History of the Watford v Wigan Athletic fixture Watford welcome Wigan Athletic Vicarage Road Stadium on Saturday afternoon, aiming to preserve their impressive record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The fixture in the past has produced three victories for the Golden Boys with the other two matches ending in stalemate. The last meeting between the two at Vicarage Road Stadium was in September 2004, with Wigan Athletic holding Ray Lewington's Watford to a goalless draw. That particular season was to end in triumph for Paul Jewell and the Latics as they clinched a second place finish and with it promotion to the top flight of English football for the very first time in their history. For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here Recent encounters between the teams: | 2006/2007 | Sat 23 Sep | Wigan Athletic | 1-1 | Watford | PREM | 2005/2006 | Tue 25 Oct | Wigan Athletic | 3-0 | Watford | LGEC | 2004/2005 | Sat 22 Jan | Wigan Athletic | 2-2 | Watford | CHMP | 2004/2005 | Tue 28 Sep | Watford | 0-0 | Wigan Athletic | CHMP | 2003/2004 | Sat 27 Mar | Watford | 1-1 | Wigan Athletic | CHMP | 2003/2004 | Sat 20 Sep | Wigan Athletic | 1-0 | Watford | CHMP | 1999/2000 | Tue 21 Sep | Wigan Athletic | 3-1 | Watford | LGEC |
Recent respective form guides
Watford has collected one win and three draws from the last six home games played, and these low-scoring affairs have seen just five goals scored, with the same number conceded. As a result Aidy Boothroyd's side find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division with just one victory all season and 11 points, which crucially is nine away from safety at the halfway mark in their season. However there have been plenty of encouraging signs throughout that the Golden Boys have enough ability to ignite their season and get out of trouble, especially if the likes of Ashley Young and Tommy Smith, who netted against Arsenal on Boxing Day can start finding the back of the net on a more regular basis. Wigan Athletic's away form has been pretty sound and the last half dozen matches has seen them record excellent victories at Fulham (1-0), Bolton Wanderers (1-0) and West Ham United (2-0), interspersed by a draw at Middlesbrough (1-1) and defeats at Tottenham Hotspur (1-3) and most recently on Boxing Day, Manchester United (1-3)
The Lancastrians find themselves starting to struggle in 14th position in the Barclays Premiership table having picked up just 22 points from their opening 20 matches, and a lot will depend on the continuing goal scoring prowess of former England man, Emile Heskey and Henri Camera if they are not to get sucked into the relegation battle in the New Year. For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P | Watford | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | Wigan Athletic | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction…
These are testing times at Vicarage Road Stadium for Boothroyd and his men but here at the Golden Boys we feel the wheel of fortune is about to change and predict Watford will end the year on a high. Home Win Sequence statistics: | Watford | Failed to win in previous 4 home matches.
Latest 3 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 9 most recent games. | Wigan Athletic | Not won in previous 2 away matches.
An overall losing run of 4 games.
No win in the 5 most recent games. |
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