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Sunderland prepare to entertain Wigan Athletic at The Stadium of Light on Saturday afternoon, needing to improve on a poor record between the sides. The visitors have won 3 of the 7 previous games, with the The Black Cats winning just 2.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at The Stadium of Light was less than a year ago, in March 2009, with Wigan Ath. inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the The Black Cats in a Premier League match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 28 Nov | Wigan Ath. | 1 - 0 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 14 Mar | Sunderland | 1-2 | Wigan Ath. | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Sunderland have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 6 to 4.
Wigan Ath. have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Latics have hit 8 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Sunderland see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 24 points from their 23 games played so far, Wigan Ath. find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 22 points from their 22 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sunderland | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 5 |
| Wigan Ath. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Your number one FootyMad panel have studied this game long and hard, and cannot separate the two. A draw for the The Black Cats. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sunderland | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Wigan Ath. | Not won in previous 2 away matches. An overall losing run of 3 games. No win in the 4 most recent games. |