Watford face a trip to Wigan Athletic at JJB Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to break their duck against the hosts. Most of the previous meetings have ended up in defeat for the Hornets.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in October 2005, with Wigan Ath. running out comfortable 3 - 0 winners in an League Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Tue 25 Oct | Wigan Ath. | 3 - 0 | Watford | LGEC |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 22 Jan | Wigan Ath. | 2 - 2 | Watford | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 28 Sep | Watford | 0 - 0 | Wigan Ath. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 27 Mar | Watford | 1 - 1 | Wigan Ath. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 20 Sep | Wigan Ath. | 1 - 0 | Watford | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 21 Sep | Wigan Ath. | 3 - 1 | Watford | LGEC |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 14 Sep | Watford | 2 - 0 | Wigan Ath. | LGEC |
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 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Watford have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Wigan Ath. find themselves struggling down in 15th position in the league having picked up 4 points from their 4 matches. Watford are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premiership with a return of just 2 points from their 5 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Wigan Ath. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 4 |
| Watford | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
An indifferent set of results for Watford on the road, and I believe this game is only going to yield a solitary point for the Hornets. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Wigan Ath. | 4 games since last home draw. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Watford | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 6 most recent games. |