Wigan Athletic vs Sunderland Prediction: Sunderland have upper hand going into the game

On Thursday, Wigan Athletic will take on Sunderland at DW Stadium, and it will be interesting to see how they compete. The hosts are not having a good season and they are placed among the bottom teams, whereas the visitor has a chance to enter the top 5 positions on the points standings. Their previous 10 encounters have not ended in a draw so we can expect goals from this match.

This season in Championship, Wigan Athletic's form is Very Poor overall with 6 wins, 6 draws, and 12 losses. This performance currently places Wigan Athletic at 23rd out of 24 teams in the Championship Table. Wigan Athletic's home form is considered very poor as a result of 2 wins, 3 draws, and 7 losses. Wigan Athletic has scored a total of 24 goals this season in the Championship.

N. Broadhead, T. Aasgaard, W. Keane, C. Lang, J. Cousins, M. Power, J. McClean, C. Tilt, C. Hughes, R. Nyambe and J. Jones

This season in Championship, Sunderland's form is Average overall with 9 wins, 7 draws, and 8 losses. This performance currently places Sunderland at 8th out of 24 teams in the Championship Table. Sunderland's away form is considered very good, as a result of 5 wins, 3 draws, and 4 losses. Sunderland has scored a total of 33 goals this season in the Championship.

R. Stewart, J. Clarke, A. Diallo, P. Roberts, D. Neil, C. Evans, D. Cirkin, L. O'Nien, D. Ballard, L. Gooch and A. Patterson

Wigan Athletic is having a disastrous season whereas Sunderland is having a good run. The host is currently placed in the 23rd position on the points standings with 24 points whereas the visitor team is in the 8th position with 34 points. Wigan Athletic vs Sunderland's head-to-head record shows that of the 18 meetings they have had, Wigan Athletic has won 6 times and Sunderland has won 9 times. 3 fixtures between Wigan Athletic and Sunderland have ended in a draw. The statistics and past records are in the favour of Sunderland. It is predicted that the match will see more than 2.5 goals. Moreover, the game has a good chance of ending in Sunderland’s favour considering their current form and due to their past record over Wigan Athletic.