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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. The majority of those games have been won by the Magpies.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at St. James' Park was just last season, in August 2006, the Magpies carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sun 25 Feb | Wigan Ath. | 1 - 0 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 19 Aug | Newcastle Utd. | 2-1 | Wigan Ath. | PREM |
| 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 only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. Only 2 goals have been registered in this time, with 3 in the wrong end.
Wigan Ath.'s away form is none too clever either, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Latics have hit 5 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Newcastle Utd.'s 5 points from 3 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 7th position. Wigan Ath. sit in a healthy 3rd in the league, and have picked up 7 points from their 4 games.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Newcastle Utd. | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 9 |
| Wigan Ath. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its been a distinctly poor show from Newcastle Utd. at home in recent games, and, though I cannot see a run starting here, I do think the Magpies will at least gain a draw. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Newcastle Utd. | Unbeaten run of 5 matches. |
| Wigan Ath. | Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 2 most recent games. |