Cambridge United FC vs Wigan Athletic FC, FA Cup 2024-25 ROUND 2

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FA Cup · 2024-25

Cambridge United FC

1 – 2

Full Time

Wigan Athletic FC

Sat 30 Nov 2024 · 15:00 UTC Abbey Stadium 3,830 HT 45' · FT 45'

Brandon Njoku 77' 1–0

1–1 85' Thelo Aasgaard

1–2 119' Jonny Smith

Ryan Loft 21' Y

Dan N'Lundulu 27' Y

Shayne Lavery 81' Y

Y 90' Maleace Asamoah

Overview

Match Preview

Cambridge United FC vs Wigan Athletic FC — FA Cup at Abbey Stadium.

Cambridge United FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Wigan Athletic FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Zac Kennard-Kettle (England)
Assistant 1
Assistant 2 Conor Farrell

3 games this season 🟨 1.7/game ⚽ 5.3 goals/game

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

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 2023-09-16 Wigan Athletic FC 2–1 Cambridge United FC 2022-04-16 Wigan Athletic FC 1–2 Cambridge United FC

Recent Form

Cambridge United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Nov	Wigan Athletic FC	H	1–2	L
26 Nov	Bolton Wanderers FC	H	1–1	D
23 Nov	Northampton Town FC	A	0–0	D
16 Nov	Barnsley FC	H	1–1	D
09 Nov	Peterborough United FC	A	1–6	L
02 Nov	Woking FC	A	1–0	W

Wigan Athletic FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Nov	Cambridge United FC	A	2–1	W
26 Nov	Northampton Town FC	H	2–1	W
23 Nov	Barnsley FC	A	1–0	W
09 Nov	Wycombe Wanderers FC	H	0–1	L
02 Nov	Carlisle United FC	A	2–0	W
28 Oct	Blackpool FC	A	2–2	D

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

33% Clean Sheets
Cambridge United FC this season

25% Clean Sheets
Wigan Athletic FC this season

Top Scorers (This Season)

Cambridge United FC

Kylian Kouassi

2 G

1 A

Events

Match Events

0' Cambridge United FC have kicked off against Wigan Athletic FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' Danny Andrew has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 46 cards already picked up this season.
10' Cambridge United FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
15' Dion Rankine is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Wigan Athletic FC so far.
20' The energy levels are beginning to show. Shaun Maloney might look to freshen things up shortly.
21' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ryan Loft on 21.
26' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
27' Dan N'Lundulu picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
32' It looks surprising Wigan Athletic FC does not make any changes. Jordan Cousins has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
36' Cambridge United FC ring the changes. Sullay Kaikai has done his job and it is now time for Korey Smith to step up.
41' Wigan Athletic FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
46' Cambridge United FC ring the changes. Jordan Cousins has done his job and it is now time for Shayne Lavery to step up.
51' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Cambridge United FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
56' Maleace Asamoah is replacing Dion Rankine for the Wigan Athletic FC side.
61' Cambridge United FC have won 205 goals from 198 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
66' With 0 assists to his name this season, Steven Sessegnon is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Wigan Athletic FC.
71' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Cambridge United FC that had 198 games and scored 205 goals.
73' A tactical swap from Wigan Athletic FC — Matthew Smith on, Scott Smith off on 73 minutes.
74' The Cambridge United FC bench stirs into life. Dan N'Lundulu is withdrawn and Brandon Njoku gets his opportunity.
77' Brilliant from the ! Brandon Njoku makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 77.
81' The referee shows Cambridge United FC player a card on 81.
81' Babajide Adeeko makes way for Callum McManaman at the 81 minute mark. A tactical switch from Wigan Athletic FC.
85' Thelo Aasgaard makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and Wigan Athletic FC are in front.
90' Poor challenge from Maleace Asamoah. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Cambridge United FC 1-2 Wigan Athletic FC.

Lineups

Cambridge United FC Lineups

Starting XI

7
James Brophy
11
Sullay Kaikai ↓ Korey Smith 36'
10
Elias Kachunga
24
Jordan Cousins ↓ Shayne Lavery 46'
3
Danny Andrew
6
Kelland Watts
18
Ryan Loft ↓ Michael Morrison 46'
16
Zeno Ibsen Rossi ↓ Emmanuel Longelo 105'
9
Dan N'Lundulu ↓ Brandon Njoku 74'
27
Vicente Reyes
2
Liam Bennett

Bench

14
Korey Smith ↑ 36'
5
Michael Morrison ↑ 46'
1
Jack Stevens
19
Shayne Lavery ↑ 46'
45
Emmanuel Longelo ↑ 105'
–
Amaru Kaunda
34
Brandon Njoku ↑ 74'

Coach Garry Monk

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

Starting XI

17
Toby Sibbick
5
Steven Sessegnon ↓ Luke Robinson 73'
4
Will Aimson
15
Jason Kerr
10
Thelo Aasgaard
1
Sam Tickle
21
Scott Smith ↓ Matthew Smith 73'
28
Dale Taylor
16
Babajide Adeeko ↓ Callum McManaman 81'
7
Dion Rankine ↓ Maleace Asamoah 56'
29
Silko Thomas ↓ Jonny Smith 56'

Bench

20
Callum McManaman ↑ 81'
6
Jensen Weir
8
Matthew Smith ↑ 73'
18
Jonny Smith ↑ 56'
23
James Carragher
12
Tom Watson
19
Luke Robinson ↑ 73'
14
Chris Sze
37
Maleace Asamoah ↑ 56'

Coach Shaun Maloney

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Cambridge United FC Form

2024-11-30 Cambridge United FC 1–2 Wigan Athletic FC L 2024-11-26 Cambridge United FC 1–1 Bolton Wanderers FC D 2024-11-23 Northampton Town FC 0–0 Cambridge United FC D 2024-11-16 Cambridge United FC 1–1 Barnsley FC D 2024-11-09 Peterborough United FC 6–1 Cambridge United FC L 2024-11-02 Woking FC 0–1 Cambridge United FC W

Wigan Athletic FC Form

2024-11-30 Cambridge United FC 1–2 Wigan Athletic FC W 2024-11-26 Wigan Athletic FC 2–1 Northampton Town FC W 2024-11-23 Barnsley FC 0–1 Wigan Athletic FC W 2024-11-09 Wigan Athletic FC 0–1 Wycombe Wanderers FC L 2024-11-02 Carlisle United FC 0–2 Wigan Athletic FC W 2024-10-28 Blackpool FC 2–2 Wigan Athletic FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.28 Cambridge United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.27 Wigan Athletic FC xG

I would bet for: Cambridge United FC or Wigan Athletic FC 70%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Cambridge United FC35% Draw30% Wigan Athletic FC35%

Actual: Wigan Athletic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 2.55

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	72%	28%
± 2.5	46%	54%
± 3.5	26%	74%
± 4.5	12%	88%

Double Chance

Cambridge United FC or Draw

65%

Draw or Wigan Athletic FC

65%

Cambridge United FC or Wigan Athletic FC

70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Cambridge United FC26% Draw48% Wigan Athletic FC26%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.6%

0 – 0

9.9%

1 – 0

8.9%

0 – 1

8.8%

2 – 1

7.8%

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 0

6.2%

0 – 2

6.1%

2 – 2

3 – 1

3.4%

1 – 3

3.3%

3 – 0

2.6%

Asian Handicap — Cambridge United FC

Handicap	Cambridge United FC covers	Push	Wigan Athletic FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	10%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	19%	65%
-0.5	35%	—	65%
+0.5	65%	—	35%
+1	65%	19%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	10%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Cambridge United FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

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