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- Cardiff City have the fewest scored goals (20) in Championship
- Wigan Athletic have the most conceded goals (46) in Championship
Cardiff City and Wigan Athletic should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Cardiff City form and stats
The story so far in the Championship for Cardiff City at their home stadium (Cardiff City Stadium) is 4 wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats. When Cardiff City hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Cardiff City, Rotherham United, Birmingham City, Stoke City, Bristol City, Huddersfield Town and Blackpool), they have won 2 of 3 matches! Two draws in a row at home now for Cardiff City.
Cardiff City are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 324 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by Etete).
The home club members witnessed a 2-2 draw versus Leeds United in the FA Cup last time out and are hoping for a win here. Philogene-Bidace (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.44/10. Philogene-Bidace scored one goal.
A Championship defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Blackburn Rovers.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Cardiff have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 10 games) they have won 3 times, drawn 2 and lost 5.
Cardiff City have scored {10 league goals} here from 13 matches, not a lot. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. From these home matches, Cardiff City have conceded only 11 goals. Cardiff has at home met teams with this table position (low), three times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 3 of 3 times.
Wigan Athletic form and stats
4 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of Wigan Athletic playing as the away team in the Championship this season. When Wigan Athletic is visiting a side on the bottom half, they have won 3 of 3 matches. Rotherham United, Birmingham City, Wigan Athletic, Stoke City, Bristol City, Huddersfield Town and Blackpool is teams we like to compare Cardiff City with. It's looking increasingly bleak for Wigan Athletic who now has to deal with a four game losing streak. Millwall was the last time a defeat was avoided.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Luton Town in their previous outing. The FA Cup duel ended 1-1.
Preceding that, the 1-4 home loss versus Hull City.We have checked recent matches where Wigan Athletic have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 9 games were 1 victory, 4 draws and 4 defeats.
Betting fact: Both teams have scored goal(s) in 10 of this club's latest 13 league matches.
Wigan Athletic are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 15 away goals from 12 games (in the league). Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Wigan have conceded 18 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
It's not the first time these sides face each other this season, as the history books show this recent match: Wigan Athletic - Cardiff City 1-3. Last eight meetings involving these contenders: Cardiff City won three, Wigan Athletic triumphed in three and we saw two draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  W. Keane 9 goals |  N. Broadhead 5 goals |   C. Robinson 4 goals |
Cardiff City missing players
Wigan Athletic missing players
| Cardiff City | Wigan Athletic | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 26 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 12 | 5 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | 14 |
| 20 | 10 | 3 | Scored | S | 5 | 15 | 26 |
| 29 | 11 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 18 | 46 |
| 85% | 85% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 50% | 38% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 92% | 77% |
| 31% | 23% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 58% | 54% |
| 15% | 8% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 27% |
| 8% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 19% |
| 35% | 38% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 75% | 69% |
| 35% | 46% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 17% | 15% |
| 46% | 31% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 8% | 19% |
| 4.8 | 5.8 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.2 | 4.3 |
| 4.7 | 4.1 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.3 | 6.3 | 4.7 |
| 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | 14.2 | 18.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.3 | 9.2 | 10.2 |
| 2.6 | 2.9 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 2.9 | 2.6 |
| 29% | 26% | 21% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 45% | 43% | 38% |
| 10.6 | 8.5 | 5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.7 | 13.8 | 11.3 |
| 3.1 | 1.8 | 0.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 4.2 | 3.7 |
- Cardiff City have the fewest scored goals (20) in Championship
- Cardiff City have the fewest scored goals in the first half (9) in Championship
- Cardiff City have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Wigan Athletic have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Wigan Athletic have the most conceded goals (46) in Championship
- Wigan Athletic have the most conceded goals in the second half (29) in Championship
- Wigan Athletic have the the worst goal difference (-20) in Championship
- Wigan Athletic haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Burnley | 26 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 52 | 25 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 27 | 56 |
| 2 | Sheffield United | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 44 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 21 | 51 |
| 3 | Blackburn Rovers | 26 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 30 | 30 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 42 |
| 4 | Watford | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 40 |
| 5 | Middlesbrough | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 41 | 33 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 24 | 21 | 8 | 39 |
| 6 | Millwall | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 26 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 39 |
| 7 | Luton Town | 25 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 31 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 39 |
| 8 | Sunderland | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 38 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 9 | 38 |
| 9 | West Bromwich Albion | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 34 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 38 |
| 10 | Preston North End | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 26 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 12 | -2 | 37 |
| 11 | Norwich City | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 32 | 29 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 36 |
| 12 | Queens Park Rangers | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 31 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 14 | -3 | 36 |
| 13 | Reading | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 29 | 36 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 24 | -7 | 36 |
| 14 | Coventry City | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 1 | 35 |
| 15 | Swansea City | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 36 | 36 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 0 | 35 |
| 16 | Hull City | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 32 | 42 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 20 | -10 | 33 |
| 17 | Birmingham City | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 27 | 29 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | -2 | 32 |
| 18 | Stoke City | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 28 | 34 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 16 | -6 | 30 |
| 19 | Bristol City | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 32 | 35 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 21 | -3 | 29 |
| 20 | Cardiff City | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 29 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 18 | -9 | 28 |
| 21 | Rotherham United | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 28 | 39 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 22 | -11 | 27 |
| 22 | Blackpool | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 28 | 38 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 19 | -10 | 26 |
| 23 | Huddersfield Town | 25 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 24 | 32 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 18 | -8 | 25 |
| 24 | Wigan Athletic | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 26 | 46 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 18 | -20 | 24 |
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