FM Preview: Queens Park Rangers v Wigan Athletic 06 Apr 2013

Last updated : 05 April 2013 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Queens Park Rangers v Wigan Athletic fixture

Queens Park Rangers prepare to entertain Wigan Athletic at Loftus Road on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve on a record of draws against their opponents.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Loftus Road was just last season, in January 2012, with Queens Park Rangers 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 08 Dec Wigan Ath. 2 - 2 Q.P.R. Premier League
2011/2012 Sat 21 Jan Q.P.R. 3-1 Wigan Ath. Premier League
2011/2012 Sat 27 Aug Wigan Ath. 2 - 0 Q.P.R. Premier League
2004/2005 Sat 23 Apr Wigan Ath. 0 - 0 Q.P.R. Championship
2004/2005 Sat 13 Nov Q.P.R. 1 - 0 Wigan Ath. Championship
2002/2003 Sat 22 Mar Q.P.R. 0 - 1 Wigan Ath. League Division Two
2002/2003 Tue 29 Oct Wigan Ath. 1 - 1 Q.P.R. League Division Two

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Recent respective form guides

Queens Park Rangers have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 7 in the wrong end.

The away form of Wigan Athletic however, is much more impressive, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The Latics's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 9 goals for and 7 against.

Queens Park Rangers are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premier League with a return of just 23 points from their 30 games thus far.

Wigan Athletic are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premier League with a return of just 27 points from their 29 games thus far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Queens Park Rangers 6 2 1 3 8 11 7
Wigan Athletic 6 2 2 2 9 12 8

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FootyMad's prediction ...

These are testing times at Loftus Road for the Rangers and the Madmen are unable to see past Wigan Athletic claiming victory in a close match.

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Queens Park Rangers Not drawn a match in their last 5 .
Wigan Athletic Last drawn game 5 outings ago.

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