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Wigan Ath. travel to take on West Bromwich Albion at The Hawthorns on Tuesday evening, 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 West Brom. was more than a decade ago, in April 1993, with West Brom. annihilating their visitors 5 - 1 in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Tue 16 Sep | Wigan Ath. | 1 - 0 | West Brom. | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 02 Oct | Wigan Ath. | 3 - 1 | West Brom. | LC |
| 1992/1993 | Sat 24 Apr | West Brom. | 5 - 1 | Wigan Ath. | LD2 |
| 1992/1993 | Sat 17 Oct | Wigan Ath. | 1 - 0 | West Brom. | LD2 |
| 1991/1992 | Thu 26 Dec | Wigan Ath. | 0 - 1 | West Brom. | DIV3 |
| 1991/1992 | Sat 31 Aug | West Brom. | 1 - 1 | Wigan Ath. | DIV3 |
| 1984/1985 | Wed 10 Oct | West Brom. | 3 - 1 | Wigan Ath. | LC |
Recent respective form guides
West Bromwich Albion have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 11 goals for the Baggies, with 4 goals against.
Wigan Ath.'s away form is equally impressive, unbeaten in their last six, consisting of three wins and three draws. The games have constituted a decent return of 12 goals for the Latics, and 5 goals against.
West Brom. are holding the final promotion place in the Nationwide League Division One, and have accumulated 67 points from the 36 games they have played so far. Wigan Ath. are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 58 points from 35 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| West Brom. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 13 |
| Wigan Ath. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This promises to be an excellent test for the in-form Latics, but one which I believe will end in stalemate. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| West Brom. | 6 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Wigan Ath. | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 2 most recent games. |