FootyMAD's West Ham United match preview

History of the West Ham United v Wigan Athletic fixture

Wigan Ath. face a trip to West Ham United at Boleyn Ground on Saturday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 3 of the 6 previous games, with the hosts winning just 2.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in August 2007, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Premier League match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2007/2008	Sat 02 Feb	Wigan Ath.	1 - 0	West Ham Utd.	PREM
2007/2008	Sat 25 Aug	West Ham Utd.	1 - 1	Wigan Ath.	PREM
2006/2007	Sat 28 Apr	Wigan Ath.	0 - 3	West Ham Utd.	PREM
2006/2007	Wed 06 Dec	West Ham Utd.	0 - 2	Wigan Ath.	PREM
2005/2006	Sat 25 Mar	Wigan Ath.	1 - 2	West Ham Utd.	PREM
2005/2006	Wed 28 Dec	West Ham Utd.	0 - 2	Wigan Ath.	PREM
2004/2005	Sat 02 Apr	Wigan Ath.	1 - 2	West Ham Utd.	CHMP

Recent respective form guides

West Ham United are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. While Hammers have scored 8, a worringly large 11 have been leaked at the other end.

Wigan Ath. have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Latics have hit 4 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.



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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
West Ham Utd.	6	1	2	3	7	11	5
Wigan Ath.	6	2	3	1	6	4	9

FootyMad's prediction ...

Not a lot has been going right generally for Wigan Ath. on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against West Ham Utd.. No-score draw

Sequence statistics:
West Ham Utd.	Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 3 most recent games.
Wigan Ath.	No sequences of note