Wigan Ath. pack their bags to visit Plymouth Argyle at Home Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Latics will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them being consigned to defeat by opponents in 5 of the 8 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was within the last three years, in October 2002, as the visitors ran out cosy 1 - 3 winners in a League Division Two match.
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Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
2002/2003 | Sat 29 Mar | Wigan Ath. | 0 - 1 | Plymouth Arg. | LGE1 |
2002/2003 | Sat 12 Oct | Plymouth Arg. | 1 - 3 | Wigan Ath. | LGE1 |
1997/1998 | Sat 24 Jan | Plymouth Arg. | 3 - 2 | Wigan Ath. | LGE1 |
1997/1998 | Sat 23 Aug | Wigan Ath. | 1 - 1 | Plymouth Arg. | LGE1 |
1995/1996 | Sat 09 Dec | Plymouth Arg. | 3 - 1 | Wigan Ath. | LGE2 |
1995/1996 | Sat 23 Sep | Wigan Ath. | 0 - 1 | Plymouth Arg. | LGE2 |
1992/1993 | Sat 01 May | Wigan Ath. | 0 - 2 | Plymouth Arg. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Plymouth Argyle have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 7.
Wigan Ath. have an average recent record on the road, losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. The Latics's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 7 against.
Plymouth Arg.'s 17 points from 12 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Wigan Ath. are leading the way in the Coca-Cola Championship, with their 12 games giving them a return of 24 points.
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Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
Plymouth Arg. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 4 |
Wigan Ath. | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 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 Plymouth Arg.. Away win
Sequence statistics: | |
Plymouth Arg. | 6 games since last home draw. |
Wigan Ath. | Previous 4 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 5 away matches. 9 games since last defeat. |