FootyMAD's Wigan Athletic match preview

Last updated : 16 April 2004 By Footymad Previewer
History of the Crystal Palace v Wigan Athletic fixture

Crystal Palace prepare to entertain Wigan Athletic at Selhurst Park on Saturday afternoon, for the first time in their history, and will be hoping to give their new opponents the runaround.



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Recent encounters between the teams:
2003/2004Sat 01 NovWigan Ath.5 - 0Crystal PalaceLD1

Recent respective form guides

Crystal Palace are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 14 goals for the Eagles, with 6 goals against.

Wigan Ath. have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. A generous 6 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Crystal Palace's 63 points from 41 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Wigan Ath. are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 68 points from 42 games.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Crystal Palace64028612
Wigan Ath.63129510

FootyMad's prediction ...

Crystal Palace may be coming up against a decent side in Wigan Ath., but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Eagles. Home Win

Sequence statistics:
Crystal Palace Unbeaten in the last 7 home games.
Won their latest 3 matches.
Not drawn a match in their last 6 .
Wigan Ath. Last drawn game 5 outings ago.