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Sheff. Utd. face a trip to Wigan Athletic at JJB Stadium on Saturday afternoon,
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in October 2003, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a League Division One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sun 28 Dec | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 1 | Wigan Ath. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 21 Oct | Wigan Ath. | 1 - 1 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 1991/1992 | Tue 08 Oct | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 0 | Wigan Ath. | LC |
| 1991/1992 | Tue 24 Sep | Wigan Ath. | 2 - 2 | Sheff. Utd. | LC |
| 1988/1989 | Sat 04 Mar | Wigan Ath. | 1 - 2 | Sheff. Utd. | LGE1 |
| 1988/1989 | Sat 22 Oct | Sheff. Utd. | 2 - 1 | Wigan Ath. | LGE1 |
| 1983/1984 | Sat 11 Feb | Wigan Ath. | 3 - 0 | Sheff. Utd. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Wigan Athletic haven't lost in their last six home matches, but have drawn four of them. These games have seen the Latics score just 7 goals, though they have conceded 3.
The Blades have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The Blades's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 9 goals for and 7 against.
Wigan Ath. are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola Championship, and have accumulated 16 points from the 8 games they have played so far. Sheff. Utd.'s 11 points from 8 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.
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 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 9 |
| Sheff. Utd. | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This is a game which sees both teams in reasonable shape, and one which the Madmen are pretty confident will end up as a draw. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Wigan Ath. | Unbeaten in the last 7 home games. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Sheff. Utd. | 4 games since last away draw. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |