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Championship | Gameweek 25
Dec 29, 2022 at 7.45pm UK
The DW Stadium
Sunderland

Wigan
1 - 4
Sunderland

Keane (42')
FT(HT: 1-1)
Simms (19'), Stewart (66' pen.), Roberts (85'), Diallo (89')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Middlesbrough 4-1 Wigan
Monday, December 26 at 3pm in Championship
Last Game: Sunderland 2-1 Blackburn
Monday, December 26 at 12.30pm in Championship

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 Wigan Athletic win with a probability of 36.67%. A win for Sunderland had a probability of 35.37% and a draw had a probability of 28%.

The most likely scoreline for a Wigan Athletic win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.28%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (7.84%) and 2-0 (6.73%). The likeliest Sunderland win was 0-1 (11.03%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.15%). The actual scoreline of 1-4 was predicted with a 0.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted that Sunderland would win this match.

Result
Wigan AthleticDrawSunderland
36.67% (-0.059999999999995 -0.06)27.96% (0.02 0.02)35.37% (0.039000000000001 0.04)
Both teams to score 47.91% (-0.066000000000003 -0.07)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
41.89% (-0.080999999999996 -0.08)58.11% (0.081000000000003 0.08)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
21.23% (-0.063000000000002 -0.06)78.77% (0.063000000000002 0.06)
Wigan Athletic Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
69.63% (-0.076999999999998 -0.08)30.37% (0.077999999999999 0.08)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
33.43% (-0.092999999999996 -0.09)66.57% (0.093000000000004 0.09)
Sunderland Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
68.81% (-0.018000000000001 -0.02)31.19% (0.018000000000001 0.02)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
32.47% (-0.018999999999998 -0.02)67.53% (0.018999999999991 0.02)
Score Analysis
    Wigan Athletic 36.66%
    Sunderland 35.37%
    Draw 27.96%
Wigan AthleticDrawSunderland
1-0 @ 11.28% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
2-1 @ 7.84% (-0.013 -0.01)
2-0 @ 6.73% (-0.008 -0.01)
3-1 @ 3.11% (-0.012 -0.01)
3-0 @ 2.67% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01)
3-2 @ 1.81% (-0.008 -0.01)
4-1 @ 0.93% (-0.006 -0.01)
Other @ 2.3%
Total : 36.66%
1-1 @ 13.15% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
0-0 @ 9.47% (0.029 0.03)
2-2 @ 4.57% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
Other @ 0.77%
Total : 27.96%
0-1 @ 11.03% (0.029999999999999 0.03)
1-2 @ 7.66%
0-2 @ 6.43% (0.013999999999999 0.01)
1-3 @ 2.98% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
0-3 @ 2.5% (0.004 0)
2-3 @ 1.77% (-0.004 -0)
Other @ 3%
Total : 35.37%

How you voted: Wigan vs Sunderland

Wigan Athletic
15.3%
Draw
11.9%
Sunderland
72.9%
59
Head to Head
Oct 15, 2022 3pm
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
Third Round
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')