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Sunderland prepare to entertain Wigan Athletic at Stadium Of Light on Saturday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. Of the two previous meetings, the Black Cats have won one and drawn one.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Stadium Of Light was less than a year ago, in December 2003, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 24 Apr | Wigan Ath. | 0 - 0 | Sunderland | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 02 Dec | Sunderland | 1-1 | Wigan Ath. | CHMP |
| 1987/1988 | Sat 12 Mar | Wigan Ath. | 2 - 2 | Sunderland | LGE1 |
| 1987/1988 | Sat 10 Oct | Sunderland | 4 - 1 | Wigan Ath. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Sunderland are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the Black Cats, with 5 goals against.
Wigan Ath. have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. A generous 6 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Sunderland find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 4 points from their 4 matches. Wigan Ath. are leading the way in the Coca-Cola Championship, with their 4 games giving them a return of 10 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sunderland | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 10 |
| Wigan Ath. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Sunderland are performing very well at home, but your FootyMad panel reckons that the overall quality of Wigan Ath. will prove too much for the homesters. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sunderland | Unbeaten in the last 6 home games. |
| Wigan Ath. | 5 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |