Match Report
The table gap was wide: 35 points between Cardiff City (2nd, 91 pts) and Wigan Athletic (16th, 56 pts). The last five rounds placed Wigan Athletic 9th in the league for form — higher than their 16th in the standings. Per game in the league, Cardiff City were scoring 1.96 and conceding 1.09, Wigan Athletic 1.07 and 1.26, against a competition average of 1.32 goals per team per game.
The head-to-head ledger counts 10 games: 4 Cardiff City wins, 3 for Wigan Athletic, 3 draws, at 2.3 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 20% of the wins in this fixture. 3.4 goals per game in the last five meetings marks a step up from the historical 2.3.
The referee was W. Finnie, with 100 matches in our database and 2.2 yellows per game on average. Cardiff City Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 33,280. Cardiff City led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-0.
Goal scorers
Cardiff City: Calum Chambers (24')
Key stats
Possession: Cardiff City 82% · Wigan Athletic 18% · Total shots: 18-3 · On target: 8-1 · Corners: 18-1