Match Report
8 points and 19 places separated them: Cambridge United 5th with 12, Wigan Athletic 24th with 4. Wigan Athletic ranked 19th in the league on five-round form, well above their 24th table position. Against a league average of 1.46 goals per team per game, Cambridge United ran at 1.71 scored and 1.43 conceded, Wigan Athletic at 0.71 and 1.71.
Defeat had not touched Cambridge United in 8 games. The five-game form split read 11/15 points for Cambridge United against 5/15 for Wigan Athletic.
The sides have met 7 times in the GioScore results database: 3 wins for Cambridge United, 1 draw and 3 for Wigan Athletic, at 2.86 goals per meeting. Goals tend to flow: 71% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 71%.
The venue was Abbey Stadium, with room for 10,847 spectators. On the scoreboard, Cambridge United led 2-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 3-2.
Goal scorers
Cambridge United: Kelland Watts (3'), L. Appéré (34'), Isaac Heath (52') · Wigan Athletic: Sonny Perkins (69'), Akeel Higgins (73')
Key stats
Possession: Cambridge United 34% · Wigan Athletic 66% · Total shots: 17-18 · On target: 6-4 · Corners: 8-5