Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

League One · 2025-26
Wigan Athletic FC
0 – 2
Full Time
Cardiff City FC
Sat 27 Sep 2025 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Wigan Athletic FC vs Cardiff City FC — League One .

Match Details

  • Referee Darren Drysdale

Standings

# 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

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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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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

Season Stats

Wigan Athletic FC Cardiff City FC
#16 Position #2
56 Points 91
46 Played 46
14 / 14 / 18 W / D / L 27 / 10 / 9
49 Scored 90
58 Conceded 50
-9 GD +40
1.22 PPG 1.98
30% Win % 59%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Wigan Athletic FC are 16th (56 pts). Cardiff City FC are 2nd (91 pts).

Events

Match Events

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Lineups

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

Cardiff City FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

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

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
1 / 4
1.02 Wigan Athletic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.7 Cardiff City FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Wigan Athletic FC25% Draw27% Cardiff City FC48%
Actual: Cardiff City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.72
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 50%
50%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Wigan Athletic FC or Draw
52%
Draw or Cardiff City FC
75%
Wigan Athletic FC or Cardiff City FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Wigan Athletic FC18% Draw46% Cardiff City FC36%
Actual: Cardiff City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.3%
0 – 1
10.3%
1 – 2
9.3%
0 – 2
Actual
0 – 0
8.5%
1 – 0
5.8%
2 – 1
5.6%
1 – 3
5.3%
0 – 3
5.1%
2 – 2
4.8%
2 – 0
3.4%
2 – 3
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Wigan Athletic FC

Handicap Wigan Athletic FC covers Push Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 6% 92%
-1.5 8% — 92%
-1 8% 13% 78%
-0.5 22% — 78%
+0.5 48% — 52%
+1 48% 23% 29%
+1.5 71% — 29%
+2 71% 16% 13%
+2.5 87% — 13%

Clean Sheet

Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
37% ✗

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