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Norwich City play host to Wigan Athletic at on Friday evening, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The Canaries won the only previous game contested between the two.
The only previous meeting between Norwich City and Wigan Ath. at was back in September 1998, over five years ago, the Canaries carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a League Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 04 Oct | Wigan Ath. | 1 - 1 | Norwich City | LD1 |
| 1998/1999 | Tue 22 Sep | Wigan Ath. | 2 - 3 | Norwich City | LC |
| 1998/1999 | Wed 16 Sep | Norwich City | 1-0 | Wigan Ath. | LC |
| 1986/1987 | Sat 31 Jan | Wigan Ath. | 1 - 0 | Norwich City | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Norwich City are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, The Canaries have scored 9 and conceded 2 during this period.
Wigan Ath. have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 9 goals for the Latics, and 5 goals against.
Norwich City are leading the way in the Nationwide League Division One, with their 39 games giving them a return of 76 points. Wigan Ath. are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 65 points from 40 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Norwich City | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 12 |
| Wigan Ath. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Norwich City may be coming up against a decent side in Wigan Ath., but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Canaries. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Norwich City | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 6 . |
| Wigan Ath. | No sequences of note |