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

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League One · 2025-26

Wigan Athletic FC

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Cardiff City FC

Sat 27 Sep 2025 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Wigan Athletic FC vs Cardiff City FC — League One .

Wigan Athletic FC 15 games · 14 pts (2026/27)
Cardiff City FC 46 games · 91 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Darren Drysdale

4 games this season 🟨 4.3/game ⚽ 10.5 goals/game

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

Wigan Athletic FC 6 games · Avg 3.0 goals Cardiff City FC

Last 5 meetings

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 2019-08-03 Wigan Athletic FC 3–2 Cardiff City FC

Recent Form

Wigan Athletic FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Sep	Cardiff City FC	H	0–2	L
20 Sep	Bolton Wanderers FC	A	1–4	L
13 Sep	Doncaster Rovers FC	H	3–0	W
06 Sep	Lincoln City FC	A	2–2	D
30 Aug	Stockport County FC	H	1–1	D
23 Aug	Rotherham United FC	A	2–2	D

Cardiff City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Sep	Wigan Athletic FC	A	2–0	W
20 Sep	Bradford City AFC	H	1–3	L
13 Sep	Stockport County FC	A	1–1	D
30 Aug	Plymouth Argyle FC	H	4–0	W
23 Aug	Luton Town FC	A	1–0	W
19 Aug	AFC Wimbledon	A	1–0	W

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

20% Clean Sheets
Wigan Athletic FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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)

Wigan Athletic FC

Jensen Weir	2 G
Sonny Perkins	1 G
Akeel Higgins	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Wigan Athletic FC is hosting Cardiff City FC for another epic battle.
Full Time. Cardiff City FC beats Wigan Athletic FC

Lineups

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

Cardiff City FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Kieffer Moore	2
Omar Bogle	1
Kal Naismith	1
Josh Murphy	1
Charlie Wyke	1
Callum Robinson	1
Ryan Wintle	1
Lee Evans	1

Head to Head

Wigan Athletic FC Form

2025-09-27 Wigan Athletic FC 0–2 Cardiff City FC L 2025-09-20 Bolton Wanderers FC 4–1 Wigan Athletic FC L 2025-09-13 Wigan Athletic FC 3–0 Doncaster Rovers FC W 2025-09-06 Lincoln City FC 2–2 Wigan Athletic FC D 2025-08-30 Wigan Athletic FC 1–1 Stockport County FC D 2025-08-23 Rotherham United FC 2–2 Wigan Athletic FC D

Cardiff City FC Form

2025-09-27 Wigan Athletic FC 0–2 Cardiff City FC W 2025-09-20 Cardiff City FC 1–3 Bradford City AFC L 2025-09-13 Stockport County FC 1–1 Cardiff City FC D 2025-08-30 Cardiff City FC 4–0 Plymouth Argyle FC W 2025-08-23 Luton Town FC 0–1 Cardiff City FC W 2025-08-19 AFC Wimbledon 0–1 Cardiff City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.16 Wigan Athletic FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.32 Cardiff City FC xG

I would bet for: Wigan Athletic FC or Cardiff City FC 70% + Under 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Wigan Athletic FC32% Draw30% Cardiff City FC38%

Actual: Cardiff City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes51% 0% No49%

Avg goals/match: 2.48

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	71%	29%
± 2.5	45%	55%
± 3.5	24%	76%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

Wigan Athletic FC or Draw

61%

Draw or Cardiff City FC

68%

Wigan Athletic FC or Cardiff City FC

70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Wigan Athletic FC23% Draw49% Cardiff City FC28%

Actual: Cardiff City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.7%

0 – 0

10.4%

0 – 1

9.9%

1 – 0

8.6%

1 – 2

8.2%

2 – 1

7.2%

0 – 2

Actual

2 – 0

5.5%

2 – 2

4.8%

1 – 3

3.6%

0 – 3

3.1%

3 – 1

2.8%

Asian Handicap — Wigan Athletic FC

Handicap	Wigan Athletic FC covers	Push	Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	9%	87%
-1.5	13%	—	87%
-1	13%	18%	69%
-0.5	31%	—	69%
+0.5	61%	—	39%
+1	61%	21%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	12%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet

32% ✗

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