FM Preview: Everton v Wigan Athletic 26 Dec 2012

Last updated : 25 December 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Everton v Wigan Athletic fixture

Everton prepare to entertain Wigan Athletic at Goodison Park on Wednesday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Toffees are clearly on top, with a 62.50% success rate in the fixture.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Goodison Park was just last season, in September 2011, with Everton running out comfortable 3-1 winners in a Premier League match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2012/2013 Sat 06 Oct Wigan Ath. 2 - 2 Everton Premier League
2011/2012 Sat 04 Feb Wigan Ath. 1 - 1 Everton Premier League
2011/2012 Sat 17 Sep Everton 3-1 Wigan Ath. Premier League
2010/2011 Sat 30 Apr Wigan Ath. 1 - 1 Everton Premier League
2010/2011 Sat 11 Dec Everton 0 - 0 Wigan Ath. Premier League
2009/2010 Sat 30 Jan Wigan Ath. 0 - 1 Everton Premier League
2009/2010 Sun 30 Aug Everton 2 - 1 Wigan Ath. Premier League

For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here

Recent respective form guides

Everton are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Toffees in those games, with 7 conceded.

The away form of Wigan Athletic is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. Latics have conceded 11 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.

Everton's total of 30 points from their 18 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Barclays Premier League.

Wigan Athletic are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premier League with a return of just 15 points from their 18 games thus far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Everton 6 2 4 0 8 6 10
Wigan Athletic 6 1 1 4 6 12 4

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FootyMad's prediction ...

With the Toffees being in decent shape at home at the moment, we am pleased to predict that this match should result in nothing other than a comfortable home win. Home Win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Everton Unbeaten in the last 13 home games.
Unbeaten run of 6 matches.
Wigan Athletic Lost each of the previous 3 away matches.
Not won in previous 3 away matches.
An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 5 most recent games.

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