Sunderland play host to Wigan Athletic at Stadium Of Light on Tuesday evening, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The Black Cats won the only previous game contested between the two.
The only previous meeting between Sunderland and Wigan at was well over fifteen years ago, back in October 1987, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4-1 thriller, in a Third Division match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1987/1988 | Sat 12 Mar | Wigan | 2 - 2 | Sunderland | DIV3 |
| 1987/1988 | Sat 10 Oct | Sunderland | 4-1 | Wigan | DIV3 |
Recent respective form guides
Sunderland are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. These games have seen the Black Cats score just 6 goals, though they have conceded 2.
Wigan have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. The Latics's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Sunderland lie just outside the playoff positions in the Nationwide League Division One, picking up 33 points from their 20 games so far. Wigan's total of 34 points from their 20 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Nationwide League Division One.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sunderland | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| Wigan | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Wigan is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the Black Cats in a close run game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sunderland | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Wigan | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 5 away matches. No win in the 2 most recent games. |