Wigan Ath. prepare to entertain Derby County at JJB Stadium on Sunday evening, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. All the previous meetings between the two have been won by the Latics.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at JJB Stadium was less than a year ago, in February 2004, with Wigan Ath. running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a League Division One match.
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Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
2004/2005 | Sat 25 Sep | Derby County | 1 - 1 | Wigan Ath. | CHMP |
2003/2004 | Sat 14 Feb | Wigan Ath. | 2-0 | Derby County | CHMP |
2003/2004 | Sat 11 Oct | Derby County | 2 - 2 | Wigan Ath. | CHMP |
1985/1986 | Sun 22 Dec | Derby County | 1 - 0 | Wigan Ath. | LGE1 |
1985/1986 | Sat 24 Aug | Wigan Ath. | 2 - 1 | Derby County | LGE1 |
1984/1985 | Sat 20 Apr | Wigan Ath. | 2 - 0 | Derby County | LGE1 |
1984/1985 | Sat 24 Nov | Derby County | 2 - 2 | Wigan Ath. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Wigan Athletic have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. In this time, Latics have rattled up an impressive 15 goals, and conceded 4.
The Rams have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Rams's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 7 against.
Wigan Ath. are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola Championship, and have accumulated 47 points from the 24 games they have played so far. Derby County lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 36 from their 24 games so far.
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Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
Wigan Ath. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 8 |
Derby County | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Latics are in a rich vein of form at home as of late, but the one that FootyMad has marked this down as one of their banker draws, taking into account the quality of the opposition. Score draw
Sequence statistics: | |
Wigan Ath. | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
Derby County | 4 games since last away draw. 4 games since last defeat. |