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Chelsea play host to Wigan Athletic at Stamford Bridge on Saturday afternoon, hoping to break their duck against the visitors. Out of their two previous meetings, the Blues have drawn one game and lost the other.
The last time the two teams met at Chelsea was amazingly over twenty years ago, in January 1985, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2-2 draw in a F.A. Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sun 14 Aug | Wigan Ath. | 0 - 1 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 1984/1985 | Sat 26 Jan | Wigan Ath. | 0 - 5 | Chelsea | FAC |
| 1984/1985 | Sat 05 Jan | Chelsea | 2-2 | Wigan Ath. | FAC |
| 1981/1982 | Wed 11 Nov | Wigan Ath. | 4 - 2 | Chelsea | LGEC |
| 1979/1980 | Mon 14 Jan | Chelsea | 0 - 1 | Wigan Ath. | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Chelsea are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the Blues, with 3 goals against.
Wigan Ath.'s away form is equally impressive, picking up four victories from the last six. The Latics's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 5 against.
Chelsea are currently sitting proudly at the top of the entire league, having collected 40 points from the 15 games played. Wigan Ath.'s 25 points from 14 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 7th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Chelsea | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 13 |
| Wigan Ath. | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Chelsea may be coming up against a decent side in Wigan Ath., but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Blues. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Chelsea | Unbeaten in the last 52 home games. Unbeaten run of 5 matches. |
| Wigan Ath. | 7 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 13 outings ago. |