Wigan Athletic - Sunderland betting tips and odds

Beating Sunderland will not be easy, but we believe Wigan Athletic are more than capable of doing so. The matchup is somewhat balanced, after all, so all three possible outcomes are still on the table.

Sunderland will need to dig deep in order to get past the motivated hosts. An away win at 2.80 betting odds is considered a high risk but that’s exactly why the reward would be much sweeter.

Wigan Athletic’s previous Championship match did not go their way, but not even the most stubborn fans would have predicted a different result against a team as strong as Middlesbrough . They played as visitors, and the top online bookmakers priced an away win at 6.00. They never recovered from some early concessions, and the score was brought to a conclusive 4:1 result before the end.

Sunderland are coming on the back of a narrow 2:1 home win against Blackburn Rovers in the previous round of the Championship. The odds were in their favour from the get-go, though, with most online bookmakers pricing a home win at 2.30.

With 7 concessions over the last 3 matches, Wigan Athletic will definitely have to make some improvements in their defensive line.

Scoring more than 5 times over their past 3 home games, Sunderland have been playing with remarkable consistency lately. Although they’re the visitors this time, it’s an impressive record.

We already saw these two teams clash earlier in the season with Sunderland winning a solid home win. They’re on foreign grounds this time, but that shouldn’t hinder them too much – most bookmakers online still consider them to be the favourites.

An Over 2.5 Goals is a great bet if you like staying on the safe side. The betting value for this market is strong compared even to the 2.25, which makes this an easy betting prediction to make.