* Blackpool are currently on a poor run of form, as have not recorded a win in their last five matches. They have not taken all three points at Bloomfield Road in their last three outings.
* The meetings betweens these two sides this season are the first ones in the Premier League. They have met 32 times in their history with the Seasiders having been successful on 10 occasions, Wigan winning 13, and the remaining nine ending level.
* Games involving the Tangerines have generated the most goals in the Premier League this season. In the 32 matches they have played, there has been 112 goals - 3.5 goals per game. Ian Holloway's men have also managed to score in every home game this season.
* The home side are currently sixth in the half-time table. This means that if all games had ended after 45 minutes, the Seasiders would have been fighting to secure a run out in Europe.
* Joint top scorers Charlie Adam and DJ Campbell (both with nine goals) carry the threat for Blackpool. However, Adam has not found the net since he scored a brace against Blackburn Rovers two games ago. Campbell has not scored in the last six games, but he was suspended for three of those after being sent off against Wolves.
* Wigan Athletic have have been poor on their travels this season. They have recorded only two wins away from home through the course of their campaign, and their last victory on the road came on Boxing Day against Woves.
* The Latics' record at Bloomfield Road is also not encouraging, as they have only won five of their 18 trips with their last win coming in 2002. That was in a League Two match, which they won 2-0.
* Roberto Martinez’s side are currently bottom of the table, but they are only two points from safety. A win in this game could lift them out of the bottom three and dump the hosts into the relegation zone.
* Maynor Figueroa collected his 10th booking of the season against Chelsea, and will miss the next two league matches. However, there are no inury concerns for Martinez.
* Wigan have not scored in five of their last six matches, and pressure will be on their front men to turn their fortunes around. Top scorer Hugo Rodallega will be the man that the travelling fans will pin their hopes on, but the Colombian has not found the back of the net in the last seven games - stretching back to the start of February.
LAST MEETING
August 14, 2010: Wigan Athletic 0-4 Blackpool
These two sides met on the opening day of this season at the DW Stadium, and it was the Tangerines who surprised everybody with a thumping 4-0 victory. Gary Taylor-Fletcher opened the scoring in the 16th minute and debutant Marlon Harewood grabbed two more goals before half-time. The victory was complete when Alex Baptiste added a fourth with 15 minutes to go, and Blackpool had announced their arrival in the Premier League in sensational style.
PROBABLE LINE-UPS
Blackpool: Kingson; Eardley, Cathcart, Crainey; Taylor-Fletcher, Vaughan, Adam, Puncheon; Beattie, Campbell.
Wigan Athletic: Al Habsi; Boyce, Alcaraz, G Caldwell, Gouhouri; Watson, McCarthy, Thomas; N’Zogbia, Cleverley; Rodallega.
Prediction
Blackpool do not have a home record that is as strong as their exploits away from home, but they will be confident since the visitors are terrible travellers. The Tangerines will be should be able to score against the bottom club, but the challenge will be keeping out the Latics strikers. It will be nervous affair that could lead to a high scoring draw, with neither team taking a massive advantage in the battle for survival.
Blackpool 2-2 Wigan Athletic 
