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Bradford City travel to take on Wigan Athletic at JJB Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Bantams will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The last time the two teams met at Wigan Ath. was more than a decade ago, in November 1992, with Bradford City inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Latics in a League Division Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1992/1993 | Sat 20 Mar | Bradford City | 2 - 1 | Wigan Ath. | LD2 |
| 1992/1993 | Tue 03 Nov | Wigan Ath. | 1 - 2 | Bradford City | LD2 |
| 1991/1992 | Sat 22 Feb | Bradford City | 1 - 1 | Wigan Ath. | DIV3 |
| 1991/1992 | Sat 11 Jan | Wigan Ath. | 2 - 1 | Bradford City | DIV3 |
| 1990/1991 | Sat 04 May | Wigan Ath. | 3 - 0 | Bradford City | DIV3 |
| 1990/1991 | Sat 27 Oct | Bradford City | 2 - 1 | Wigan Ath. | DIV3 |
| 1984/1985 | Sat 12 Jan | Bradford City | 4 - 2 | Wigan Ath. | DIV3 |
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. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Latics in those games, with 7 conceded.
The away form of Bradford City is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. Bantams have conceded 7 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Wigan Ath. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Nationwide League Division One, picking up 35 points from their 22 games so far. Bradford City are stuck down in the relegation zone of Nationwide League Division One with a return of just 17 points from their 22 games thus far.
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 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 5 |
| Bradford City | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Bantams are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Wigan Ath.. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Wigan Ath. | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Bradford City | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 8 away matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |