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Wigan Ath. prepare to entertain Nottingham Forest at JJB Stadium on Saturday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The two sides drew on their own previous meeting.
The only previous meeting between Wigan Ath. and Nottm. Forest at was less than a year ago, in November 2003, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2-2 draw in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 01 May | Nottm. Forest | 1 - 0 | Wigan Ath. | LD1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 22 Nov | Wigan Ath. | 2-2 | Nottm. Forest | LD1 |
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, 8 to 6.
The Forest 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 Forest's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 11 goals for and 10 against.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Wigan Ath. | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| Nottm. Forest | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its been an indifferent run of form for the Latics of late, and things are not going to improve with the visit of Nottm. Forest, who one believes will win this game handsomely. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Wigan Ath. | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Nottm. Forest | Undefeated in last 4 away games. Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |