Evenly matched teams: Wigan Athletic vs Sunderland match preview

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Thu 29.December
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: The DW Stadium (25138 seats)

Greeting visitors in their own stadium feels relaxed and good for Wigan Athletic, but Sunderland are fully intent and able to go home as winners. What happens?

Insights:
  • Wigan Athletic have the most conceded goals in the second half (23) in Championship
  • Sunderland haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

It's no vacation for neither Wigan Athletic nor Sunderland as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Wigan Athletic form and stats

Wigan Athletic's struggle is real here at The DW Stadium with only 9 points collected from 12 Championship games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 2-3-7.

Wigan Athletic lost their last game at Middlesbrough (placed 10th) after a 1-4 scoreline. Midfielder Power was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.43 (out of ten) in that game. Power served one assist, hit three key passes and had 40 successful passes (of 46 total).

Ahead of that match, Wigan lost 1-2 at home to Sheffield United.

This is expected to be a close game, with Wigan Athletic perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Wigan Athletic as a small favourite), we find 6 games. Wigan Athletic has won 2 of these, drawn 4 and lost 0.

Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Hull City are coming to town in four days.

Wigan aren't scoring a lot here at The DW Stadium in the league, with only {9 goals} from 12 games. Wigan Athletic have conceded 20 from these games.

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Sunderland form and stats

Playing away, Sunderland have won 5 games, drawn 3 and suffered 4 defeats in the Championship this season.

Simms and Stewart scored in Sunderland's previous match, the home game against Blackburn Rovers that ended 2-1. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager Mowbray when Simms scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 80th minute. Attacker Stewart got a player rating of 7.45 in the game. "Man of the match" Stewart scored one goal.

Before that, Sunderland travelled to Hull City and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 6 similar matches played by Sunderland in our archives, and the results are: 3 wins for Sunderland, 0 draws and 3 defeats.

Sunderland have another game that requires travelling in just three nights, a Championship game vs Blackpool. A demanding timetable for the guests!

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Sunderland have scored 17 goals in 12 league games away. Sunderland have conceded 14 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Sunderland have been victorious in every one of the 4 latest matches against this team. Can they do it again?

The previous head-to-head encounter ended Sunderland - Wigan Athletic 2-1, earlier this season.

Top Goalscorers

WiganW. Keane
W. Keane
8 goals
SunderlandR. Stewart
R. Stewart
7 goals
SunderlandE. Simms
E. Simms
6 goals

Wigan Athletic missing players

Sunderland missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Wigan Athletic Sunderland
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
24 12 4 Played P 4 12 24
6 2 1 Won W 3 5 9
6 3 0 Drew D 1 3 7
12 7 3 Lost L 0 4 8
24 9 3 Scored S 7 17 33
38 20 8 Conceded C 3 14 27
96% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 92%
75% 58% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 83% 75%
50% 42% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 50% 54%
21% 25% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 17% 17%
12% 17% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 8% 8%
67% 58% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 58% 54%
17% 17% 25% Clean Sheets C S 50% 25% 29%
21% 33% 25% Failed to Score F T 0% 17% 25%
 
4.4 4.6 4.8 Corners for (avg) C F 4.2 4.6 4.3
4.7 3.1 2.5 Corners against (avg) C A 6.8 6.7 6
1.8 1.9 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.8 3 2.5
1 0 0 Red cards R C 1 2 2
 
10.7 12.1 12.2 Shots (avg) S ( 7.8 9.1 11
2.8 2.6 3.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.5 3 3.5
36% 29% 21% Goal Efficiency G E 70% 47% 40%
 
11.4 9.1 9 Shots against (avg) S A 13.5 13.3 12.3
3.7 3.2 3.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.8 3.6 3.5
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Sunderland haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Wigan Athletic have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
  • Wigan Athletic have the fewest points (9) at home in Championship
  • Wigan Athletic have the most conceded goals in the second half (23) in Championship
  • Wigan Athletic have the the worst goal difference (-11) at home in Championship

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Burnley 23 13 8 2 46 24 12 8 4 0 26 11 11 5 4 2 20 13 22 47
2 Sheffield United 24 14 5 5 41 21 12 7 3 2 26 12 12 7 2 3 15 9 20 47
3 Blackburn Rovers 24 13 0 11 28 28 11 8 0 3 18 11 13 5 0 8 10 17 0 39
4 Watford 24 10 7 7 30 24 12 6 2 4 17 12 12 4 5 3 13 12 6 37
5 Norwich City 24 10 5 9 31 27 12 5 3 4 18 14 12 5 2 5 13 13 4 35
6 Millwall 23 10 5 8 29 26 11 7 2 2 17 8 12 3 3 6 12 18 3 35
7 Queens Park Rangers 24 10 5 9 27 27 11 5 2 4 15 13 13 5 3 5 12 14 0 35
8 Sunderland 24 9 7 8 33 27 12 4 4 4 16 13 12 5 3 4 17 14 6 34
9 Preston North End 24 9 7 8 23 24 13 3 4 6 8 14 11 6 3 2 15 10 -1 34
10 Middlesbrough 24 9 6 9 36 31 12 5 5 2 17 12 12 4 1 7 19 19 5 33
11 Luton Town 23 8 9 6 26 25 12 3 7 2 16 13 11 5 2 4 10 12 1 33
12 Coventry City 23 9 6 8 26 25 11 6 2 3 14 9 12 3 4 5 12 16 1 33
13 West Bromwich Albion 24 8 8 8 31 26 12 4 4 4 17 14 12 4 4 4 14 12 5 32
14 Birmingham City 23 8 8 7 26 22 12 4 5 3 16 12 11 4 3 4 10 10 4 32
15 Swansea City 23 8 8 7 30 32 11 5 2 4 15 14 12 3 6 3 15 18 -2 32
16 Reading 23 10 2 11 26 33 11 7 1 3 16 11 12 3 1 8 10 22 -7 32
17 Stoke City 24 8 6 10 28 32 11 3 3 5 13 16 13 5 3 5 15 16 -4 30
18 Bristol City 24 7 6 11 31 34 13 4 3 6 14 14 11 3 3 5 17 20 -3 27
19 Rotherham United 24 6 9 9 28 34 12 4 4 4 20 17 12 2 5 5 8 17 -6 27
20 Cardiff City 24 7 6 11 20 28 13 4 4 5 10 11 11 3 2 6 10 17 -8 27
21 Hull City 24 7 6 11 27 41 13 4 2 7 13 22 11 3 4 4 14 19 -14 27
22 Blackpool 24 6 7 11 26 35 11 3 2 6 12 16 13 3 5 5 14 19 -9 25
23 Wigan Athletic 24 6 6 12 24 38 12 2 3 7 9 20 12 4 3 5 15 18 -14 24
24 Huddersfield Town 23 6 4 13 21 30 12 4 2 6 10 12 11 2 2 7 11 18 -9 22

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  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Burnley 23 13 8 2 46 24 12 8 4 0 26 11 11 5 4 2 20 13 22 47
2 Sheffield United 24 14 5 5 41 21 12 7 3 2 26 12 12 7 2 3 15 9 20 47
3 Blackburn Rovers 24 13 0 11 28 28 11 8 0 3 18 11 13 5 0 8 10 17 0 39
4 Watford 24 10 7 7 30 24 12 6 2 4 17 12 12 4 5 3 13 12 6 37
5 Norwich City 24 10 5 9 31 27 12 5 3 4 18 14 12 5 2 5 13 13 4 35
6 Millwall 23 10 5 8 29 26 11 7 2 2 17 8 12 3 3 6 12 18 3 35
7 Queens Park Rangers 24 10 5 9 27 27 11 5 2 4 15 13 13 5 3 5 12 14 0 35
8 Sunderland 24 9 7 8 33 27 12 4 4 4 16 13 12 5 3 4 17 14 6 34
9 Preston North End 24 9 7 8 23 24 13 3 4 6 8 14 11 6 3 2 15 10 -1 34
10 Middlesbrough 24 9 6 9 36 31 12 5 5 2 17 12 12 4 1 7 19 19 5 33
11 Luton Town 23 8 9 6 26 25 12 3 7 2 16 13 11 5 2 4 10 12 1 33
12 Coventry City 23 9 6 8 26 25 11 6 2 3 14 9 12 3 4 5 12 16 1 33
13 West Bromwich Albion 24 8 8 8 31 26 12 4 4 4 17 14 12 4 4 4 14 12 5 32
14 Birmingham City 23 8 8 7 26 22 12 4 5 3 16 12 11 4 3 4 10 10 4 32
15 Swansea City 23 8 8 7 30 32 11 5 2 4 15 14 12 3 6 3 15 18 -2 32
16 Reading 23 10 2 11 26 33 11 7 1 3 16 11 12 3 1 8 10 22 -7 32
17 Stoke City 24 8 6 10 28 32 11 3 3 5 13 16 13 5 3 5 15 16 -4 30
18 Bristol City 24 7 6 11 31 34 13 4 3 6 14 14 11 3 3 5 17 20 -3 27
19 Rotherham United 24 6 9 9 28 34 12 4 4 4 20 17 12 2 5 5 8 17 -6 27
20 Cardiff City 24 7 6 11 20 28 13 4 4 5 10 11 11 3 2 6 10 17 -8 27
21 Hull City 24 7 6 11 27 41 13 4 2 7 13 22 11 3 4 4 14 19 -14 27
22 Blackpool 24 6 7 11 26 35 11 3 2 6 12 16 13 3 5 5 14 19 -9 25
23 Wigan Athletic 24 6 6 12 24 38 12 2 3 7 9 20 12 4 3 5 15 18 -14 24
24 Huddersfield Town 23 6 4 13 21 30 12 4 2 6 10 12 11 2 2 7 11 18 -9 22

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