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Wigan Ath. face a trip to West Ham United at Boleyn Ground at lunchtime on Sunday, looking to break their duck against the hosts. Both of the previous encounters have resulted in a drawn game.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in November 2003, as they swept to an impressive 4 - 0 win in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sun 09 May | Wigan Ath. | 1 - 1 | West Ham Utd. | LD1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 03 Jan | Wigan Ath. | 1 - 2 | West Ham Utd. | FAC |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 29 Nov | West Ham Utd. | 4 - 0 | Wigan Ath. | LD1 |
| 1983/1984 | Sat 07 Jan | West Ham Utd. | 1 - 0 | Wigan Ath. | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
West Ham United are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 11 goals for the Hammers, with 1 goals against.
Wigan Ath. have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Latics's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 5 against.
West Ham Utd. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 4 points from their 2 games so far. Wigan Ath. are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola Championship, and have accumulated 4 points from the 2 games they have played so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| West Ham Utd. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| Wigan Ath. | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Wigan Ath. have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why West Ham Utd. may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| West Ham Utd. | Won 4 successive home games. 5 games since last home draw. |
| Wigan Ath. | 4 games since last defeat. |