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Everton prepare to entertain Wigan Athletic at Goodison Park on Saturday afternoon,
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Goodison Park was less than a year ago, in September 2005, with Wigan Ath. inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Toffees in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Tue 31 Jan | Wigan Ath. | 1 - 1 | Everton | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 24 Sep | Everton | 0-1 | Wigan Ath. | PREM |
| 1979/1980 | Sat 26 Jan | Everton | 3 - 0 | Wigan Ath. | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Everton have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Toffees in those games, with 6 conceded.
The away form of Wigan Ath. is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While the Latics have hit 5 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Everton sit in a healthy 3rd in the league, and have picked up 10 points from their 4 games. Wigan Ath. see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premiership, showing a record of 3 points from their 3 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Everton | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 14 |
| Wigan Ath. | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Though Everton are not exactly setting the world alight at Goodison Park in recent games, I can confidently predict that they will easily sweep aside the opposition put before them. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Everton | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Unbeaten run of 7 matches. |
| Wigan Ath. | Lost each of the previous 5 away matches. Not won in previous 6 away matches. Last drawn game 9 outings ago. |