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Everton play host to Wigan Athletic at Goodison Park on Saturday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The Blues won the only previous game contested between the two.
The only previous meeting between Everton and Wigan Ath. at was amazingly over twenty years ago, in January 1980, with Everton running out comfortable 3-0 winners in a F.A. Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1979/1980 | Sat 26 Jan | Everton | 3-0 | Wigan Ath. | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Everton have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 in the wrong end.
The away form of Wigan Ath. however, is much more impressive, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 8 goals for the Latics, and 3 goals against.
Everton are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premiership with a return of just 3 points from their 5 games thus far. Wigan Ath.'s 7 points from 5 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Everton | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 3 |
| Wigan Ath. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its been an indifferent run of form for the Blues of late, and things are not going to improve with the visit of Wigan Ath., who one believes will win this game handsomely. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Everton | Been beaten in each of their previous 3 home matches. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Latest 5 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Wigan Ath. | 5 games since last defeat. |