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Wigan Ath. face a trip to Preston North End at Deepdale at lunchtime on Saturday, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 19 games played, Latics have recorded 5 wins, and Preston N.E. have come away with 8 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in January 2004, as the visitors ran out cosy 2 - 4 winners in a League Division One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sun 05 Dec | Wigan Ath. | 5 - 0 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 17 Jan | Preston N.E. | 2 - 4 | Wigan Ath. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 16 Aug | Wigan Ath. | 1 - 1 | Preston N.E. | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 04 Apr | Wigan Ath. | 0 - 1 | Preston N.E. | LGE1 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 28 Aug | Preston N.E. | 1 - 4 | Wigan Ath. | LGE1 |
| 1998/1999 | Tue 13 Apr | Wigan Ath. | 2 - 2 | Preston N.E. | LGE1 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 28 Nov | Preston N.E. | 2 - 2 | Wigan Ath. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Preston North End are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 11 goals for the North End, with 4 goals against.
Wigan Ath.'s away form is equally impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The games have constituted a decent return of 12 goals for the Latics, and 3 goals against.
Preston N.E. are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 74 points from 44 games. Wigan Ath. are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola Championship, and have accumulated 83 points from the 44 games they have played so far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Preston N.E. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 13 |
| Wigan Ath. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This is a game which sees both teams in reasonable shape, and one which the Madmen are pretty confident will end up as a draw. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Preston N.E. | Unbeaten in the last 8 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Wigan Ath. | Undefeated in last 4 away games. 4 games since last defeat. |