FootyMAD's Wigan Athletic match preview

History of the Newcastle United v Wigan Athletic fixture

Newcastle Utd. prepare to entertain Wigan Athletic at St. James' Park on Saturday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. Of the two previous meetings, the Magpies have won one and drawn one.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at St. James' Park was less than a year ago, in April 2006, with Newcastle Utd. running out comfortable 3-1 winners in a Premiership match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2005/2006	Sat 15 Apr	Newcastle Utd.	3-1	Wigan Ath.	PREM
2005/2006	Wed 30 Nov	Wigan Ath.	1 - 0	Newcastle Utd.	LGEC
2005/2006	Sat 15 Oct	Wigan Ath.	1 - 0	Newcastle Utd.	PREM
1953/1954	Wed 13 Jan	Wigan Ath.	2 - 3	Newcastle Utd.	FAC
1953/1954	Sat 09 Jan	Newcastle Utd.	2 - 2	Wigan Ath.	FAC

Recent respective form guides

Newcastle United have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 14 goals for the Magpies, with 6 goals against.

Wigan Ath. have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Latics have hit 6 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.



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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Newcastle Utd.	6	5	1	0	12	2	16
Wigan Ath.	6	1	1	4	8	13	4

FootyMad's prediction ...

Its good news for Newcastle Utd. fans, because, with them being in such great nick at home, I just cannot see any further than an emphatic home win for the Magpies. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Newcastle Utd.	Won 4 successive home games. 8 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 8 matches.
Wigan Ath.	Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. An overall losing run of 3 games. No win in the 3 most recent games.