic 4 games since last home draw.
Latest 2 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 3 most recent games.
Tottenham Hotspur 5 games since last away draw.
4 games since last defeat.

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