The visiting Sunderland side should be favourites in this visit to Wigan Athletic, as the away team holds a 33 point advantage from their 39 league games this season.
- Wigan Athletic have the most dropped points from leading position (24) in League One
- Sunderland have the fewest conceded goals (31) in League One
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Wigan Athletic form and stats
Wigan Athletic's results here at DW Stadium in the League One have been very modest with 3 victories, 5 draws and 11 defeats.
Wigan are returning here after visiting Doncaster Rovers in a League One game and winning with a 4-1 scoreline. Thelo Aasgaard, Will Keane, Solomon-Otabor Viv and Joe Dodoo scored the goal(s). Preceding that match was a defeat to Portsmouth (0-1).
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the League One game versus Crewe Alexandra in only four days. This game is also played here at DW Stadium.
Wigan have scored 18 league goals here from 19 matches, not a lot. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Wigan Athletic defense is not exactly impregnable. 36 goals conceded from 19 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Sunderland form and stats
Sunderland, who have the fewest conceded goals (31) in League One, have an excellent away record in the League One so far with 10-8-1 from 19 games.
Sunderland might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Charlton Athletic proved too strong as Sunderland slumped to a 1-2 defeat in front of their own fans at Stadium of Light. Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Peterborough United.
The schedule is very tough for Sunderland now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A League One game at Blackpool is waiting in only four days.
Sunderland are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 32 times in 19 away games so far. Sunderland are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 11 times in 19 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Sunderland - Wigan Athletic 0-1 played earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Wigan victories, two draws and four Sunderland wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  C. Wyke 23 goals |   C. Lang 7 goals |  G. Leadbitter 6 goals |
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| Wigan Athletic | Sunderland | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 40 | 19 | 7 | Played | P | 7 | 19 | 39 |
| 10 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 4 | 10 | 19 |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 8 | 14 |
| 22 | 11 | 6 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 43 | 18 | 1 | Scored | S | 12 | 32 | 60 |
| 67 | 36 | 15 | Conceded | C | 4 | 11 | 31 |
| 92% | 84% | 86% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 86% | 89% | 95% |
| 68% | 63% | 43% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 71% | 79% | 77% |
| 50% | 53% | 43% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 57% | 37% | 38% |
| 28% | 37% | 29% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 14% | 21% | 21% |
| 25% | 37% | 29% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 3% |
| 48% | 42% | 14% | BTTS | BTTS | 29% | 37% | 51% |
| 20% | 26% | 14% | Clean Sheets | C S | 71% | 63% | 46% |
| 40% | 47% | 86% | Failed to Score | F T | 14% | 11% | 8% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9.6 | 9.4 | 10.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13 | 13.5 | 13.2 |
| 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.9 | 4.6 |
| 38% | 36% | 7% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 34% | 34% | 33% |
- Sunderland have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
- Sunderland have the fewest conceded goals (11) away in League One
- Sunderland have the fewest conceded goals (31) in League One
- Sunderland have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (13) in League One
- Sunderland have the most clean sheets (12) away in League One
- Wigan Athletic have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Wigan Athletic have the most conceded goals in the second half (40) in League One
- Wigan Athletic have the most dropped points from leading position (24) in League One
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Hull City | 41 | 24 | 7 | 10 | 71 | 32 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 10 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 46 | 22 | 39 | 79 |
| 2 | Peterborough United | 40 | 23 | 7 | 10 | 70 | 38 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 44 | 15 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 23 | 32 | 76 |
| 3 | Sunderland | 39 | 19 | 14 | 6 | 60 | 31 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 32 | 11 | 29 | 71 |
| 4 | Blackpool | 38 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 52 | 35 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 18 | 17 | 64 |
| 5 | Portsmouth | 39 | 19 | 7 | 13 | 57 | 42 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 23 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 19 | 15 | 64 |
| 6 | Lincoln City | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 57 | 42 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 28 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 14 | 15 | 63 |
| 7 | Charlton Athletic | 39 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 57 | 51 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 33 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 18 | 6 | 62 |
| 8 | Ipswich Town | 39 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 41 | 38 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 17 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 3 | 60 |
| 9 | Oxford United | 40 | 17 | 8 | 15 | 59 | 48 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 17 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 34 | 31 | 11 | 59 |
| 10 | Gillingham | 41 | 17 | 8 | 16 | 56 | 54 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 28 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 26 | 2 | 59 |
| 11 | Doncaster Rovers | 38 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 55 | 52 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 22 | 28 | 3 | 57 |
| 12 | Accrington Stanley | 39 | 16 | 9 | 14 | 52 | 57 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 36 | -5 | 57 |
| 13 | Fleetwood Town | 40 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 43 | 33 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 14 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 19 | 10 | 56 |
| 14 | Milton Keynes Dons | 40 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 55 | 54 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 25 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 25 | 29 | 1 | 55 |
| 15 | Crewe Alexandra | 39 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 47 | 54 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 27 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 27 | -7 | 54 |
| 16 | Plymouth Argyle | 41 | 14 | 10 | 17 | 50 | 66 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 30 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 36 | -16 | 52 |
| 17 | Shrewsbury Town | 38 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 43 | 42 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 1 | 50 |
| 18 | Burton Albion | 39 | 13 | 9 | 17 | 50 | 63 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 25 | 37 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 26 | -13 | 48 |
| 19 | Northampton Town | 41 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 34 | 58 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 35 | -24 | 40 |
| 20 | AFC Wimbledon | 39 | 9 | 12 | 18 | 41 | 62 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 31 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 31 | -21 | 39 |
| 21 | Wigan Athletic | 40 | 10 | 8 | 22 | 43 | 67 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 36 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 25 | 31 | -24 | 38 |
| 22 | Bristol Rovers | 41 | 10 | 8 | 23 | 40 | 64 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 23 | 28 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 36 | -24 | 38 |
| 23 | Swindon Town | 40 | 11 | 4 | 25 | 45 | 72 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 21 | 35 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 24 | 37 | -27 | 37 |
| 24 | Rochdale | 39 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 47 | 70 | 19 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 38 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 27 | 32 | -23 | 33 |