Wigan Ath. face a trip to Crewe Alexandra at The Alexandra Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 11 games played, Latics have recorded 4 wins, and Crewe Alex. have come away with 5 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in December 2003, with Wigan Ath. inflicting a narrow 2 - 3 defeat upon the The Railwaymen in a League Division One match.
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Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
2004/2005 | Tue 19 Oct | Wigan Ath. | 4 - 1 | Crewe Alex. | CHMP |
2003/2004 | Sat 06 Mar | Wigan Ath. | 2 - 3 | Crewe Alex. | CHMP |
2003/2004 | Sat 20 Dec | Crewe Alex. | 2 - 3 | Wigan Ath. | CHMP |
2002/2003 | Tue 25 Feb | Crewe Alex. | 0 - 1 | Wigan Ath. | LGE1 |
2002/2003 | Sat 02 Nov | Wigan Ath. | 2 - 0 | Crewe Alex. | LGE1 |
1994/1995 | Tue 23 Aug | Wigan Ath. | 3 - 0 | Crewe Alex. | LC |
1994/1995 | Tue 16 Aug | Crewe Alex. | 2 - 1 | Wigan Ath. | LC |
Recent respective form guides
Crewe Alexandra have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 13 goals have been scored by the The Railwaymen in those games, with 7 conceded.
Wigan Ath. have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Latics's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 6 against.
Crewe Alex.'s 41 points from 30 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position. Wigan Ath. are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola Championship, and have accumulated 57 points from the 31 games they have played so far.
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Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
Crewe Alex. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 5 |
Wigan Ath. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The away form of the Latics has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Crewe Alex.. Away win
Sequence statistics: | |
Crewe Alex. | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
Wigan Ath. | 6 games since last away draw. No win in the 2 most recent games. |