Saturday , 14 November 2026

Sunderland AFC vs Wigan Athletic FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2022-23
Sunderland AFC
2 – 1
Full Time
Wigan Athletic FC
Sat 15 Oct 2022 · 14:00 UTC Stadium of Light HT 45' · FT 45'
Elliot Embleton 25' Y
Y 29' Curtis Tilt
Alex Pritchard 83' Y
Anthony Patterson 85' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Sunderland AFC vs Wigan Athletic FC — Championship at Stadium of Light.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Birmingham City FC 15 29
2 Middlesbrough FC 15 29
3 Stoke City FC 15 29
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 15 28
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 15 28
6 Swansea City AFC 15 26
7 Southampton FC 15 24
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 15 24
9 West Ham United FC 15 23
10 Sheffield United FC 15 22
11 Portsmouth FC 15 22
12 Norwich City FC 15 21
13 Blackburn Rovers FC 15 21
14 Cardiff City FC 15 18
15 Wrexham AFC 15 18
16 Millwall FC 15 18
17 Bristol City FC 15 18
18 Bolton Wanderers FC 15 17
19 Charlton Athletic FC 15 17
20 Watford FC 15 15
21 Lincoln City FC 15 15
22 Burnley FC 15 10
23 Derby County FC 15 10
24 Preston North End FC 15 8

Head-to-Head

4
2
Sunderland AFC 6 games · Avg 3.0 goals Wigan Athletic FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-10-15 Sunderland AFC 2–1 Wigan Athletic FC 2022-02-26 Wigan Athletic FC 0–3 Sunderland AFC 2021-08-07 Sunderland AFC 2–1 Wigan Athletic FC 2021-04-13 Wigan Athletic FC 2–1 Sunderland AFC 2020-12-05 Sunderland AFC 0–1 Wigan Athletic FC

Recent Form

Sunderland AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Oct Wigan Athletic FC H 2–1 W
08 Oct Swansea City AFC A 1–2 L
04 Oct Blackpool FC H 0–0 D
01 Oct Preston North End FC H 0–0 D
17 Sep Watford FC A 2–2 D
14 Sep Reading FC A 3–0 W
Wigan Athletic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Oct Sunderland AFC A 1–2 L
11 Oct Blackburn Rovers FC H 1–0 W
08 Oct Cardiff City FC H 1–3 L
05 Oct Hull City AFC A 1–2 L
01 Oct Rotherham United FC A 2–0 W
17 Sep Reading FC H 0–1 L

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
83% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Sunderland AFC and Wigan Athletic FC get this one started.
  • 5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jack Clarke, as he is very good at scoring at Stadium of Light with 10 goals in the last 9 games.
  • 10' Wigan Athletic FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 15' The energy levels are beginning to show. Tony Mowbray might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 20' Sunderland AFC is showing some good football. However, Sunderland AFC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 25' Controversy at the stadium! Elliot Embleton argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 29' Curtis Tilt picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 34' Ajibola Alese is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sunderland AFC so far.
  • 39' James McClean needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 44' What a strike from Charlie Wyke! The score is 0-1.
  • 46' Amad gets the nod from Sunderland AFC. He replaces Lynden Gooch and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 51' It looks like no one’s ball. Sunderland AFC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 54' A goal from the England international Elliot Embleton! He fires home on 54 to make it 1-1!
  • 59' England international Max Power has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
  • 64' Wigan Athletic FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 68' Time for substitution for Wigan Athletic FC. Charlie Wyke is replaced by Ashley Fletcher.
  • 72' Dennis Cirken puts Sunderland AFC on the lead.
  • 77' Thelo Aasgaard is ready to make an impact after coming on for Curtis Tilt at the 77 minute mark.
  • 81' Ashley Fletcher has so much to prove this time. He replaces Charlie Wyke on 81 minute.
  • 83' The referee has no hesitation. Alex Pritchard is booked for Sunderland AFC — Yellow card on 83.
  • 85' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Anthony Patterson.
  • 90' A change in the Sunderland AFC ranks — Elliot Embleton exits the field as Bailey Wright enters on 90.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Sunderland AFC players.

Lineups

Sunderland AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Leam Richardson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ross Stewart 4
Will Keane 2
Bailey Wright 1
Charlie Wyke 1
Elliot Embleton 1
Dennis Cirken 1
Kyle Joseph 1
Patrick Roberts 1

Head to Head

2022-10-15 Sunderland AFC 2–1 Wigan Athletic FC 2022-02-26 Wigan Athletic FC 0–3 Sunderland AFC 2021-08-07 Sunderland AFC 2–1 Wigan Athletic FC 2021-04-13 Wigan Athletic FC 2–1 Sunderland AFC 2020-12-05 Sunderland AFC 0–1 Wigan Athletic FC

Sunderland AFC Form

2022-10-15 Sunderland AFC 2–1 Wigan Athletic FC W 2022-10-08 Swansea City AFC 2–1 Sunderland AFC L 2022-10-04 Sunderland AFC 0–0 Blackpool FC D 2022-10-01 Sunderland AFC 0–0 Preston North End FC D 2022-09-17 Watford FC 2–2 Sunderland AFC D 2022-09-14 Reading FC 0–3 Sunderland AFC W

Wigan Athletic FC Form

2022-10-15 Sunderland AFC 2–1 Wigan Athletic FC L 2022-10-11 Wigan Athletic FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2022-10-08 Wigan Athletic FC 1–3 Cardiff City FC L 2022-10-05 Hull City AFC 2–1 Wigan Athletic FC L 2022-10-01 Rotherham United FC 0–2 Wigan Athletic FC W 2022-09-17 Wigan Athletic FC 0–1 Reading FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.34 Sunderland AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1 Wigan Athletic FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sunderland AFC48% Draw28% Wigan Athletic FC24%
Actual: Sunderland AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.34
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 68%
32%
± 2.5 41%
59%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Sunderland AFC or Draw
76%
Draw or Wigan Athletic FC
52%
Sunderland AFC or Wigan Athletic FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sunderland AFC30% Draw50% Wigan Athletic FC20%
Actual: Wigan Athletic FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.8%
0 – 0
11.9%
1 – 0
11.8%
0 – 1
8.4%
2 – 0
8.4%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
6.2%
0 – 2
4.6%
2 – 2
4.3%
3 – 1
3.8%
3 – 0
3.7%
1 – 3
2.1%

Asian Handicap — Sunderland AFC

Handicap Sunderland AFC covers Push Wigan Athletic FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 13% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 22% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 16% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Sunderland AFC keeps clean sheet
38% ✓
Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.