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Newcastle Utd. pack their bags to visit Wigan Athletic at JJB Stadium on Sunday afternoon, with the intention of improving a poor record there. The have come away with nothing in 5 of the previous 6 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was within the last three years, in December 2008, the Latics carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Premier League match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2010/2011 | Sat 16 Oct | Newcastle Utd. | 2 - 2 | Wigan Ath. | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Fri 26 Dec | Wigan Ath. | 2 - 1 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 15 Nov | Newcastle Utd. | 2 - 2 | Wigan Ath. | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Wed 26 Dec | Wigan Ath. | 1 - 0 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 01 Sep | Newcastle Utd. | 1 - 0 | Wigan Ath. | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sun 25 Feb | Wigan Ath. | 1 - 0 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 19 Aug | Newcastle Utd. | 2 - 1 | Wigan Ath. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Wigan Athletic haven't lost in their last six home matches, but have drawn four of them. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Latics in those games, with 6 conceded.
Newcastle Utd. have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Magpies have hit 6 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Wigan Ath. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 20 points from 19 matches. Newcastle Utd. see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 22 points from their 19 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Wigan Ath. | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 6 |
| Newcastle Utd. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Not a lot has been going right generally for Newcastle Utd. on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Wigan Ath.. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Wigan Ath. | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
| Newcastle Utd. | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |