There has been ups and downs for these two teams so far, occupying positions near the midsection of the Championship table. Here's the Sunderland - Wigan Athletic latest:
- Wigan Athletic have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Championship game only four days ago.
Sunderland form and stats
1-4-1 (win-draw-lost) are the Championship numbers at home for Sunderland so far this season. Sunderland have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.
Sunderland are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-2 away versus Swansea City. The first setback in the shape of a defeat after collecting points through four league rounds. Clarke (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.43/10. Clarke scored one goal and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
In the match before that, Sunderland hosted Blackpool and drew the game 0-0.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Sunderland as they are travelling to their away game against Blackburn Rovers in the Championship. That match is three days after this one.
Sunderland are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stadium of Light in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 4 from 6 matches.
Wigan Athletic form and stats
Wigan Athletic's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Wigan Athletic collect 13 points from their 6 away matches in the Championship. 4 victories and 1 draw have created these points (and only 1 defeat).
Wigan Athletic go into this game after a win, the home game against Blackburn Rovers that ended 1-0. Midfield player Power was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.42/10. Power hit one key pass and had 60 successful passes (of 68 total).
A loss against Cardiff City was the result prior to that, in a home game.A quick return to home after this game, as Wigan are hosting Middlesbrough in the Championship only four days away.
Wigan Athletic has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 9 goals from 6 games. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (5 so far).
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's seven Sunderland victories, zero draws and three Wigan Athletic wins. Over/under statistics; seven of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  R. Stewart 5 goals |   W. Keane 5 goals |  J. Clarke 4 goals |
Sunderland missing players
Wigan Athletic missing players
| Sunderland | Wigan Athletic | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 0 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 17 | 6 | 0 | Scored | S | 3 | 9 | 14 |
| 13 | 4 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 5 | 16 |
| 85% | 67% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 62% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 83% | 69% |
| 54% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 38% |
| 23% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 15% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 46% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 67% | 62% |
| 38% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 33% | 31% |
| 31% | 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 15% |
| 4.8 | 4.5 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.9 |
| 6.5 | 5.7 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8 | 7.7 | 4.7 |
| 2.6 | 1.8 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 11.7 | 15.3 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.5 | 9.5 | 11.1 |
| 3.6 | 4.2 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 3.3 | 2.9 |
| 36% | 24% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 60% | 45% | 37% |
| 11.7 | 11.5 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.5 | 14.8 | 10.7 |
| 3.6 | 3.5 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 4 | 3.3 |
- Wigan Athletic have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Wigan Athletic have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Wigan Athletic have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Wigan Athletic haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sheffield United | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 24 |
| 2 | Norwich City | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 24 |
| 3 | Queens Park Rangers | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 24 |
| 4 | Burnley | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 22 |
| 5 | Reading | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -3 | 22 |
| 6 | Swansea City | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 21 |
| 7 | Blackburn Rovers | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| 8 | Preston North End | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 |
| 9 | Wigan Athletic | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | -2 | 19 |
| 10 | Luton Town | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 18 |
| 11 | Cardiff City | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -1 | 18 |
| 12 | Sunderland | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 17 |
| 13 | Watford | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 17 |
| 14 | Millwall | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -2 | 17 |
| 15 | Birmingham City | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 16 |
| 16 | Stoke City | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | -2 | 16 |
| 17 | Rotherham United | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 15 |
| 18 | Bristol City | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 16 | -1 | 15 |
| 19 | Blackpool | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 15 |
| 20 | Hull City | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 | -13 | 14 |
| 21 | Middlesbrough | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -4 | 13 |
| 22 | West Bromwich Albion | 13 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -1 | 11 |
| 23 | Huddersfield Town | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -4 | 11 |
| 24 | Coventry City | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -6 | 7 |
