League One

League One | Gameweek 1

Aug 7, 2021 at 3pm UK

Stadium of Light

Sunderland
2 - 1
Wigan

McGeady (17' pen.), Stewart (53')
Winchester (57')

FT(HT: 1-1)

Edwards (15')
Power (38'), Edwards (50'), Darikwa (87'), Wyke (90+6')

The Match

Preview

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

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 50.47%. A draw had a probability of 25.2% and a win for Wigan Athletic had a probability of 24.35%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sunderland win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.78%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.46%) and 2-0 (9.31%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.96%), while for a Wigan Athletic win it was 0-1 (7.57%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Sunderland would win this match.

Result
Sunderland	Draw	Wigan Athletic
50.47%	25.18%	24.35%

Both teams to score 50.65%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

48.06%

51.94%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

26.31%

73.68%

Sunderland Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

79.41%

20.59%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

46.87%

53.13%

Wigan Athletic Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

63.79%

36.21%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

27%

72.99%

Score Analysis

Sunderland 50.47%

Wigan Athletic 24.35%

Draw 25.17%

Sunderland	Draw	Wigan Athletic
1-0 @ 11.78% 2-1 @ 9.46% 2-0 @ 9.31% 3-1 @ 4.98% 3-0 @ 4.91% 3-2 @ 2.53% 4-1 @ 1.97% 4-0 @ 1.94% 4-2 @ 1% Other @ 2.59% Total : 50.47%	1-1 @ 11.96% 0-0 @ 7.46% 2-2 @ 4.8% Other @ 0.95% Total : 25.17%	0-1 @ 7.57% 1-2 @ 6.08% 0-2 @ 3.85% 1-3 @ 2.06% 2-3 @ 1.63% 0-3 @ 1.3% Other @ 1.87% Total : 24.35%