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Wigan Ath. prepare to entertain Crewe Alexandra at JJB Stadium on Saturday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The Latics have won an impressive 8 of the 10 meetings between the two sides, drawing the other 2.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at JJB Stadium was just last season, in November 2002, with Wigan Ath. running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a League Division Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 20 Dec | Crewe Alex. | 2 - 3 | Wigan Ath. | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 25 Feb | Crewe Alex. | 0 - 1 | Wigan Ath. | LD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 02 Nov | Wigan Ath. | 2-0 | Crewe Alex. | LD2 |
| 1994/1995 | Tue 23 Aug | Wigan Ath. | 3 - 0 | Crewe Alex. | LC |
| 1994/1995 | Tue 16 Aug | Crewe Alex. | 2 - 1 | Wigan Ath. | LC |
| 1993/1994 | Tue 19 Apr | Crewe Alex. | 4 - 1 | Wigan Ath. | LD3 |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 02 Apr | Wigan Ath. | 2 - 2 | Crewe Alex. | LD3 |
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 goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 5 to 4.
The away form of Crewe Alex. is pretty dire, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. While the The Railwaymen have hit 8 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Wigan Ath. are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 57 points from 33 games. Crewe Alex. see themselves just below half way in the Nationwide League Division One, showing a record of 41 points from their 33 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Wigan Ath. | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 14 |
| Crewe Alex. | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 2 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The current home form displayed by Wigan Ath. is obviously none too clever, but, with the current standing of Crewe Alex., I firmly believe this match can only produce a victory for the Latics. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Wigan Ath. | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Unbeaten run of 7 matches. |
| Crewe Alex. | Not won in previous 6 away matches. No win in the 6 most recent games. |