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Middlesbrough face a trip to Wigan Athletic at JJB Stadium on Saturday afternoon, and will hope to continue their unbeaten record at the ground. Victory has been gained on 2 of the 3 previous occasions for Boro.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in September 2005, 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: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 09 Dec | Middlesbrough | 1 - 1 | Wigan Ath. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 21 Jan | Middlesbrough | 2 - 3 | Wigan Ath. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 18 Sep | Wigan Ath. | 1 - 1 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Wed 29 Oct | Wigan Ath. | 1 - 2 | Middlesbrough | LGEC |
| 1986/1987 | Wed 06 May | Middlesbrough | 0 - 0 | Wigan Ath. | LGE1 |
| 1986/1987 | Sat 30 Aug | Wigan Ath. | 0 - 2 | Middlesbrough | LGE1 |
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 6, a worringly large 9 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of Middlesbrough is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. Boro have conceded 7 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.
Wigan Ath. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 35 points from 36 matches. Middlesbrough find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 40 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 |
| Wigan Ath. | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 2 |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Not a lot has been going right generally for Middlesbrough on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Wigan Ath.. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Wigan Ath. | Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 7 most recent games. |
| Middlesbrough | Not won in previous 9 away matches. No win in the 4 most recent games. |