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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 3 of the 4 previous occasions for Hammers.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in March 2006, with West Ham Utd. inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Latics in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Wigan Athletic are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The Latics's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
West Ham Utd. have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Hammers have hit 5 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Wigan Ath. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 35 points from 35 matches. West Ham Utd. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premiership with a return of just 32 points from their 35 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Wigan Ath. | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 3 |
| West Ham Utd. | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The away form of the Hammers has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Wigan Ath.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Wigan Ath. | Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Not won in the 6 most recent games. |
| West Ham Utd. | 6 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 13 outings ago. |