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

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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.

Cambridge United FC 14 games · 21 pts (2026/27)
Wigan Athletic FC 14 games · 11 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Alex Chilowicz

3 games this season 🟨 4.3/game ⚽ 9.7 goals/game

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#8	Position	#21
21	Points	11
14	Played	14
5 / 6 / 3	W / D / L	3 / 2 / 9
21	Scored	11
21	Conceded	22
+0	GD	-11
1.50	PPG	0.79
36%	Win %	21%

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

21% Clean Sheets
Wigan Athletic FC this season

Cambridge United FC are 8th (21 pts). Wigan Athletic FC are 21st (11 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

1/4

46-60

2/3

61-75

5/2

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' The game is set. Cambridge United FC kicks off things out of here…
3' Kelland Watts makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Cambridge United FC are in front.
8' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Cambridge United FC that had 201 games and scored 209 goals.
13' Cambridge United FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Wigan Athletic FC's shape.
18' The home supporters are growing impatient. Cambridge United FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
23' The energy levels are beginning to show. Neil Harris might look to freshen things up shortly.
28' Dara Costelloe needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
33' Max Power has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
34' What a strike from Louis Appere! The score is 2-0.
39' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
44' Wigan Athletic FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
46' Another substitution for Wigan Athletic FC to replace Llyton Chapman by Archie Harris on 46 minute.
51' Cambridge United FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Kelland Watts scoring 1 goals.
52' The deadlock is broken! Isaac Heath gets on the scoresheet on 52 minutes.
57' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
60' A tactical swap from Wigan Athletic FC — K'Marni Miller on, Connor Barrett off on 60 minutes.
65' Liam Bennett is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Cambridge United FC so far.
69' Against the run of play, Sonny Perkins has scored! This game has turned on its head.
73' GOAL! Akeel Higgins fires home to make it 3-2!
74' Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu gets the nod from Cambridge United FC. He replaces Isaac Heath and will look to change the dynamic.
79' Wales international Morgan Fox has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
80' Shayne Lavery is ready to make an impact after coming on for Louis Appere at the 80 minute mark.
85' Over 85 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
87' A change in the Wigan Athletic FC ranks — Dara Costelloe exits the field as Callum McManaman enters on 87.
90' Poor challenge from Zak Bradshaw. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
90' Zak Bradshaw makes way for Patrick Bauer at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from Cambridge United FC.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Wigan Athletic FC.

Lineups

Cambridge United FC Lineups

Starting XI

21
Shane McLoughlin
1
Jake Eastwood
4
Dominic Ball
6
Kelland Watts
9
Louis Appere ↓ Shayne Lavery 80'
2
Liam Bennett
10
Ben Knight ↓ Sullay Kaikai 74'
23
Mamadou Jobe
22
Zak Bradshaw ↓ Patrick Bauer 90'
3
Callum Perry
7
Isaac Heath ↓ Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu 74'

Bench

11
Sullay Kaikai ↑ 74'
5
Patrick Bauer ↑ 90'
19
Shayne Lavery ↑ 80'
17
Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu ↑ 74'
27
Glenn McConnell
25
Ben Hughes
32
Daniel Efobi

Coach Neil Harris

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

Starting XI

22
Jon Mellish
8
Max Power
3
Morgan Fox
6
Jensen Weir
7
Fraser Murray
1
Joe Walsh
9
Sonny Perkins
11
Dara Costelloe ↓ Callum McManaman 87'
19
Chris Sze ↓ Akeel Higgins 60'
2
Connor Barrett ↓ K'Marni Miller 60'
15
Llyton Chapman ↓ Archie Harris 46'

Bench

Coach Gary Caldwell

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

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

3 / 4

1.96 Cambridge United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.07 Wigan Athletic FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 57% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Cambridge United FC56% Draw24% Wigan Athletic FC20%

Actual: Cambridge United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 3.03

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	57%	43%
± 3.5	36%	64%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

Cambridge United FC or Draw

79%

Draw or Wigan Athletic FC

44%

Cambridge United FC or Wigan Athletic FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Cambridge United FC41% Draw43% Wigan Athletic FC16%

Actual: Cambridge United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11%

2 – 1

9.6%

2 – 0

9.1%

1 – 0

8.8%

0 – 0

6.5%

3 – 1

6.2%

3 – 0

5.8%

1 – 2

5.2%

2 – 2

5.1%

0 – 1

4.4%

3 – 2

Actual

4 – 1

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Cambridge United FC

Handicap	Cambridge United FC covers	Push	Wigan Athletic FC covers
-2.5	17%	—	83%
-2	17%	17%	66%
-1.5	34%	—	66%
-1	34%	23%	43%
-0.5	57%	—	43%
+0.5	81%	—	19%
+1	81%	12%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Cambridge United FC keeps clean sheet

35% ✓

Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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