Cambridge United FC vs Wigan Athletic FC, League One 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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League One · 2023-24

Cambridge United FC

3 – 1

Full Time

Wigan Athletic FC

Mon 1 Apr 2024 · 14:00 UTC Abbey Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Gassan Ahadme 11' 1–0

Gassan Ahadme 57' 2–0

2–1 65' Martial Godo

Danny Andrew 83' 3–1

Y 31' Liam Shaw

Ryan Bennett 33' Y

Y 45' Scott Smith

Will Mannion 59' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Cambridge United FC 14 games · 21 pts (2026/27)
Wigan Athletic FC 15 games · 14 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Simon Mather
Referee Anthony Backhouse
Assistant 1 Ian Cooper
Assistant 2 Garry Maskell

7 games this season 🟨 4.6/game ⚽ 12.3 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Huddersfield Town AFC	14	29
2	Stockport County FC	15	29
3	Oxford United FC	13	26
4	Luton Town FC	14	24
5	Sheffield Wednesday FC	14	23
6	Plymouth Argyle FC	15	23
7	Reading FC	15	22
8	Bradford City AFC	13	22
9	Milton Keynes Dons FC	14	21
10	Cambridge United FC	14	21
11	Leicester City FC	13	19
12	Mansfield Town FC	13	19
13	Wycombe Wanderers FC	13	18
14	Leyton Orient FC	13	17
15	Burton Albion FC	15	17
16	Stevenage FC	12	16
17	AFC Wimbledon	14	16
18	Notts County FC	12	14
19	Wigan Athletic FC	15	14
20	Blackpool FC	13	12
21	Doncaster Rovers FC	13	12
22	Peterborough United FC	13	10
23	Barnsley FC	13	9
24	Bromley FC	13	9

Head-to-Head

Cambridge United FC 8 games · Avg 3.1 goals Wigan Athletic FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-04-01 Cambridge United FC 3–1 Wigan Athletic FC 2023-09-16 Wigan Athletic FC 2–1 Cambridge United FC 2022-04-16 Wigan Athletic FC 1–2 Cambridge United FC 2021-11-23 Cambridge United FC 2–2 Wigan Athletic FC

Recent Form

Cambridge United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Apr	Wigan Athletic FC	H	3–1	W
29 Mar	Barnsley FC	A	2–0	W
16 Mar	Reading FC	A	0–4	L
12 Mar	Lincoln City FC	A	0–6	L
09 Mar	Northampton Town FC	H	1–1	D
02 Mar	Bolton Wanderers FC	A	0–2	L

Wigan Athletic FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Apr	Cambridge United FC	A	1–3	L
29 Mar	Burton Albion FC	H	1–1	D
16 Mar	Blackpool FC	H	1–0	W
12 Mar	Wycombe Wanderers FC	A	0–1	L
09 Mar	Leyton Orient FC	H	1–0	W
02 Mar	Fleetwood Town FC	A	2–4	L

Season Stats

Cambridge United FC		Wigan Athletic FC
#10	Position	#19
21	Points	14
14	Played	15
5 / 6 / 3	W / D / L	4 / 2 / 9
21	Scored	13
21	Conceded	23
+0	GD	-10
1.50	PPG	0.93
36%	Win %	27%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

7% Clean Sheets
Cambridge United FC this season

20% Clean Sheets
Wigan Athletic FC this season

Cambridge United FC are 10th (21 pts). Wigan Athletic FC are 19th (14 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Cambridge United FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

–/2

31-45

2/4

46-60

6/3

61-75

4/5

76+

7/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Wigan Athletic FC

0-15

–/4

16-30

2/3

31-45

2/4

46-60

2/4

61-75

6/2

76+

1/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Cambridge United FC

Ben Knight	4 G	2 A
Shayne Lavery	3 G	2 A
Sullay Kaikai	3 G	1 A
Gassan Ahadme	3 G
Zak Bradshaw	2 G	1 A

Wigan Athletic FC

Jensen Weir	2 G
Sonny Perkins	1 G
Akeel Higgins	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: Cambridge United FC gets underway.
5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
10' Cambridge United FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
11' The Morocco forward Gassan Ahadme breaks the deadlock on 11 minutes. 1-0!
16' It is a cagey affair so far. Cambridge United FC in their trying to find a way past Wigan Athletic FC's compact .
21' It looks like no one’s ball. Cambridge United FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
26' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Sam Tickle made 395 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
31' That is a card for Wigan Athletic FC. Liam Shaw will be fuming at that decision.
33' Cambridge United FC player sees a card in front of him.
38' Cambridge United FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Kelland Watts scoring 1 goals.
43' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
45' Scott Smith is having his name booked by the referee on 45.
50' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
54' Thelo Aasgaard gets the nod from Wigan Athletic FC. He replaces Babajide Adeeko and will look to change the dynamic.
57' A stunning finish from Gassan Ahadme — that came from absolutely nowhere!
59' The referee has no hesitation. Will Mannion is booked for Cambridge United FC — card on 59.
64' Wigan Athletic FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 64.
65' GOAL! Martial Godo fires home to make it 2-1!
66' Elias Kachunga gets the nod from Cambridge United FC. He replaces James Brophy and will look to change the dynamic.
71' Wigan Athletic FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
76' James Brophy is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Wigan Athletic FC tonight.
80' It is a substitution in Cambridge United FC team. Sullay Kaikai is replaced by Jack Lankester on 80 minute.
83' Danny Andrew has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 83 minutes.
83' The Wigan Athletic FC manager makes a substitution. Jason Kerr departs to be replaced by Charlie Goode.
87' A tactical swap from Cambridge United FC — Fejiri Okenabirhie on, Gassan Ahadme off on 87 minutes.
The final score is 3-1.

Lineups

Cambridge United FC Lineups

Starting XI

7
James Brophy ↓ Elias Kachunga 66'
14
Sullay Kaikai ↓ Jack Lankester 80'
24
Jordan Cousins
6
Ryan Bennett
3
Danny Andrew
26
James Gibbons
4
Paul Digby
23
Gassan Ahadme ↓ Fejiri Okenabirhie 87'
25
Will Mannion
28
Mamadou Jobe
2
Liam Bennett

Bench

Coach Barry Corr

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Shaun Maloney

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Joe Ironside	2
Thelo Aasgaard	2
Gassan Ahadme	2
Elias Kachunga	1
Luke Robinson	1
Tom Naylor	1
Jonny Smith	1
Sam Smith	1

Head to Head

Cambridge United FC Form

2024-04-01 Cambridge United FC 3–1 Wigan Athletic FC W 2024-03-29 Barnsley FC 0–2 Cambridge United FC W 2024-03-16 Reading FC 4–0 Cambridge United FC L 2024-03-12 Lincoln City FC 6–0 Cambridge United FC L 2024-03-09 Cambridge United FC 1–1 Northampton Town FC D 2024-03-02 Bolton Wanderers FC 2–0 Cambridge United FC L

Wigan Athletic FC Form

2024-04-01 Cambridge United FC 3–1 Wigan Athletic FC L 2024-03-29 Wigan Athletic FC 1–1 Burton Albion FC D 2024-03-16 Wigan Athletic FC 1–0 Blackpool FC W 2024-03-12 Wycombe Wanderers FC 1–0 Wigan Athletic FC L 2024-03-09 Wigan Athletic FC 1–0 Leyton Orient FC W 2024-03-02 Fleetwood Town FC 4–2 Wigan Athletic FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.12 Cambridge United FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.05 Wigan Athletic FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 60% + Cambridge United FC to win 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Cambridge United FC59% Draw22% Wigan Athletic FC19%

Actual: Cambridge United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 3.17

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	60%	40%
± 3.5	39%	61%
± 4.5	22%	78%

Double Chance

Cambridge United FC or Draw

81%

Draw or Wigan Athletic FC

41%

Cambridge United FC or Wigan Athletic FC

78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Cambridge United FC44% Draw41% Wigan Athletic FC15%

Actual: Cambridge United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.1%

2 – 1

9.5%

2 – 0

9.4%

1 – 0

8.3%

3 – 1

Actual

3 – 0

6.5%

0 – 0

5.7%

2 – 2

1 – 2

4.7%

0 – 1

3.7%

4 – 1

3.6%

3 – 2

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Cambridge United FC

Handicap	Cambridge United FC covers	Push	Wigan Athletic FC covers
-2.5	20%	—	80%
-2	20%	18%	62%
-1.5	38%	—	62%
-1	38%	22%	39%
-0.5	61%	—	39%
+0.5	83%	—	17%
+1	83%	11%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Cambridge United FC keeps clean sheet

36% ✓

Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

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