Cardiff vs Wigan

Cardiff

1 - 0

Wigan

🕒 Sun, 04 Jan 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 unknown 🧑‍⚖️ Will Finnie 🔁 Regular Season - 25 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 25

Regular Season Table

Cardiff 2 · Wigan 16

Referee Stats

Will Finnie

13 matches · 3.08 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.08
Reds avg	0.08
Penalties avg	0.08
Over 4.5 cards	31%
Home wins	46%
Draws	38%
Away wins	15%

Team Overview

Cardiff (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 17-2-4

Goals For / Against

50 / 23

Avg: 2.17 / 1.00

Points

Avg: 2.30

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Wigan (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-10-10

Goals For / Against

25 / 41

Avg: 1.09 / 1.78

Points

Avg: 0.83

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this League One fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.30

PPG

0.83

2.17

1.09

1.00

1.78

61%

O2.5

43%

48%

BTTS

65%

48%

Score 1st

30%

League-position context

Cardiff rank2nd

Wigan rank16th

Cardiff points91

Wigan points56

Cardiff: #2 · 91 pts · GD +40

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 24 pts above the play-off edge. 42 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Wigan: #16 · 56 pts · GD -9

35 pts off the top 2. 17 pts off the play-off line. 7 pts clear of the relegation zone.

35-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Cardiff last 5 home

W W W D L

Points10/15

Weighted index84

Goals8-3

Record3-1-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Wigan last 5 away

L D W L D

Points5/15

Weighted index31

Goals4-6

Record1-2-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Cardiff trend breakdown

Over 2.561%

BTTS48%

BTTS + O2.543%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 39% · 1H BTTS 17%

Wigan trend breakdown

Over 2.543%

BTTS65%

BTTS + O2.539%

1H Over 0.574%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

Cardiff score at home83%

Cardiff clean sheet at home39%

Wigan score away70%

Wigan clean sheet away9%

First-goal patterns

Cardiff score first48%

Cardiff win after scoring first100%

Wigan score first30%

Wigan win after scoring first29%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Cardiff 56% · Wigan 50%

Avg first goal minute: Cardiff 28.5' · Wigan 23.1'

Vs league average

Cardiff score at home2.17 vs 1.48

Cardiff concede at home1.00 vs 1.15

Wigan score away1.09 vs 1.15

Wigan concede away1.78 vs 1.48

Cardiff score 47% above league average, while Wigan score 6% below league average.

Defensive side: Cardiff are 13% below league average at home, and Wigan are 21% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games2

Avg goals1.50

BTTS0%

Over 2.50%

At this venue setup: 1.00 goals on average across the last 1.

Cardiff goal timing (home)

1H scored: 36% 2H scored: 64% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 14

31-45 8

76-90+ 8

61-75 7

16-30 5

0-15 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 6

16-30 4

61-75 4

76-90+ 4

31-45 3

0-15 2

Wigan goal timing (away)

1H scored: 40% 2H scored: 60% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 7

16-30 5

46-60 5

0-15 4

61-75 3

31-45 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 10

0-15 8

76-90+ 8

46-60 5

61-75 4

16-30 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

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Corner Kicks

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Fouls

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Offsides

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Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

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Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

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Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

24' ⚽

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24' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

C. Chambers

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Bagan

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ T. Brenan

1st substitution · For: M. Asamoah

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ O. Kellyman

1st substitution · For: C. Robinson

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ Cian Ashford

2nd substitution · For: O. Tanner

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ D. Costelloe

2nd substitution · For: C. Saydee

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ D. Lawlor

3rd substitution · For: W. Fish

90+4' ↑↓

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90+4' ⇄ J. Weir

3rd substitution · For: Callum Henry McManaman

90+4' ↑↓

↑↓

90+4' ⇄ C. Wright

4th substitution · For: Harrison Bettoni

Cardiff vs Wigan 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Cardiff beat Wigan 1-0 on Sunday, 04 January 2026 in League One. The match was refereed by Will Finnie. It was played at unknown.

First half: Cardiff took the lead at 24' when C. Chambers scored, with the assist credited to J. Bagan, making the score 1-0.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Wigan made their 1st substitution at 46', with T. Brenan replacing M. Asamoah. Cardiff made their 1st substitution at 72', with O. Kellyman replacing C. Robinson. Cardiff made their 2nd substitution at 73', with Cian Ashford replacing O. Tanner. Wigan made their 2nd substitution at 82', with D. Costelloe replacing C. Saydee. Cardiff made their 3rd substitution at 84', with D. Lawlor replacing W. Fish. Wigan made their 3rd substitution at 90+4', with J. Weir replacing Callum Henry McManaman. Wigan made their 4th substitution at 90+4', with C. Wright replacing Harrison Bettoni.

Cardiff used 3 substitutions while Wigan used 4 substitutions.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	2
Home Wins	2
Draws	0
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	0 (0.0%)
BTTS	0 (0.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	1
Home Wins	1
Draws	0
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	0 (0.0%)
BTTS	0 (0.0%)

Cardiff vs Wigan Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

04 Jan 2026 Cardiff vs Wigan 1 - 0 27 Sep 2025 Wigan vs Cardiff 0 - 2