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Championship | Gameweek 15
Oct 15, 2022 at 3pm UK
Stadium of Light
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Sunderland
2 - 1
Wigan

Embleton (54'), Cirkin (72')
Embleton (25'), Pritchard (83'), Patterson (85')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Wyke (44')
Tilt (29'), Keane (90+6')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Sunderland and Wigan Athletic, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Swansea 2-1 Sunderland
Saturday, October 8 at 3pm in Championship
Last Game: Wigan 1-0 Blackburn
Tuesday, October 11 at 7.45pm in Championship

We said: Sunderland 1-1 Wigan Athletic

A closely-fought contest between two evenly-matched sides is set to take place this weekend, with Sunderland looking to end a poor run of form in front of over 35,000 fans at the Stadium of Light. Wigan will be motivated by the prospect of climbing into the playoffs with a victory, but we can see the hosts earning a hard-fought draw on this occasion. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Sunderland win with a probability of 48.83%. A draw had a probability of 26.7% and a win for Wigan Athletic had a probability of 24.45%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sunderland win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.4%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.65%) and 2-1 (9.02%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.52%), while for a Wigan Athletic win it was 0-1 (8.69%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Sunderland would win this match.

Result
SunderlandDrawWigan Athletic
48.83% (-0.018000000000001 -0.02) 26.73% (0.0030000000000001 0) 24.45% (0.013000000000002 0.01)
Both teams to score 46.33% (0.0080000000000027 0.01)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
42.36% (0.00099999999999767 0)57.64% (-0.0020000000000024 -0)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
21.59%78.4% (-0.0019999999999953 -0)
Sunderland Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
76.31% (-0.0069999999999908 -0.01)23.69% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
42.2% (-0.011000000000003 -0.01)57.8% (0.0090000000000003 0.01)
Wigan Athletic Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
60.71% (0.015000000000001 0.02)39.29% (-0.015000000000001 -0.02)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
24% (0.012 0.01)75.99% (-0.01400000000001 -0.01)
Score Analysis
    Sunderland 48.82%
    Wigan Athletic 24.45%
    Draw 26.72%
SunderlandDrawWigan Athletic
1-0 @ 13.4%
2-0 @ 9.65% (-0.0050000000000008 -0.01)
2-1 @ 9.02% (-0.0010000000000012 -0)
3-0 @ 4.63% (-0.0029999999999992 -0)
3-1 @ 4.33% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
3-2 @ 2.02%
4-0 @ 1.67% (-0.002 -0)
4-1 @ 1.56%
Other @ 2.54%
Total : 48.82%
1-1 @ 12.52%
0-0 @ 9.31% (-0.0010000000000012 -0)
2-2 @ 4.21% (0.00099999999999945 0)
Other @ 0.69%
Total : 26.72%
0-1 @ 8.69% (0.0020000000000007 0)
1-2 @ 5.85% (0.0030000000000001 0)
0-2 @ 4.06% (0.0030000000000001 0)
1-3 @ 1.82% (0.002 0)
2-3 @ 1.31% (0.0010000000000001 0)
0-3 @ 1.27% (0.002 0)
Other @ 1.44%
Total : 24.45%

How you voted: Sunderland vs Wigan

Sunderland
52.9%
Draw
35.3%
Wigan Athletic
11.8%
34
Head to Head
Feb 26, 2022 3pm
Wigan
0-3
Sunderland

Power (38'), Magennis (45+1'), Tilt (84'), Naylor (85')
Wright (2'), Stewart (38' pen., 87')
Matete (8'), Gooch (45+2'), Embleton (71'), Pritchard (77'), Stewart (82'), Cirkin (90+6')
Sep 21, 2021 7.45pm
Wigan
0-2
Sunderland

Edwards (56')
Broadhead (26'), O'Nien (54')
O'Nien (45+1'), Evans (81'), Embleton (82')
Aug 7, 2021 3pm
Sunderland
2-1
Wigan
McGeady (17' pen.), Stewart (53')
Winchester (57')
Edwards (15')
Power (38'), Edwards (50'), Darikwa (87'), Wyke (90+6')
Apr 13, 2021 6pm
Wigan
2-1
Sunderland
Keane (42'), Lang (58')
Keane (38'), Lang (50'), Robinson (90')
Wyke (32')
O'Nien (46')
Dec 5, 2020 3pm
Sunderland
0-1
Wigan

Maguire (90+2')
Joseph (16')
(90+1')
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