The two sides have met 32 times in their history, with 11 matches taking place in the Premier League. Of those Premier League matches, Wigan have won four, Bolton three and the other four have been drawn, including their meeting in October which ended 1-1 at the DW Stadium.
The Latics' record at the Reebok is not bad at all. They have won two of their four visits, but they lost their last visit 4-0 and with a poor away record they will have their work cut out to secure a victory.
Martinez Has Edge Over Counterpart Coyle
Roberto Martinez and Owen Coyle are both respected young managers in the Premier League and have impressed for their clubs. They both learned their trade in the lower leagues, with Swansea and Burnley respectively, and were rewarded for their work with promotions to jobs with established Premier League sides.
This match sees the two men go head to head for the fourth time as managers, with Martinez winning one game and the other three encounters being draws. Owen Coyle will be hoping to register his first victory against the Spaniard on Wednesday night.
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Bolton
Lee Chung-Yong is away at the Asian Cup so will miss Bolton's next few fixtures, but Paul Robinson returns following his suspension.
Knee injuries rule four of Owen Coyle’s men out of this clash; Gretar Steinsson, Ricardo Garnder, Sean Davis and Joey O’Brien all miss out, as does Jlloyd Samuel, who is suffering with a calf problem.
Steinsson is close to a first team return but despite improvements in his fitness he is unlikely to be involved in this match.
Possible starting XI: Jaaskelainen; Ricketts, Cahill, Knight, Robinson; Moreno, Muamba, M Davies, Petrov; Elmander, K Davies.
Wigan
Roberto Martinez felt his side were tired and lacking energy after the Newcastle defeat so he may freshen up his side in an attempt to reinvigorate them for this trip.
That could see James McArthur, Maynor Figueroa and new signing Adrian Lopez all called into action, however the goal shy Mauro Boselli is unlikely to make the starting line-up.
The Latics are still without their inspirational winger Charles N’Zogbia who is serving the second game of his three match ban, and they will also be without exciting youngsters Victor Moses and James McCarthy.
Goalkeeper Ali Al-Habsi will be ineligible against his parent club so Mike Pollitt will start between the posts.
Possible starting XI: Pollitt; Stam, Alcaraz, G Caldwell, Figueroa; Thomas, Diame; Cleverley, Watson, McArthur; Rodallega.
Prediction
Despite a poor run of form, Bolton have got an excellent home record this season and they should be too strong for a Wigan side low on confidence after a poor performance against Newcastle. The quality of Petrov and Elmander gives Bolton a huge advantage and they should fire them to a sixth home win this season.
Bolton 2-1 Wigan Athletic 
