Despite some excellent results at the Brittania Stadium with 4 wins out of 6 at home, most recently with a shock 2-1 win over Arsenal, Stoke have been poor away from home in the league, and are yet to win a game; they have 0-1-4 away from home, although their only away point was a well-earned 0-0 draw at Liverpool.

Wigan experienced an upturn in form after a run of 4 successive losses were halted with a 2-1 win at Portsmouth last weekend; results have been unkind to Wigan, who have performed well and Steve Bruce will be hoping that they can follow up their win at Portsmouth well.

The over 2.5 goals could be the option, as most bookies expect a low-scoring game – only 3 out of Stoke’s 11 league games have seen under 2.5 goals, while they have only failed to score away from home once (at Liverpool). Also, with 4 of Wigan’s last 6 games being over 2.5 goals, and top scorer Amr Zaki getting back on the scoresheet at Portsmouth, the over 2.5 goals at $2.02 from Ladbrokes looks good.

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Bet: Over 2.5 goals Odds: $2.02 Stake: 5pts Bookies: Ladbrokes

Match Betting Previews 8-9 November 2008 >>> Premiership: Arsenal v Man United - Hull v Bolton - Liverpool v West Brom - Sunderland v Portsmouth - West Ham v Everton - Wigan v Stoke - Aston Villa v Middlesbrough - Blackburn v Chelsea - Fulham v Newcastle - Man City v Spurs La Liga: Barcelona v Valladolid - Real Madrid v Malaga - Getafe v Valencia Serie A: Inter v Udinese - Lecce v Milan - Napoli v Sampdoria Ligue 1: Monaco v Lyon - Grenoble v Marseille Bundesliga: Hamburg v Dortmund - Schalke v Bayern