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Wigan Ath. play host to Newcastle United at JJB Stadium at lunchtime on Saturday, hoping to break their duck against the visitors. Latics lost the only previous game contested between the two teams.
The only previous meeting between Wigan Ath. and Newcastle Utd. at was way back in the black-and-white days of January 1954, with Newcastle Utd. inflicting a narrow 2-3 defeat upon the Latics in a F.A. Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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
Wigan Athletic have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Latics in those games, with 4 conceded.
Newcastle Utd. have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Magpies's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 7.
Wigan Ath.'s 13 points from 7 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 8th position. Newcastle Utd. see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premiership, showing a record of 9 points from their 8 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Wigan Ath. | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 16 |
| Newcastle Utd. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Wigan Ath. may be coming up against a decent side in Newcastle Utd., but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Latics. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Wigan Ath. | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Newcastle Utd. | 5 games since last defeat. |