Wigan v Tottenham
Saturday, 27th April, 15:00
This is without a doubt the most important fixture in the Premier League this weekend with relegation and champions league places in the mix. Wigan won the last meeting in November thanks to a single goal from Ben Watson, who misses out on this match with a broken leg, however the scoreline did not reflect that match as Tottenham had 10 shots on target to Wigans 4. Another factor was that it was Tottenhams 4th away match in a row including a trip to Slovenia so fatigue/jet lag would play a part.
Wigan are going in to this match with a healthy squad bar Alcaraz, and Tottenham have their strongest squad available in the previous few months with only Gallas, Kaboul, Sandro on the treatment table.
Andre Villas-Boas confirmed that Aaron Lennon is in contention to play, but may have to make do with a place on the substitutes' bench, with Clint Dempsey continuing on the right.
Wigan will be looking to take advantage of playing at home after playing 3 consecutive away matches and will have to go for the win in this match to avoid relegation while Tottenham are perfectly suited to play counter attacking football and will have to gain maximum points before the crucial trip to Chelsea on the 8th May.
Gareth Bale is 6 goals behind Van Persie and will want to push on for the golden boot in his final five matches of the season.
Some match stats:
-Wigan have won three and lost seven of their past 15 meetings with Tottenham.
-Tottenham have only lost one of their previous seven trips to Wigan (W3, D3, L1).
-Roberto Martinez's side have the division's worst record against top-half opposition this season, with 13 defeats and just two wins in 16 matches.
-Tottenham have led in 13 away games this season, the second best in the league.
-Tottenham have conceded in their last eight league matches - their longest run without a clean sheet since a 17-match streak in 2010.
-Wigan have the highest percentage of second-half goals (68%) in the division.
-Wigan have exactly the same number of points as they did after 33 games last season – they won four of their final five matches in 2011-12.
-Jermain Defoe has scored 10 goals in 12 Premier League appearances against Wigan.
-Tottenham have averaged 3 match goals in the league this season (66% over 2.5 goals).
-Wigan have averaged 2.94 match goals in the league this season (66% over 2.5 goals).
Wigan Squad: Robles, Al Habsi, Boyce, Stam, Scharner, Golobart, Caldwell, Figeuroa, Beausejour, Gomez, McCarthy, Espinoza, McArthur, Maloney, McManaman, Kone, Di Santo, Henriquez.
Tottenham Squad: Lloris, Friedel, Archer, Walker, Naughton, Dawson, Caulker, Vertonghen, Assou-Ekotto, Holtby, Livermore, Dembele, Carroll, Parker, Ceballos, Huddlestone, Sigurdsson, Lennon, Dempsey, Bale, Adebayor, Defoe, Coulthirst.
Out of 64 matches analysed this weekend this match has the 3rd highest probability of Both Teams To Score however due to Tottenhams form if you are going to have a bet on this match OVER 2.5 GOALS @ 1.8 (BetVictor) offers the best value.