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Wigan Ath. face a trip to Nottingham Forest at City Ground on Saturday afternoon, looking to break their duck against the hosts. The Latics lost the only previous game played between the two.
The only previous meeting between Nottm. Forest and Wigan Ath. at was less than a year ago, in May 2004, the Forest carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 07 Aug | Wigan Ath. | 1 - 1 | Nottm. Forest | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 01 May | Nottm. Forest | 1 - 0 | Wigan Ath. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 22 Nov | Wigan Ath. | 2 - 2 | Nottm. Forest | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Nottingham Forest are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The Forest's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 7.
The away form of Wigan Ath. however, is much more impressive, picking up four victories from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 13 goals for the Latics, and 3 goals against.
Nottm. Forest are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola Championship with a return of just 37 points from their 37 games thus far. Wigan Ath. are leading the way in the Coca-Cola Championship, with their 38 games giving them a return of 75 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Nottm. Forest | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 8 |
| Wigan Ath. | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 15 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Latics have been performing with great credit on their travels, and the Madmen see no reason why they should not return from City Ground with an easy victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Nottm. Forest | Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Wigan Ath. | 10 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 9 outings ago. |