Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Cardiff City FC vs Wigan Athletic FC, League One 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2025-26
Cardiff City FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Wigan Athletic FC
Sun 4 Jan 2026 · 15:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Cardiff City FC vs Wigan Athletic FC — League One .

Match Details

  • Referee Will Finnie
5 games this season 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 12.4 goals/game 🟥 2 total

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

3
2
1
Cardiff City FC 6 games · Avg 3.0 goals Wigan Athletic FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-01-04 Cardiff City FC 1–0 Wigan Athletic FC 2025-09-27 Wigan Athletic FC 0–2 Cardiff City FC 2023-01-14 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Wigan Athletic FC 2022-10-08 Wigan Athletic FC 1–3 Cardiff City FC 2020-02-15 Cardiff City FC 2–2 Wigan Athletic FC

Recent Form

Cardiff City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
Wigan Athletic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
Wigan Athletic FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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)

Wigan Athletic FC
Jensen Weir 2 G
Sonny Perkins 1 G
Akeel Higgins 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at as Cardiff City FC face off against Wigan Athletic FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Cardiff City FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Cardiff City FC Lineups

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Kieffer Moore 2
Charlie Wyke 1
Callum Robinson 1
Ryan Wintle 1
Lee Evans 1
Sheyi Ojo 1
Michael Jacobs 1
Will Keane 1

Head to Head

2026-01-04 Cardiff City FC 1–0 Wigan Athletic FC 2025-09-27 Wigan Athletic FC 0–2 Cardiff City FC 2023-01-14 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Wigan Athletic FC 2022-10-08 Wigan Athletic FC 1–3 Cardiff City FC 2020-02-15 Cardiff City FC 2–2 Wigan Athletic FC

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 W

Wigan 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 accuracy
3 / 4
1.44 Cardiff City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.95 Wigan Athletic FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Cardiff City FC52% Draw27% Wigan Athletic FC21%
Actual: Cardiff City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.39
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 69%
31%
± 2.5 43%
57%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Cardiff City FC or Draw
79%
Draw or Wigan Athletic FC
48%
Cardiff City FC or Wigan Athletic FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Cardiff City FC33% Draw49% Wigan Athletic FC18%
Actual: Cardiff City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.4%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
11.2%
2 – 0
9.2%
2 – 1
8.7%
0 – 1
7.5%
1 – 2
5.7%
3 – 0
4.3%
3 – 1
4.3%
2 – 2
4.2%
0 – 2
4%
3 – 2
2.1%

Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC

Handicap Cardiff City FC covers Push Wigan Athletic FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 14% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 23% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 15% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
39% ✗
Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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