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Wigan Ath. prepare to entertain Charlton Athletic at JJB Stadium on Saturday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The Latics won the only previous game contested between the two.
The only previous meeting between Wigan Ath. and Charlton Ath. at was less than a year ago, in December 2005, with Wigan Ath. running out comfortable 3-0 winners in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 17 Dec | Wigan Ath. | 3-0 | Charlton Ath. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 20 Aug | Charlton Ath. | 1 - 0 | Wigan Ath. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Wigan Athletic have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Latics in those games, with 8 conceded.
The away form of Charlton Ath. is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Addicks have hit 6 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Wigan Ath. see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premiership, showing a record of 14 points from their 10 games played so far, Charlton Ath. find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 11 games have yielded only 8 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Wigan Ath. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 10 |
| Charlton Ath. | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Latics's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Charlton Ath.. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Wigan Ath. | Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Charlton Ath. | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 17 away matches. 6 games since last defeat. |