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Sunderland travel to take on Wigan Athletic at JJB Stadium at lunchtime on Saturday, looking to break their duck against the hosts. The only previous meeting between the two sides yielded a draw.
The only previous meeting between Wigan Ath. and Sunderland at was well over fifteen years ago, back in March 1988, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2 - 2 draw in a Third Division match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Tue 02 Dec | Sunderland | 1 - 1 | Wigan Ath. | LD1 |
| 1987/1988 | Sat 12 Mar | Wigan Ath. | 2 - 2 | Sunderland | DIV3 |
| 1987/1988 | Sat 10 Oct | Sunderland | 4 - 1 | Wigan Ath. | DIV3 |
Recent respective form guides
Wigan Athletic are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Latics in those games, with 5 conceded.
Sunderland's away form is equally impressive, picking up four victories from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 9 goals for the Black Cats, and 4 goals against.
Wigan Ath.'s total of 69 points from their 43 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Nationwide League Division One. Sunderland are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 71 points from 42 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Wigan Ath. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 8 |
| Sunderland | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
An interesting game for the Black Cats to play at the moment, and one from which I believe will see Sunderland take away one point. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Wigan Ath. | 7 games since last home draw. |
| Sunderland | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. An overall losing run of 3 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |