On the 15th of October, in this week 15 match, Sunderland will host Wigan Athletic at Stadium Of Light in a meeting of these two Championship teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. 12th placed Sunderland is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Swansea City. Oliver Cooper struck first for Swansea City in the 13th minute on a feed from Matt Grimes, then Harry Darling added another in the 1st minute of the first half’s stoppage time. Sunderland is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Wigan Athletic recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Blackburn Rovers. Nathan Broadhead struck first for Wigan Athletic in the 62nd minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Blackburn Rovers was frustrated by Wigan Athletic’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Wigan Athletic ended the match with the shutout victory. Wigan Athletic is looking for direction having 5 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season.
Will Keane has been the most prolific scorer on Wigan Athletic in his last 5 matches with 2 goals. Sunderland is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Patrick Roberts and Jack Clarke each having 2 goals in their last five.