Wigan Ath. are ready to welcome Queens Park Rangers to JJB Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to break their duck against the visitors. Out of their two previous meetings, the Latics have drawn one game and lost the other.
The previous match played between the two at JJB Stadium was within the last three years, in October 2002, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a League Division Two match.
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Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
2004/2005 | Sat 13 Nov | Q.P.R. | 1 - 0 | Wigan Ath. | CHMP |
2002/2003 | Sat 22 Mar | Q.P.R. | 0 - 1 | Wigan Ath. | LGE1 |
2002/2003 | Tue 29 Oct | Wigan Ath. | 1-1 | Q.P.R. | LGE1 |
2001/2002 | Tue 26 Feb | Q.P.R. | 1 - 1 | Wigan Ath. | LGE1 |
2001/2002 | Sat 22 Sep | Wigan Ath. | 1 - 2 | Q.P.R. | 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. These games have seen the Latics score just 7 goals, though they have conceded 4.
Q.P.R. have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. These low-scoring games have seen just 5 goals scored and conceded.
Wigan Ath. are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola Championship, and have accumulated 82 points from the 43 games they have played so far. Q.P.R.'s 58 points from 43 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.
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Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
Wigan Ath. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 10 |
Q.P.R. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 5 |
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 Q.P.R.. Home Win
Sequence statistics: | |
Wigan Ath. | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
Q.P.R. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 5 most recent games. |