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Wigan Ath. face a trip to Newcastle United at St. James' Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to break their duck against the hosts. 60.00% of the past meetings have resulted in a defeat for Latics.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was was two seasons ago, in November 2008, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2 - 2 draw in a Premier League match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Fri 26 Dec | Wigan Ath. | 2 - 1 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 15 Nov | Newcastle Utd. | 2 - 2 | Wigan Ath. | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Wed 26 Dec | Wigan Ath. | 1 - 0 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 01 Sep | Newcastle Utd. | 1 - 0 | Wigan Ath. | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sun 25 Feb | Wigan Ath. | 1 - 0 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 19 Aug | Newcastle Utd. | 2 - 1 | Wigan Ath. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 15 Apr | Newcastle Utd. | 3 - 1 | Wigan Ath. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Newcastle United have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 15 goals for the Magpies, with 8 goals against.
Wigan Ath. have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Latics have hit 7 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Newcastle Utd. find themselves struggling down in 15th position in the league having picked up 7 points from their 7 matches. Wigan Ath. find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 8 points from their 7 matches.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Newcastle Utd. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 7 |
| Wigan Ath. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Wigan Ath. only showing average form on the road, Footymad are of the opinion a draw at St. James' Park will be a good result. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Newcastle Utd. | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Wigan Ath. | Undefeated in last 3 away games. 4 games since last defeat. |