Wigan Ath. are ready to welcome Derby County to JJB Stadium on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having managed to conjure up a win from 3 of the previous 4 games.
The previous match played between the two at JJB Stadium was more than three years back, in December 2004, with Derby County inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Latics in a Championship match.
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Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
2007/2008 | Sat 12 Jan | Derby County | 0 - 1 | Wigan Ath. | PREM |
2004/2005 | Sat 08 Jan | Derby County | 2 - 1 | Wigan Ath. | FAC |
2004/2005 | Sun 26 Dec | Wigan Ath. | 1-2 | Derby County | CHMP |
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 |
Recent respective form guides
Wigan Athletic have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 10 to 9.
The away form of Derby County is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the Rams have hit 6 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Wigan Ath. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 23 points from 26 matches. Derby County find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 26 games have yielded only 9 points.
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Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
Wigan Ath. | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 |
Derby County | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 3 |
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 Derby County. Home Win
Sequence statistics: | |
Wigan Ath. | 7 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 7 . |
Derby County | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 14 away matches. No win in the 23 most recent games. |