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West Ham Utd. face a trip to Wigan Athletic at JJB Stadium on Saturday afternoon, and will hope to continue their unbeaten record at the ground. Victory has been gained on 2 of the 3 previous occassions for Hammers.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2005, with West Ham Utd. inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Latics in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Wed 28 Dec | West Ham Utd. | 0 - 2 | Wigan Ath. | PREM |
| 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
Wigan Athletic's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. Only 4 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 in the wrong end.
West Ham Utd.'s away form is none too clever either, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The Hammers's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 10 goals for and 9 against.
Wigan Ath.'s 46 points from 30 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 8th position. West Ham Utd.'s 42 points from 29 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Wigan Ath. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 7 |
| West Ham Utd. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
West Ham Utd. are in smashing form away from home at present, and Footymad sees this carrying them to a narrow victory at Wigan Ath.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Wigan Ath. | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| West Ham Utd. | Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |