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West Ham Utd. prepare to entertain Wigan Athletic at Boleyn Ground on Wednesday evening, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having managed to conjure up a win from 2 of the previous 3 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Boleyn Ground was just last season, in August 2004, as the visitors ran out cosy 1-3 winners in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 02 Apr | Wigan Ath. | 1 - 2 | West Ham Utd. | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 15 Aug | West Ham Utd. | 1-3 | Wigan Ath. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 09 May | Wigan Ath. | 1 - 1 | West Ham Utd. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 03 Jan | Wigan Ath. | 1 - 2 | West Ham Utd. | FAC |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 29 Nov | West Ham Utd. | 4 - 0 | Wigan Ath. | CHMP |
| 1983/1984 | Sat 07 Jan | West Ham Utd. | 1 - 0 | Wigan Ath. | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
West Ham United have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Hammers in those games, with 7 conceded.
Wigan Ath. have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. While the Latics have hit 5 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.
West Ham Utd.'s 26 points from 18 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Wigan Ath. find themselves in a respectable 6th position, courtesy of the 31 points they have accumulated from 18 games.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| West Ham Utd. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 7 |
| Wigan Ath. | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
West Ham Utd. are performing in fits and starts at home in recent games, and FootyMad doesn't see things getting any better, as the visitors squeak past and take all the points. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| West Ham Utd. | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Wigan Ath. | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 18 outings ago. |