West Ham Utd. face a trip to Wigan Athletic at JJB Stadium at lunchtime on Sunday, and will hope to continue their unbeaten record at the ground. Hammers won the only previous game contested between the two teams.
The only previous meeting between Wigan Ath. and West Ham Utd. at was earlier this season, with West Ham Utd. inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Latics in a F.A. Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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. | LD1 |
| 1983/1984 | Sat 07 Jan | West Ham Utd. | 1 - 0 | Wigan Ath. | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Wigan Athletic have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Latics in those games, with 5 conceded.
The away form of West Ham Utd. is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Hammers have hit 4 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Wigan Ath. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Nationwide League Division One, picking up 70 points from their 45 games so far. West Ham Utd. are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 73 points from 45 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Wigan Ath. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 8 |
| West Ham Utd. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
West Ham Utd. are in a sorry state of late on their travels, though the Mad panel can see them coming away from JJB Stadium with a well-deserved point. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Wigan Ath. | Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| West Ham Utd. | 6 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |