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Sunderland face a trip to Wigan Athletic at JJB Stadium on Saturday afternoon,
The most recent encounter between these two sides was was two seasons ago, in August 2005, the Latics carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 28 Aug | Sunderland | 1 - 1 | Wigan Ath. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 24 Apr | Wigan Ath. | 0 - 0 | Sunderland | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 02 Dec | Sunderland | 1 - 1 | Wigan Ath. | CHMP |
| 1987/1988 | Sat 12 Mar | Wigan Ath. | 2 - 2 | Sunderland | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Wigan Athletic's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While Latics have scored 5, a worringly large 10 have been leaked at the other end.
Sunderland's away form is none too clever either, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. Those games have seen the The Black Cats pummel 13 goals, and let in 6.
Wigan Ath.'s 3 points from 2 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Sunderland sit in a healthy 4th in the league, and have picked up 4 points from their 2 games.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Wigan Ath. | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 6 |
| Sunderland | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Sunderland are in great form out on the road, so much so that the Madmen confidently predict a comfortable three points from their visit to Wigan Ath.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Wigan Ath. | 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 6 . |
| Sunderland | 5 games since last defeat. |