Tuesday , 15 September 2026

Cambridge United FC vs Wigan Athletic FC, League One 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2026-27
Cambridge United FC
3 – 2
Full Time
Wigan Athletic FC
Sat 15 Aug 2026 · 14:00 UTC Abbey Stadium 7,506 HT 45' · FT 45'
Kelland Watts 3' 1–0
Louis Appere 34' 2–0
Isaac Heath 52' 3–0
3–1 69' Sonny Perkins
3–2 73' Akeel Higgins
Zak Bradshaw 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Cambridge United FC vs Wigan Athletic FC — League One at Abbey Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Alex Chilowicz
5 games this season 🟨 1.8/game ⚽ 5.0 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Sheffield Wednesday FC 6 13
2 Huddersfield Town AFC 6 12
3 Bradford City AFC 6 12
4 Cambridge United FC 6 11
5 Oxford United FC 5 10
6 Plymouth Argyle FC 6 10
7 AFC Wimbledon 6 10
8 Stockport County FC 6 9
9 Stevenage FC 6 9
10 Blackpool FC 6 8
11 Burton Albion FC 6 8
12 Luton Town FC 6 8
13 Leicester City FC 6 8
14 Reading FC 5 7
15 Leyton Orient FC 6 7
16 Notts County FC 6 7
17 Mansfield Town FC 6 7
18 Barnsley FC 6 7
19 Wycombe Wanderers FC 6 6
20 Milton Keynes Dons FC 6 5
21 Peterborough United FC 6 5
22 Bromley FC 6 5
23 Wigan Athletic FC 6 4
24 Doncaster Rovers FC 6 3

Head-to-Head

4
1
3
Cambridge United FC 8 games · Avg 3.1 goals Wigan Athletic FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-08-15 Cambridge United FC 3–2 Wigan Athletic FC 2025-03-08 Wigan Athletic FC 1–0 Cambridge United FC 2024-11-30 Cambridge United FC 1–2 Wigan Athletic FC 2024-10-19 Cambridge United FC 2–0 Wigan Athletic FC 2024-04-01 Cambridge United FC 3–1 Wigan Athletic FC

Recent Form

Cambridge United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Aug Wigan Athletic FC H 3–2 W
10 Jan Birmingham City FC H 2–3 L
06 Dec Stockport County FC A 5–4 W
01 Nov Chester FC H 3–0 W
03 May Birmingham City FC H 1–2 L
26 Apr Burton Albion FC A 1–2 L
Wigan Athletic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Aug Cambridge United FC A 2–3 L
02 May Stevenage FC A 0–1 L
25 Apr AFC Wimbledon H 0–1 L
19 Apr Port Vale FC A 0–0 D
14 Apr Rotherham United FC H 3–0 W
11 Apr Mansfield Town FC H 2–1 W

Season Stats

Cambridge United FC Wigan Athletic FC
#4 Position #23
11 Points 4
6 Played 6
3 / 2 / 1 W / D / L 1 / 1 / 4
11 Scored 5
9 Conceded 11
+2 GD -6
1.83 PPG 0.67
50% Win % 17%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Cambridge United FC this season
17% Clean Sheets
Wigan Athletic FC this season

Cambridge United FC are 4th (11 pts). Wigan Athletic FC are 23rd (4 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Cambridge United FC
0-15
1/–
16-30
–/1
31-45
2/1
46-60
3/–
61-75
3/2
76+
2/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Wigan Athletic FC
0-15
–/3
16-30
–/2
31-45
1/1
46-60
1/2
61-75
3/–
76+
–/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Cambridge United FC
Kelland Watts 2 G
Gassan Ahadme 2 G
Ben Knight 2 G
Louis Appere 1 G 1 A
Isaac Heath 1 G
Wigan Athletic FC
Jensen Weir 2 G
Sonny Perkins 1 G
Akeel Higgins 1 G

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Cambridge United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Neil Harris

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gary Caldwell

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Gassan Ahadme 2
Joe Ironside 2
Thelo Aasgaard 2
Kelland Watts 1
Fejiri Okenabirhie 1
Louis Appere 1
Martial Godo 1
Isaac Heath 1

Head to Head

2026-08-15 Cambridge United FC 3–2 Wigan Athletic FC 2025-03-08 Wigan Athletic FC 1–0 Cambridge United FC 2024-11-30 Cambridge United FC 1–2 Wigan Athletic FC 2024-10-19 Cambridge United FC 2–0 Wigan Athletic FC 2024-04-01 Cambridge United FC 3–1 Wigan Athletic FC

Cambridge United FC Form

2026-08-15 Cambridge United FC 3–2 Wigan Athletic FC W 2026-01-10 Cambridge United FC 2–3 Birmingham City FC L 2025-12-06 Stockport County FC 4–5 Cambridge United FC W 2025-11-01 Cambridge United FC 3–0 Chester FC W 2025-05-03 Cambridge United FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC L 2025-04-26 Burton Albion FC 2–1 Cambridge United FC L

Wigan Athletic FC Form

2026-08-15 Cambridge United FC 3–2 Wigan Athletic FC L 2026-05-02 Stevenage FC 1–0 Wigan Athletic FC L 2026-04-25 Wigan Athletic FC 0–1 AFC Wimbledon L 2026-04-19 Port Vale FC 0–0 Wigan Athletic FC D 2026-04-14 Wigan Athletic FC 3–0 Rotherham United FC W 2026-04-11 Wigan Athletic FC 2–1 Mansfield Town FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.24 Cambridge United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.06 Wigan Athletic FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 63% + Cambridge United FC to win 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Cambridge United FC60% Draw22% Wigan Athletic FC18%
Actual: Cambridge United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 3.3
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 63%
37%
± 3.5 41%
59%
± 4.5 24%
76%

Double Chance

Cambridge United FC or Draw
82%
Draw or Wigan Athletic FC
40%
Cambridge United FC or Wigan Athletic FC
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Cambridge United FC46% Draw40% Wigan Athletic FC14%
Actual: Cambridge United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.6%
2 – 1
9.5%
2 – 0
9.3%
1 – 0
7.8%
3 – 1
7%
3 – 0
6.7%
0 – 0
5.2%
2 – 2
5%
1 – 2
4.5%
4 – 1
4%
4 – 0
3.8%
3 – 2
Actual

Asian Handicap — Cambridge United FC

Handicap Cambridge United FC covers Push Wigan Athletic FC covers
-2.5 22% — 78%
-2 22% 19% 59%
-1.5 41% — 59%
-1 41% 22% 37%
-0.5 63% — 37%
+0.5 84% — 16%
+1 84% 10% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 4% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Cambridge United FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✓
Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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