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Fulham face a trip to Wigan Athletic at JJB Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 16 games played, Cottagers have recorded 4 wins, and Wigan Ath. have come away with 8 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2007, when they played out a goalless draw in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 17 Mar | Wigan Ath. | 0 - 0 | Fulham | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 28 Oct | Fulham | 0 - 1 | Wigan Ath. | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Wigan Athletic have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, The Latics's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
The away form of Fulham is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Cottagers have hit 5 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Wigan Ath.'s 7 points from 5 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Fulham find themselves struggling down in 15th position in the league having picked up 4 points from their 5 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Wigan Ath. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 7 |
| Fulham | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Latics, as the Cottagers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Wigan Ath. | 6 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Fulham | 8 games since last away draw. |