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Sunderland prepare to entertain Wigan Athletic at The Stadium of Light on Saturday afternoon,
The most recent encounter between these two sides at The Stadium of Light was just last season, in February 2008, with Sunderland running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a Premier League match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 13 Sep | Wigan Ath. | 1 - 1 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 09 Feb | Sunderland | 2-0 | Wigan Ath. | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 05 Jan | Sunderland | 0 - 3 | Wigan Ath. | FAC |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 18 Aug | Wigan Ath. | 3 - 0 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 11 Mar | Sunderland | 0 - 1 | Wigan Ath. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 27 Aug | Wigan Ath. | 1 - 0 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 05 Apr | Wigan Ath. | 0 - 1 | Sunderland | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Sunderland have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. These games have seen the The Black Cats score just 7 goals, though they have conceded 4.
The away form of Wigan Ath. is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. Latics have conceded 7 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.
Sunderland see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 32 points from their 28 games played so far, Wigan Ath.'s 35 points from 28 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sunderland | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Wigan Ath. | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Wigan Ath. is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the The Black Cats in a close run game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sunderland | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Wigan Ath. | Not won in previous 6 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 8 most recent games. |