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Wigan Ath. travel to take on Sheffield United at Bramall Lane on Sunday afternoon, looking to break their duck against the hosts. Most of the previous meetings have ended up in defeat for the Latics.
The last time the two teams met at Sheff. Utd. was well over fifteen years ago, back in October 1988, the Blades carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Third Division match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Tue 21 Oct | Wigan Ath. | 1 - 1 | Sheff. Utd. | LD1 |
| 1988/1989 | Sat 04 Mar | Wigan Ath. | 1 - 2 | Sheff. Utd. | DIV3 |
| 1988/1989 | Sat 22 Oct | Sheff. Utd. | 2 - 1 | Wigan Ath. | DIV3 |
| 1983/1984 | Sat 11 Feb | Wigan Ath. | 3 - 0 | Sheff. Utd. | DIV3 |
| 1983/1984 | Sat 24 Sep | Sheff. Utd. | 2 - 2 | Wigan Ath. | DIV3 |
| 1982/1983 | Sat 09 Apr | Sheff. Utd. | 2 - 0 | Wigan Ath. | DIV3 |
| 1982/1983 | Sat 04 Dec | Wigan Ath. | 3 - 2 | Sheff. Utd. | DIV3 |
Recent respective form guides
Sheffield United have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Blades in those games, with 4 conceded.
In complete contrast to Sheff. Utd., Wigan Ath. are having a torrid time on their travels, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Latics have hit 6 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Sheff. Utd. are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 44 points from 24 games. Wigan Ath.'s total of 41 points from their 25 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Nationwide League Division One.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sheff. Utd. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 10 |
| Wigan Ath. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Blades, as the Latics have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sheff. Utd. | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. |
| Wigan Ath. | Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |