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 8 games · 13 pts (2026/27)
Wigan Athletic FC 7 games · 4 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

4 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 7.8 goals/game

Standings

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

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
#5	Position	#24
13	Points	4
8	Played	7
3 / 4 / 1	W / D / L	1 / 1 / 5
13	Scored	5
11	Conceded	12
+2	GD	-7
1.63	PPG	0.57
38%	Win %	14%

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

14% Clean Sheets
Wigan Athletic FC this season

Cambridge United FC are 5th (13 pts). Wigan Athletic FC are 24th (4 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Cambridge United FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

–/2

31-45

2/1

46-60

4/–

61-75

3/2

76+

3/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Wigan Athletic FC

0-15

–/3

16-30

–/2

31-45

1/1

46-60

1/2

61-75

3/1

76+

–/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Cambridge United FC

Ben Knight	3 G
Kelland Watts	2 G
Gassan Ahadme	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

0' And we are off! Cambridge United FC vs Wigan Athletic FC — let the football do the talking.
5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Cambridge United FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
10' Cambridge United FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Kelland Watts scoring 1 goals.
11' Gassan Ahadme makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Cambridge United FC are in front.
16' Wigan Athletic FC is showing some good football. However, Wigan Athletic FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
21' Northern Ireland international Josh Magennis has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
26' Paul Digby has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 36 cards already picked up this season.
31' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Liam Shaw.
33' Ryan Bennett catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 33.
38' Steven Sessegnon is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Wigan Athletic FC so far.
43' With 0 assists to his name this season, Martial Godo is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Wigan Athletic FC.
45' Controversy at the stadium! Scott Smith argues furiously but the card stands.
50' Wigan Athletic FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
54' A change in the Wigan Athletic FC ranks — Babajide Adeeko exits the field as Thelo Aasgaard enters on 54.
57' Assisted by Sullay Kaikai with the perfectly-timed delivery and Gassan Ahadme makes no mistake. 2-0!
59' Controversy at the stadium! Will Mannion argues furiously but the card stands.
64' Cambridge United FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
65' Against the run of play, Martial Godo has scored! This game has turned on its head.
66' The supporters are chanting for Elias Kachunga. He replaces James Brophy on 66 minute.
71' Cambridge United FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 71.
76' Cambridge United FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
80' Cambridge United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jack Lankester is hanging Sullay Kaikai on the field on 80 minute.
83' Magnificent from Danny Andrew! That is 20 goals in 239 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
83' Wigan Athletic FC ring the changes. Jason Kerr has done his job and it is now time for Charlie Goode to step up.
87' Another change for Cambridge United FC made on 87 minute. Gassan Ahadme leaves to be changed by Fejiri Okenabirhie.
With this win, Cambridge United FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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
Gassan Ahadme	2
Joe Ironside	2
Thelo Aasgaard	2
Martial Godo	1
Isaac Heath	1
Will Keane	1
Danny Andrew	1
Callum Lang	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

2.3 Cambridge United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.93 Wigan Athletic FC xG

I would bet for: Cambridge United FC to win 63% + Over 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Cambridge United FC63% Draw21% Wigan Athletic FC16%

Actual: Cambridge United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 3.23

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	61%	39%
± 3.5	40%	60%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

Cambridge United FC or Draw

84%

Draw or Wigan Athletic FC

37%

Cambridge United FC or Wigan Athletic FC

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Cambridge United FC48% Draw39% Wigan Athletic FC13%

Actual: Cambridge United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

10.4%

2 – 1

9.4%

1 – 1

9.2%

1 – 0

8.7%

3 – 0

7.7%

3 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

5.4%

4 – 0

4.4%

2 – 2

4.4%

4 – 1

4.2%

1 – 2

3.8%

3 – 2

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Cambridge United FC

Handicap	Cambridge United FC covers	Push	Wigan Athletic FC covers
-2.5	24%	—	76%
-2	24%	20%	56%
-1.5	44%	—	56%
-1	44%	22%	33%
-0.5	67%	—	33%
+0.5	87%	—	13%
+1	87%	9%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Cambridge United FC keeps clean sheet

40% ✓

Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

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