Fulham prepare to entertain Wigan Athletic at Craven Cottage on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Cottagers are clearly on top, winning 8 and drawing 4 of the 13 games played.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Craven Cottage was less than a year ago, in April 2006, the Cottagers carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a Premiership match.
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Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
2005/2006 | Mon 24 Apr | Fulham | 1-0 | Wigan Ath. | PREM |
2005/2006 | Sat 29 Oct | Wigan Ath. | 1 - 0 | Fulham | PREM |
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 |
Recent respective form guides
Fulham have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A generous 6 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The away form of Wigan Ath. is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While the Latics have hit 6 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Fulham's 13 points from 9 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 8th position. Wigan Ath. find themselves struggling down in 15th position in the league having picked up 8 points from their 8 matches.
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Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
Fulham | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 |
Wigan Ath. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Cottagers's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Wigan Ath.. Home Win
Sequence statistics: | |
Fulham | 5 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
Wigan Ath. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 9 away matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |