West Ham Utd. face a trip to Wigan Athletic at JJB Stadium on Saturday afternoon, determined to keep up their impressive record at the venue, having come through the challenge on 5 of the previous 7 occasions.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2009, with West Ham Utd. inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Latics in a Premier League match.
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Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
2008/2009 | Wed 04 Mar | Wigan Ath. | 0 - 1 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
2008/2009 | Sat 16 Aug | West Ham Utd. | 2 - 1 | Wigan Ath. | PREM |
2007/2008 | Sat 02 Feb | Wigan Ath. | 1 - 0 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
2007/2008 | Sat 25 Aug | West Ham Utd. | 1 - 1 | Wigan Ath. | PREM |
2006/2007 | Sat 28 Apr | Wigan Ath. | 0 - 3 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
2006/2007 | Wed 06 Dec | West Ham Utd. | 0 - 2 | Wigan Ath. | PREM |
2005/2006 | Sat 25 Mar | Wigan Ath. | 1 - 2 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Wigan Athletic's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. Latics have conceded a disappointing 12 goals in this period, and managed to convert only 3 of their own chances.
West Ham Utd.'s away form is none too clever either, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. These low-scoring games have seen just 5 goals scored and conceded.
Wigan Ath. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 3 points from 4 matches. West Ham Utd. see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 4 points from their 3 games played so far,
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Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
Wigan Ath. | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 6 |
West Ham Utd. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its been an indifferent run of form for the Hammers of late away from home, but your FootyMad panel sees things improving, starting here at JJB Stadium with West Ham Utd. coasting to victory. Away win
Sequence statistics: | |
Wigan Ath. | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 4 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
West Ham Utd. | No sequences of note |