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Cambridge United vs Wigan Athletic Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H

FT · HT 2–03 – 2

Kelland Watts 3′L. Appéré 34′Isaac Heath 52′15th

6thSonny Perkins 69′Akeel Higgins 73′

MJ

Player of the matchMamadou JobeCMU · 1 assist · 97′ played · 12 duels won · 10 clearances · 11 final-3rd passes

7.5
Possession
34%66%
Shots · on target in brackets
17 (6)18 (4)
Corners
85
Table · 3 v 0 pts
15th → 5th6th → 18th

League OneMatchday 1Abbey StadiumRef A. Chilowicz

Events

CMU 3–2 WIG · 1–0 yellow
  1. Full time 3–2
  2. Patrick Bauerfor Zak Bradshaw
  3. Zak BradshawYellow card
  4. Callum McManamanfor Dara Costelloe
  5. Shayne Francis Laveryfor L. Appéré
  6. Pelly Ruddock Mpanzufor Isaac Heath
  7. Sullay Kaikaifor Ben Knight
  8. Akeel Higgins3–2Goal · right foot · assist Dara Costelloe
  9. Sonny Perkins3–1Goal · left foot
  10. K'Marni Millerfor Connor Barrett
  11. Akeel Higginsfor Chris Sze
  12. Isaac Heath3–0Goal · right foot
  13. Archie Harrisfor Llyton Chapman
  14. Half-time 2–0
  15. L. Appéré2–0Goal · right foot
  16. Kelland Watts1–0Goal · right foot · assist Mamadou Jobe

Team stats

42 figures
Cambridge Unitedfull timeWigan Athletic
  1. 34%Possession66%
  2. 17Shots18
  3. 6Shots on target4
  4. 3Big chances5
  5. 8Corners5
  6. 263Passes526
  7. 9Fouls8
  8. 1Yellow cards0
All 42 stats
  1. Attack
  2. 6Accurate crosses6
  3. 67Attacks105
  4. 2Big chances missed3
  5. 21Crosses27
  6. 49Dangerous attacks62
  7. 7Dribble attempts11
  8. 2Hit woodwork1
  9. 2Offsides1
  10. 35%Shot accuracy22%
  11. 4Shots blocked5
  12. 12Shots inside box11
  13. 7Shots off target9
  14. 5Shots outside box7
  15. 2Successful dribbles4
  16. Passing
  17. 25Accurate long passes18
  18. 171Accurate passes439
  19. 83%Forward passes %85%
  20. 8Key passes13
  21. 30%Long pass accuracy37%
  22. 83Long passes49
  23. 65%Pass accuracy83%
  24. 77Passes in final third67
  25. Defence
  26. 44Ball recoveries48
  27. 63Ball safe77
  28. 49Duels won41
  29. 13Goal kicks4
  30. 26Headers won18
  31. 11Interceptions4
  32. 2Saves2
  33. 13Tackles10
  34. Discipline
  35. 8Free kicks9
  36. Other
  37. 149Possession lost144
  38. 3Substitutions3
  39. 26Throw-ins25

Top ratings

XI avg 6.89 v 6.79
  1. MJMamadou JobeCMU7.5
  2. L. AppéréCMU7.4
  3. AHAkeel HigginsWIG7.4
  4. Jensen WeirWIG7.4
  5. Alessio GambirasioWIG7.2

Table after full time

League One 2026/2027
#TeamPW-D-LGoalsGDPtsBefore
1Huddersfield Town11-0-03:0+3318th ▲17
3Bradford City11-0-02:0+2311th ▲8
4Luton Town11-0-04:3+131st ▼3
5Cambridge United11-0-03:2+1315th ▲10
6Sheffield Wednesday11-0-02:1+139th ▲3
7Mansfield Town11-0-02:1+1314th ▲7
16Stevenage10-1-01:10123rd ▲7
17Reading10-0-13:4-1024th ▲7
18Wigan Athletic10-0-12:3-106th ▼12
19Doncaster Rovers10-0-11:2-1016th ▼3
20Leyton Orient10-0-11:2-1020th
24AFC Wimbledon10-0-10:3-3022nd ▼2
Cambridge United
15th → 5th0 → 3 pts
Wigan Athletic
6th → 18th0 → 0 pts

Order: points, goal difference, goals scored. “Before” is the position at kick-off. Full table

Matchday 1

League One · the other 10 games
  1. Reading3–4Luton Town
  2. Oxford United2–2Milton Keynes Dons
  3. Notts County1–1Leicester City
  4. Plymouth Argyle1–3Stockport County
  5. Mansfield Town2–1Doncaster Rovers
  6. Leyton Orient1–2Sheffield Wednesday
  7. Huddersfield Town3–0AFC Wimbledon
  8. Burton Albion1–1Stevenage
  9. Bradford City2–0Peterborough United
  10. Blackpool1–1Wycombe Wanderers
League One fixtures and results →

What stands out

  • 5thfrom 15th

    Cambridge United moved from 15th to 5th in the League One table with this result.0 → 3 points after 1 matches; order by points, goal difference, goals scored.

  • 18thfrom 6th

    Wigan Athletic moved from 6th to 18th in the League One table with this result.0 → 0 points after 1 matches; order by points, goal difference, goals scored.

Lineups

Starting XIs · ratings at full time
Cambridge United3-4-2-16.89 avg rating 6.793-4-2-1Wigan Athletic
  1. 16.3Jake Eastwood97′
  1. 237.5Mamadou JobeA 97′
  2. 67.1Kelland WattsG 97′
  3. 36.7Callum Perry97′
  1. 26.6Liam Bennett97′
  2. 47.1Dominic Ball97′
  3. 217.1Shane McLoughlin97′
  4. 226.5Zak BradshawYC ↓90+6′ 97′
  1. 106.7Ben Knight↓74′
  2. 76.9Isaac HeathG ↓74′
  1. 97.4L. AppéréG ↓80′
  1. 16.3Joe Walsh97′
  1. 227.0Jon Mellish97′
  2. 36.8Morgan Fox97′
  3. 156.0Llyton Chapman↓46′
  1. 76.9Fraser Murray97′
  2. 87.2Alessio Gambirasio97′
  3. 67.4Jensen Weir97′
  4. 26.6Connor Barrett↓60′
  1. 117.0Dara CostelloeA ↓87′
  2. 196.5Chris Sze↓60′
  1. 97.1Sonny PerkinsG 97′
  1. 5Patrick BauerDF · ↑90+6′
  2. 11Sullay KaikaiFW · ↑74′6.7
  3. 17Pelly Ruddock MpanzuMF · ↑74′6.7
  4. 19Shayne Francis LaveryFW · ↑80′6.5
  5. 25Ben HughesGK
  6. 27Glenn McConnellMF
  7. 32Daniel EfobiFW

SubstitutesCoaches: Neil Harris (1.48 PPG) · Gary Caldwell (1.25 PPG)G goal · A assist · YC yellow · RC red · ↑ on · ↓ off

  1. 16Archie HarrisDF · ↑46′6.4
  2. 17Akeel HigginsFW · G ↑60′7.4
  3. 20Callum McManamanMF · ↑87′
  4. 21K'Marni MillerDF · ↑60′6.6
  5. 4Jeremiah Chilokoa-MullenDF
  6. 12Tom WatsonGK
  7. 51Harrison RimmerMF

Player leaders

this match

Shots

  1. Sonny PerkinsWIG5 (2)
  2. Mamadou JobeCMU3
  3. Alessio GambirasioWIG3 (1)

Big chances created

  1. Dara CostelloeWIG2
  2. Shane McLoughlinCMU1
  3. Jon MellishWIG1

Passes

  1. Jensen WeirWIG71/80
  2. Jon MellishWIG71/84
  3. Morgan FoxWIG71/81

Progressive passes

  1. Morgan FoxWIG78 (96%)
  2. Jon MellishWIG75 (89%)
  3. Jensen WeirWIG70 (88%)

Final-third passes

  1. Alessio GambirasioWIG15
  2. Kelland WattsCMU14
  3. Jon MellishWIG13

Ball recoveries

  1. Joe WalshWIG14
  2. Jake EastwoodCMU10
  3. Dominic BallCMU8

Duels won

  1. Mamadou JobeCMU12/14
  2. Jensen WeirWIG7/9
  3. Connor BarrettWIG7/8

Dribbles

  1. Mamadou JobeCMU1/1
  2. L. AppéréCMU1/1
  3. Connor BarrettWIG1/2

Tackles

  1. Connor BarrettWIG3
  2. Mamadou JobeCMU2
  3. Jensen WeirWIG2

Clearances

  1. Kelland WattsCMU13
  2. Mamadou JobeCMU10
  3. Morgan FoxWIG10

Saves

  1. Jake EastwoodCMU2
  2. Joe WalshWIG2

Form

last 10 matches of each side, all competitions, before kick-off
Cambridge United7d restequal rest · old → new7d restWigan Athletic
  1. 1-2L21 Apr
  2. 3-0W25 Apr
  3. 0-0D2 May
  4. 3-1W11 Jul
  5. 2-1W14 Jul
  6. 0-0D20 Jul
  7. 1-0W24 Jul
  8. 0-0D28 Jul
  9. 0-0D4 Aug
  10. 2-1W8 Aug

5-4-1goals 12:51.90pts/game

Bar: goals scored.
Score: own goals first.Pts/game: green ≥ 2.0 · blue ≥ 1.5 · amber ≥ 1.0 · red below

  1. 2-1W11 Apr
  2. 3-0W14 Apr
  3. 0-0D19 Apr
  4. 0-1L25 Apr
  5. 0-1L2 May
  6. 1-3L18 Jul
  7. 3-0W25 Jul
  8. 0-0D31 Jul
  9. 0-2L1 Aug
  10. 1-1D8 Aug

3-3-4goals 10:91.20pts/game

  1. HBarnet2–1
  2. ANorwich City0–0
  3. HNorthampton Town0–0
  4. APreston North End1–0
  5. HBraintree Town0–0

latest 5

  1. ABarnsley1–1
  2. AGrimsby Town0–2
  3. ASouthport0–0
  4. AFylde3–0
  5. HPort Vale1–3
Show older matches
  1. HSouthend United2–1
  2. ACambridge City3–1
  3. ACrewe Alexandra0–0
  4. HBarrow3–0
  5. HGrimsby Town1–2

older

  1. AStevenage0–1
  2. HAFC Wimbledon0–1
  3. APort Vale0–0
  4. HRotherham United3–0
  5. HMansfield Town2–1

Match info

Competition
League One
Season
2026/2027 · Matchday 1 of 46
Kick-off
Venue
Abbey Stadium, Cambridge
Capacity
10,847 · grass
Weather
24 °C · broken clouds · humidity 53%
Referee
A. Chilowicz
CMU coach
Neil Harris (1.48 PPG)
WIG coach
Gary Caldwell (1.25 PPG)

Match summary

Cambridge United beat Wigan Athletic 3-2 in the League One (England).

Across 7 previous meetings on record, Cambridge United won 3 and Wigan Athletic won 3, with 1 draw (2.86 goals per game).

Cambridge United won with 34% of the possession. Goals came from Kelland Watts (3'), L. Appéré (34') and Isaac Heath (52') for Cambridge United and Sonny Perkins (69') and Akeel Higgins (73') for Wigan Athletic.

Cambridge United — live results and scheduleWigan Athletic — live results and scheduleHow we calculate this

Head-to-head

7 meetings on record since 2021

3-1-3Cambridge United W-D-L · goals 11:9

3 CMU1 draws3 WIG
With Cambridge United at home
2-1-1 (8:5)
Goals per meeting
2.86
Over 2.5 goals
71%
Both teams scored
71%
Won by the host
57%
Last 5 (Cambridge United)
2W 0D 3L · 2.6 goals/game
  1. Wigan Athletic1–0Cambridge UnitedLeague One
  2. Cambridge United1–2Wigan AthleticFA Cup
  3. Cambridge United2–0Wigan AthleticLeague One
  4. Cambridge United3–1Wigan AthleticLeague One
  5. Wigan Athletic2–1Cambridge UnitedLeague One
Show all 7 meetings
  1. Wigan Athletic1–2Cambridge UnitedLeague One
  2. Cambridge United2–2Wigan AthleticLeague One
  1. Wigan AthleticnextCambridge UnitedLeague One

Season comparison

as the teams came into the match
Cambridge Unitedall competitionsWigan Athletic
  1. Goal markets & scoring rates · 15 games each
  2. 1.8Goals per game (both sides)2
  3. 53%Over 1.567%
  4. 40%Over 2.540%
  5. 13%Over 3.513%
  6. 40%Both teams scored33%
  7. 53%Clean sheets40%
  8. 33%Failed to score47%
  9. Cambridge United at home v Wigan Athletic away
  10. 8Played9
  11. 5Won2
  12. 2Drawn4
  13. 1Lost3
  14. 14-5Goals (for-against)8-9
  15. 2.13Points per game1.11
  16. 63%Over 2.533%
  17. 50%Clean sheets33%
  18. 1st half vs 2nd half scoring · 15 games each
  19. 10-21st-half goals (for-against)9-6
  20. 9-62nd-half goals (for-against)7-8
  21. 47%Goals after half-time44%
  22. 47%Goal before half-time67%
  23. 6-9-0Half-time W-D-L6-6-3

How we calculate this

Referee

A. Chilowicz
Cards / match
3.38this match 1 (-2.38)
Yellows / match
3.22this match 1
Reds / match
0.16
Penalties / match
0.2119% of matches
Fouls / match
23.3this match 17

1.70Home 1.70 vs Away 1.52 yellows/match · 4–9 red · 2 coach cards1.52

40%Results in 81 recent matches · draw 16%44%

home winsaway wins
With Cambridge United
2-0-1 in 3 · 1 yellows/game
With Wigan Athletic
1-0-1 in 2 · 1 yellows/game

Analysed latest 81 of 87 career matches.

Updated