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Fulham pack their bags to visit Wigan Athletic at JJB Stadium at lunchtime on Saturday, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 14 games played, Cottagers have recorded 4 wins, and Wigan Ath. have come away with 7 victories.
The previous match played between the two at JJB Stadium was within the last three years, in September 2003, the Latics carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a League Cup match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Tue 23 Sep | Wigan Ath. | 1 - 0 | Fulham | LGEC |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 04 Dec | Wigan Ath. | 2 - 1 | Fulham | LGEC |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 10 Apr | Fulham | 2 - 0 | Wigan Ath. | LGE1 |
| 1998/1999 | Tue 01 Dec | Wigan Ath. | 2 - 0 | Fulham | LGE1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 21 Feb | Fulham | 2 - 0 | Wigan Ath. | LGE1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 27 Sep | Wigan Ath. | 2 - 1 | Fulham | LGE1 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 15 Feb | Fulham | 1 - 1 | Wigan Ath. | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Wigan Athletic are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. The Latics have scored 9 and conceded 2 during this period.
In complete contrast to Wigan Ath., Fulham are having a torrid time on their travels, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Cottagers have hit 7 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Wigan Ath. sit in a healthy 4th in the league, and have picked up 19 points from their 9 games. Fulham find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 9 points from their 10 matches.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Wigan Ath. | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 18 |
| Fulham | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Cottagers are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Wigan Ath.. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Wigan Ath. | Won 4 successive home games. 5 games since last home draw. Won their latest 6 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 6 . |
| Fulham | Not won in previous 5 away matches. |