Wednesday , 30 September 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 Swansea City AFC 8 17
2 West Ham United FC 8 15
3 Middlesbrough FC 8 15
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 7 14
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 8 14
6 Queens Park Rangers FC 8 13
7 Stoke City FC 8 13
8 Bristol City FC 8 13
9 Charlton Athletic FC 8 12
10 Birmingham City FC 8 11
11 Millwall FC 8 11
12 Lincoln City FC 8 11
13 Southampton FC 8 10
14 Wrexham AFC 8 10
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 8 10
16 Blackburn Rovers FC 8 9
17 Norwich City FC 8 9
18 Sheffield United FC 8 9
19 Portsmouth FC 7 8
20 Watford FC 8 8
21 Cardiff City FC 8 7
22 Derby County FC 8 5
23 Preston North End FC 8 4
24 Burnley FC 8 4

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' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sunderland AFC and Wigan Athletic FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 10' Alex Pritchard, a England , has 11 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 15' It’s high time Leam Richardson made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 20' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 25' Elliot Embleton picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 29' Curtis Tilt has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 29.
  • 34' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 39' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ben Amos, as he is very good at scoring at Stadium of Light with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 44' A stunning finish from Charlie Wyke — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 46' Sunderland AFC ring the changes. Lynden Gooch has done his job and it is now time for Amad to step up.
  • 51' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 54' What an equalizer from Elliot Embleton!
  • 59' Over 59 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 64' It looks surprising Wigan Athletic FC does not make any changes. Luke O'Nien has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 68' Wigan Athletic FC make a change. Charlie Wyke trudges off to be replaced by Ashley Fletcher on 68 minutes.
  • 72' Dennis Cirken is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 77' The crowd applauds Curtis Tilt as he leaves the pitch. Thelo Aasgaard steps in for Wigan Athletic FC.
  • 81' The Wigan Athletic FC bench stirs into life. Charlie Wyke is withdrawn and Ashley Fletcher gets his opportunity.
  • 83' That is a Yellow card for Sunderland AFC. Alex Pritchard will be fuming at that decision.
  • 85' The referee shows Sunderland AFC player a Yellow card on 85.
  • 90' Another change for Sunderland AFC made on 90 minute. Elliot Embleton leaves to be changed by Bailey Wright.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Sunderland AFC 2-1 Wigan Athletic FC.

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
Amad 1
Charlie Wyke 1
Gwion Edwards 1
Aiden McGeady 1
Bailey Wright 1
Charlie Wyke 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.