FM Preview: Wigan Athletic v Norwich City 30 Mar 2013

Last updated : 29 March 2013 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Wigan Athletic v Norwich City fixture

Norwich City face a trip to Wigan Athletic at Robin Park on Saturday afternoon,

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Robin Park was just last season, in August 2011, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Premier League match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2012/2013 Sat 15 Dec Norwich City 2 - 1 Wigan Ath. Premier League
2011/2012 Sun 11 Mar Norwich City 1 - 1 Wigan Ath. Premier League
2011/2012 Sat 13 Aug Wigan Ath. 1 - 1 Norwich City Premier League
2003/2004 Fri 09 Apr Norwich City 2 - 0 Wigan Ath. League Division One
2003/2004 Sat 04 Oct Wigan Ath. 1 - 1 Norwich City League Division One
1998/1999 Tue 22 Sep Wigan Ath. 2 - 3 Norwich City League Cup
1998/1999 Wed 16 Sep Norwich City 1 - 0 Wigan Ath. League Cup

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Recent respective form guides

Wigan Athletic's disastrous home run has meant they have managed only 2 draws from the last six matches. While Latics have scored 5, a worringly large 15 have been leaked at the other end.

Norwich City's away form is none too clever either, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Canaries have hit 5 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Wigan Athletic are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premier League with a return of just 24 points from their 28 games thus far.

Norwich City see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 33 points from their 29 games played so far,

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Wigan Athletic 6 2 2 2 9 12 8
Norwich City 6 1 4 1 3 6 7

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Nothing appears to be going right for the Canaries out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Wigan Athletic. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Wigan Athletic Failed to win in previous 8 home matches.
Not drawn a match in their last 3 .
Norwich City Not won in previous 3 away matches.
No win in the 2 most recent games.

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