FM Preview: West Bromwich Albion v Wigan Athletic 01 Feb 2011

Last updated : 31 January 2011 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the West Bromwich Albion v Wigan Athletic fixture

West Brom. prepare to entertain Wigan Athletic at The Hawthorns on Tuesday evening, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having managed to conjure up a win from 4 of the previous 6 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at The Hawthorns was two seasons ago, in May 2009, with West Brom. running out comfortable 3-1 winners in a Premier League match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2010/2011 Sat 13 Nov Wigan Ath. 1 - 0 West Brom. PREM
2008/2009 Sat 09 May West Brom. 3-1 Wigan Ath. PREM
2008/2009 Sat 29 Nov Wigan Ath. 2 - 1 West Brom. PREM
2005/2006 Sun 15 Jan Wigan Ath. 0 - 1 West Brom. PREM
2005/2006 Sat 10 Sep West Brom. 1 - 2 Wigan Ath. PREM
2003/2004 Tue 16 Mar West Brom. 2 - 1 Wigan Ath. CHMP
2003/2004 Tue 16 Sep Wigan Ath. 1 - 0 West Brom. CHMP


Recent respective form guides

West Bromwich Albion's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. While The Baggies have scored 8, a worringly large 13 have been leaked at the other end.

Wigan Ath.'s away form is none too clever either, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The Latics's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 7.

West Brom. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 25 points from 23 matches. Wigan Ath. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premier League with a return of just 22 points from their 24 games thus far.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides: P W D L F A P
West Brom. 6 1 0 5 5 13 3
Wigan Ath. 6 1 3 2 6 9 6


FootyMad's prediction ...

These are testing times at The Hawthorns for the The Baggies and the Madmen are unable to see past Wigan Ath. claiming victory in a close match.

Sequence statistics:
West Brom. 8 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 13 .
Wigan Ath. Not won in previous 2 away matches.
No win in the 4 most recent games.