FootyMAD Wigan Athletic match preview

Last updated : 29 September 2003 By Footymad Previewer
History of the Cardiff City v Wigan Athletic fixture

Cardiff prepare to entertain Wigan Athletic at Ninian Park on Tuesday evening, hoping to improve on a record of draws against their opponents.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Ninian Park was less than a year ago, in April 2003, when they played out a goalless draw in a League Division Two match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2002/2003Sat 26 AprCardiff0-0WiganLD2
2002/2003Sat 05 OctWigan2 - 2CardiffLD2
2001/2002Sat 16 FebWigan4 - 0CardiffLD2
2001/2002Fri 12 OctCardiff2 - 2WiganLD2
1999/2000Sat 23 OctWigan2 - 0CardiffLD2
1999/2000Sat 25 SepCardiff0 - 0WiganLD2
1996/1997Mon 31 MarWigan0 - 1CardiffLD3

Recent respective form guides

Cardiff City have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. In this time, Bluebirds have rattled up an impressive 15 goals, and conceded 4.

The Latics have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 9 goals for the Latics, and 1 goals against.

Cardiff's 14 points from 9 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Wigan are holding the final promotion place in the Nationwide League Division One, and have accumulated 20 points from the 9 games they have played so far.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Cardiff6312161010
Wigan660012218

FootyMad's prediction ...

Cardiff are performing very well at home, but your FootyMad panel reckons that the overall quality of Wigan will prove too much for the homesters. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Cardiff 7 games since last home draw.
Latest 2 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Wigan 3 successive away victories.
5 games since last away draw.
Won each of the previous 6 matches.
Last drawn game 7 outings ago.