|
Sunderland face a trip to Wigan Athletic at JJB Stadium on Saturday afternoon, and will hope to continue their unbeaten record at the ground. Most of the previous games have been drawn, but the remainder have resulted in a win for Black Cats.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2005, with Sunderland inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Latics in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Tue 05 Apr | Wigan Ath. | 0 - 1 | Sunderland | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 28 Aug | Sunderland | 1 - 1 | Wigan Ath. | CHMP |
| 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
Wigan Athletic have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 6 to 5.
The away form of Sunderland however, is much more impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The games have constituted a decent return of 9 goals for the Black Cats, and 8 goals against.
Wigan Ath. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premiership with a return of just 0 points from their 2 games thus far. Sunderland find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 3 games have yielded only 0 points.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Wigan Ath. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 8 |
| Sunderland | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Sunderland are in smashing form away from home at present, and Footymad sees this carrying them to a narrow victory at Wigan Ath.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Wigan Ath. | Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Sunderland | An overall losing run of 3 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |