Cardiff City FC vs Wigan Athletic FC, League One 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
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Cardiff City FC vs Wigan Athletic FC — League One .
- Cardiff City FC 46 games · 91 pts (2025/26)
- Wigan Athletic FC 46 games · 56 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Will Finnie
19 games this season 🟨 0.6/game ⚽ 3.9 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Lincoln City FC 46 103 2 Cardiff City FC 46 91 3 Stockport County FC 46 77 4 Bradford City AFC 46 77 5 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75 6 Stevenage FC 46 75 7 Luton Town FC 46 74 8 Plymouth Argyle FC 46 73 9 Huddersfield Town AFC 46 67 10 Mansfield Town FC 46 65 11 Wycombe Wanderers FC 46 63 12 Reading FC 46 63 13 Blackpool FC 46 60 14 Doncaster Rovers FC 46 60 15 Barnsley FC 46 59 16 Wigan Athletic FC 46 56 17 Burton Albion FC 46 54 18 Peterborough United FC 46 53 19 AFC Wimbledon 46 53 20 Leyton Orient FC 46 52 21 Exeter City FC 46 49 22 Port Vale FC 46 42 23 Rotherham United FC 46 41 24 Northampton Town FC 46 35 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 04 Jan Wigan Athletic FC H 1–0 W 01 Jan Wycombe Wanderers FC A 1–1 D 29 Dec Stevenage FC H 2–1 W 26 Dec Exeter City FC H 1–0 W 20 Dec Lincoln City FC A 1–2 L 13 Dec Doncaster Rovers FC H 4–3 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 04 Jan Cardiff City FC A 0–1 L 01 Jan Barnsley FC H 1–1 D 29 Dec Burton Albion FC A 2–0 W 26 Dec Bradford City AFC A 1–2 L 20 Dec Blackpool FC H 0–2 L 13 Dec Huddersfield Town AFC A 1–1 D Season Stats
Cardiff City FC Wigan Athletic FC #2 Position #16 91 Points 56 46 Played 46 27 / 10 / 9 W / D / L 14 / 14 / 18 90 Scored 49 50 Conceded 58 +40 GD -9 1.98 PPG 1.22 59% Win % 30% Key Stats
67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history37% Clean Sheets
Cardiff City FC this season28% Clean Sheets
Wigan Athletic FC this seasonCardiff City FC are 2nd (91 pts). Wigan Athletic FC are 16th (56 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Cardiff City FC0-151/116-301/331-452/–46-605/161-752/376+6/1■ Scored ■ ConcededWigan Athletic FC0-152/–16-301/131-45–/–46-601/–61-752/–76+1/3■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- Full Time. Cardiff City FC beats Wigan Athletic FC
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Lineups
Cardiff City FC Lineups
Wigan Athletic FC Lineups
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Kieffer Moore 2 Michael Jacobs 1 Will Keane 1 Josh Windass 1 Callum O'Dowda 1 Joe Ralls 1 Omar Bogle 1 Kal Naismith 1 Head to Head
Cardiff City FC Form
2026-01-04 Cardiff City FC 1–0 Wigan Athletic FC W 2026-01-01 Wycombe Wanderers FC 1–1 Cardiff City FC D 2025-12-29 Cardiff City FC 2–1 Stevenage FC W 2025-12-26 Cardiff City FC 1–0 Exeter City FC W 2025-12-20 Lincoln City FC 2–1 Cardiff City FC L 2025-12-13 Cardiff City FC 4–3 Doncaster Rovers FC WWigan Athletic FC Form
2026-01-04 Cardiff City FC 1–0 Wigan Athletic FC L 2026-01-01 Wigan Athletic FC 1–1 Barnsley FC D 2025-12-29 Burton Albion FC 0–2 Wigan Athletic FC W 2025-12-26 Bradford City AFC 2–1 Wigan Athletic FC L 2025-12-20 Wigan Athletic FC 0–2 Blackpool FC L 2025-12-13 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–1 Wigan Athletic FC D -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.88 Cardiff City FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.85 Wigan Athletic FC xGI would bet for: Cardiff City FC to win 61%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Cardiff City FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.73Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 92% 8% ± 1.5 75% 25% ± 2.5 50% 50% ± 3.5 29% 71% ± 4.5 15% 85% Double Chance
Cardiff City FC or Draw 84%Draw or Wigan Athletic FC 39%Cardiff City FC or Wigan Athletic FC 77%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Cardiff City FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 0 Actual2 – 0 11.3%1 – 1 11.2%2 – 1 9.4%0 – 0 8.4%3 – 0 6.9%3 – 1 5.9%0 – 1 4.7%1 – 2 4.2%2 – 2 4%4 – 0 3.3%4 – 1 2.9%Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC
Handicap Cardiff City FC covers Push Wigan Athletic FC covers -2.5 17% — 83% -2 17% 19% 64% -1.5 36% — 64% -1 36% 24% 40% -0.5 60% — 40% +0.5 85% — 15% +1 85% 10% 5% +1.5 95% — 5% +2 95% 4% 1% +2.5 99% — 1% Clean Sheet
Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet 43% ✗Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet 16% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.