Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

Championship · 2022-23
Wigan Athletic FC
1 – 4
Full Time
Sunderland AFC
Thu 29 Dec 2022 · 19:45 UTC DW Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
James McClean 11' Y
Y 59' Daniel Ballard
Curtis Tilt 61' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Wigan Athletic FC vs Sunderland AFC — Championship at DW Stadium.

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

2
4
Wigan Athletic FC 6 games · Avg 3.0 goals Sunderland AFC
Last 5 meetings
2022-12-29 Wigan Athletic FC 1–4 Sunderland AFC 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

Recent Form

Wigan Athletic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Dec Sunderland AFC H 1–4 L
26 Dec Middlesbrough FC A 1–4 L
19 Dec Sheffield United FC H 1–2 L
10 Dec Millwall FC A 1–1 D
12 Nov Blackpool FC H 2–1 W
08 Nov Coventry City FC A 0–2 L
Sunderland AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Dec Wigan Athletic FC A 4–1 W
26 Dec Blackburn Rovers FC H 2–1 W
17 Dec Hull City AFC A 1–1 D
12 Dec West Bromwich Albion FC H 1–2 L
03 Dec Millwall FC H 3–0 W
11 Nov Birmingham City FC A 2–1 W

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Wigan Athletic FC vs Sunderland AFC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 11' James McClean was booked on 11.
  • 16' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 17' Another substitution for Wigan Athletic FC to replace Charlie Hughes by Ryan Nyambe on 17 minute.
  • 19' What composure from Ellis Simms! The England international strokes it home. 0-1.
  • 24' Edouard Michut needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 29' Wigan Athletic FC have won 410 goals from 387 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 34' With 0 assists to his name this season, Jack Clarke is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Wigan Athletic FC.
  • 39' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 42' Will Keane has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 42 minutes.
  • 47' It looks surprising Wigan Athletic FC does not make any changes. Bailey Wright has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 52' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sunderland AFC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 57' It looks like no one’s ball. Wigan Athletic FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 59' Daniel Ballard picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 61' Wigan Athletic FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 62' Time for substitution for Sunderland AFC. Edouard Michut is replaced by Alex Pritchard.
  • 66' Magnificent from Ross Stewart! That is 47 goals in 212 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 68' A change in the Sunderland AFC ranks — Alex Pritchard exits the field as Jay Matete enters on 68.
  • 73' international Abdoullah Ba has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 74' A tactical swap from Wigan Athletic FC — Gwion Edwards on, Callum Lang off on 74 minutes.
  • 79' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 84' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 85' The England Patrick Roberts breaks the deadlock on 85 minutes. 1-3!
  • 89' A goal from the international Amad! He fires home on 89 to make it 1-4!
  • The points are shared — Wigan Athletic FC 1-4 Sunderland AFC. Honours even.

Lineups

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kolo Toure

Sunderland AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ross Stewart 4
Will Keane 2
Dennis Cirken 1
Kyle Joseph 1
Patrick Roberts 1
Ellis Simms 1
Callum Lang 1
Amad 1

Head to Head

2022-12-29 Wigan Athletic FC 1–4 Sunderland AFC 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

Wigan Athletic FC Form

2022-12-29 Wigan Athletic FC 1–4 Sunderland AFC L 2022-12-26 Middlesbrough FC 4–1 Wigan Athletic FC L 2022-12-19 Wigan Athletic FC 1–2 Sheffield United FC L 2022-12-10 Millwall FC 1–1 Wigan Athletic FC D 2022-11-12 Wigan Athletic FC 2–1 Blackpool FC W 2022-11-08 Coventry City FC 2–0 Wigan Athletic FC L

Sunderland AFC Form

2022-12-29 Wigan Athletic FC 1–4 Sunderland AFC W 2022-12-26 Sunderland AFC 2–1 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2022-12-17 Hull City AFC 1–1 Sunderland AFC D 2022-12-12 Sunderland AFC 1–2 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2022-12-03 Sunderland AFC 3–0 Millwall FC W 2022-11-11 Birmingham City FC 1–2 Sunderland AFC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.21 Wigan Athletic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.84 Sunderland AFC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 59% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Wigan Athletic FC25% Draw25% Sunderland AFC50%
Actual: Sunderland AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 3.05
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Wigan Athletic FC or Draw
50%
Draw or Sunderland AFC
75%
Wigan Athletic FC or Sunderland AFC
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Wigan Athletic FC20% Draw43% Sunderland AFC37%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–4 not predicted
1 – 4
Actual
1 – 1
11.4%
1 – 2
9.3%
0 – 1
8%
0 – 2
8%
0 – 0
6.4%
2 – 1
6.1%
1 – 3
5.7%
2 – 2
5.6%
1 – 0
4.9%
0 – 3
4.8%
2 – 3
3.5%
2 – 0
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Wigan Athletic FC

Handicap Wigan Athletic FC covers Push Sunderland AFC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 7% 90%
-1.5 10% — 90%
-1 10% 14% 76%
-0.5 24% — 76%
+0.5 49% — 51%
+1 49% 22% 29%
+1.5 71% — 29%
+2 71% 16% 13%
+2.5 87% — 13%

Clean Sheet

Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓
Sunderland AFC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓

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