League One preview and stats: Wigan Athletic - Cambridge United at The DW Stadium

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 16.April
Match begins: 16:15 (UTC)
Venue: The DW Stadium (25138 seats)

It's advantage Wigan Athletic so far this season, with the 1st spot in the League One table and looking forward to facing Cambridge United (who are in 13th).

Insights:
  • Wigan Athletic have the the best goal difference (+37) in League One
  • Cambridge United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

The hosts Wigan Athletic saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the League One. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Burton Albion.

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Wigan Athletic form and stats

Wigan Athletic are steadily winning League One games and points here at The DW Stadium. 13 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats is the summary from 21 games.

The home team returns to The DW Stadium after drawing with Burton Albion (placed 17th) on their last time out; the game ended 0-0. Defender Kerr got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.9/10. Kerr won 13 of 19 duels.

Before that match, a win away at Lincoln City.

The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Wigan home games with this odds we find five games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in two wins, two draws and one defeat. Looking at the victories, one match were won by at least two goals.

Wigan Athletic are traveling soon after this match as the League One match at Ipswich Town awaits in three days.

The Wigan Athletic fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 34 goals in 21 league matches. From these home matches, Wigan have conceded only 19 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Cambridge United form and stats

The visitors are W6-D5-L10 on the road this term. That's in the League One. Cambridge United has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.

Impressive finishing from Ironside and Smith secured the home win 2-1 against Morecambe in their previous game. Midfield player Knibbs was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.83/10. Knibbs dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.

The game before that, was lost at home, a 1-4 defeat against Wycombe Wanderers.

A new game in only three days for Cambridge, the League One home match versus Charlton Athletic. Busy days.

Cambridge United have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 21 league away games 25 goals have been scored. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Cambridge United have conceded 39 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

This isn't the first time these parties face each other this season, as the history books show this recent game: Cambridge United - Wigan Athletic 2-2.

Top Goalscorers

Wigan AthleticW. Keane
W. Keane
21 goals
WiganC. Lang
C. Lang
14 goals
Cambridge UnitedJ. Ironside
J. Ironside
13 goals

Wigan Athletic missing players

Cambridge United missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Wigan Athletic Cambridge United
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
41 21 7 Played P 6 21 42
26 13 5 Won W 0 6 14
9 4 2 Drew D 1 5 12
6 4 0 Lost L 5 10 16
73 34 12 Scored S 5 25 51
36 19 4 Conceded C 21 39 64
95% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 95%
85% 86% 86% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 81% 74%
51% 48% 43% Over 2.5 O 2.5 83% 52% 48%
22% 10% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 38% 33%
12% 10% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 24% 17%
59% 57% 57% BTTS BTTS 67% 52% 50%
37% 38% 43% Clean Sheets C S 0% 24% 31%
10% 5% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 24% 24%
 
5.6 6 4.9 Corners for (avg) C F 2.2 3.9 4.3
3.2 2.7 2.6 Corners against (avg) C A 5.8 5.6 5.7
2.2 2 1.4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 1.8 1.7
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
12.5 13.3 9.6 Shots (avg) S ( 7.8 9.5 9.5
4.6 4.9 3.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.2 3.2 3.2
39% 33% 46% Goal Efficiency G E 26% 37% 38%
 
9 8.5 9.4 Shots against (avg) S A 17 13.8 13.5
2.4 2.1 2.1 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 7.3 5 4.3
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Cambridge United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Cambridge United haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Wigan Athletic have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Wigan Athletic have the most scored goals in the second half (42) in League One
  • Wigan Athletic have the the best goal difference (+37) in League One
  • Wigan Athletic have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Wigan Athletic haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Wigan Athletic 41 26 9 6 73 36 21 13 4 4 34 19 20 13 5 2 39 17 37 87
2 Milton Keynes Dons 42 24 11 7 69 40 21 12 5 4 30 18 21 12 6 3 39 22 29 83
3 Rotherham United 41 24 8 9 64 29 21 13 3 5 40 21 20 11 5 4 24 8 35 80
4 Plymouth Argyle 42 23 9 10 67 40 21 14 3 4 32 14 21 9 6 6 35 26 27 78
5 Sheffield Wednesday 41 20 13 8 67 44 21 14 5 2 43 17 20 6 8 6 24 27 23 73
6 Sunderland 41 21 10 10 69 49 20 14 2 4 40 15 21 7 8 6 29 34 20 73
7 Wycombe Wanderers 42 20 13 9 69 49 21 12 5 4 36 26 21 8 8 5 33 23 20 73
8 Oxford United 42 20 9 13 76 54 21 12 5 4 45 26 21 8 4 9 31 28 22 69
9 Ipswich Town 42 17 14 11 60 42 21 10 8 3 32 20 21 7 6 8 28 22 18 65
10 Portsmouth 41 17 12 12 57 41 20 11 5 4 37 20 21 6 7 8 20 21 16 63
11 Bolton Wanderers 42 17 10 15 63 52 21 10 7 4 38 23 21 7 3 11 25 29 11 61
12 Cheltenham Town 42 13 15 14 61 71 21 10 6 5 30 26 21 3 9 9 31 45 -10 54
13 Cambridge United 42 14 12 16 51 64 21 8 7 6 26 25 21 6 5 10 25 39 -13 54
14 Accrington Stanley 42 15 9 18 54 73 21 11 5 5 39 32 21 4 4 13 15 41 -19 54
15 Charlton Athletic 42 15 8 19 49 52 21 9 4 8 28 25 21 6 4 11 21 27 -3 53
16 Shrewsbury Town 42 12 13 17 42 40 21 9 6 6 27 19 21 3 7 11 15 21 2 49
17 Burton Albion 42 13 10 19 48 63 21 9 6 6 31 24 21 4 4 13 17 39 -15 49
18 Lincoln City 42 12 10 20 47 57 21 5 5 11 20 28 21 7 5 9 27 29 -10 46
19 Fleetwood Town 41 8 14 19 55 71 20 5 7 8 28 30 21 3 7 11 27 41 -16 38
20 Morecambe 42 9 11 22 53 82 21 7 7 7 32 33 21 2 4 15 21 49 -29 38
21 Gillingham 42 8 14 20 32 62 21 4 7 10 13 34 21 4 7 10 19 28 -30 38
22 AFC Wimbledon 42 6 17 19 43 66 21 2 13 6 23 29 21 4 4 13 20 37 -23 35
23 Doncaster Rovers 42 9 6 27 30 76 21 6 3 12 17 30 21 3 3 15 13 46 -46 33
24 Crewe Alexandra 42 6 7 29 32 78 21 4 4 13 18 38 21 2 3 16 14 40 -46 25

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Wigan Athletic 41 26 9 6 73 36 21 13 4 4 34 19 20 13 5 2 39 17 37 87
2 Milton Keynes Dons 42 24 11 7 69 40 21 12 5 4 30 18 21 12 6 3 39 22 29 83
3 Rotherham United 41 24 8 9 64 29 21 13 3 5 40 21 20 11 5 4 24 8 35 80
4 Plymouth Argyle 42 23 9 10 67 40 21 14 3 4 32 14 21 9 6 6 35 26 27 78
5 Sheffield Wednesday 41 20 13 8 67 44 21 14 5 2 43 17 20 6 8 6 24 27 23 73
6 Sunderland 41 21 10 10 69 49 20 14 2 4 40 15 21 7 8 6 29 34 20 73
7 Wycombe Wanderers 42 20 13 9 69 49 21 12 5 4 36 26 21 8 8 5 33 23 20 73
8 Oxford United 42 20 9 13 76 54 21 12 5 4 45 26 21 8 4 9 31 28 22 69
9 Ipswich Town 42 17 14 11 60 42 21 10 8 3 32 20 21 7 6 8 28 22 18 65
10 Portsmouth 41 17 12 12 57 41 20 11 5 4 37 20 21 6 7 8 20 21 16 63
11 Bolton Wanderers 42 17 10 15 63 52 21 10 7 4 38 23 21 7 3 11 25 29 11 61
12 Cheltenham Town 42 13 15 14 61 71 21 10 6 5 30 26 21 3 9 9 31 45 -10 54
13 Cambridge United 42 14 12 16 51 64 21 8 7 6 26 25 21 6 5 10 25 39 -13 54
14 Accrington Stanley 42 15 9 18 54 73 21 11 5 5 39 32 21 4 4 13 15 41 -19 54
15 Charlton Athletic 42 15 8 19 49 52 21 9 4 8 28 25 21 6 4 11 21 27 -3 53
16 Shrewsbury Town 42 12 13 17 42 40 21 9 6 6 27 19 21 3 7 11 15 21 2 49
17 Burton Albion 42 13 10 19 48 63 21 9 6 6 31 24 21 4 4 13 17 39 -15 49
18 Lincoln City 42 12 10 20 47 57 21 5 5 11 20 28 21 7 5 9 27 29 -10 46
19 Fleetwood Town 41 8 14 19 55 71 20 5 7 8 28 30 21 3 7 11 27 41 -16 38
20 Morecambe 42 9 11 22 53 82 21 7 7 7 32 33 21 2 4 15 21 49 -29 38
21 Gillingham 42 8 14 20 32 62 21 4 7 10 13 34 21 4 7 10 19 28 -30 38
22 AFC Wimbledon 42 6 17 19 43 66 21 2 13 6 23 29 21 4 4 13 20 37 -23 35
23 Doncaster Rovers 42 9 6 27 30 76 21 6 3 12 17 30 21 3 3 15 13 46 -46 33
24 Crewe Alexandra 42 6 7 29 32 78 21 4 4 13 18 38 21 2 3 16 14 40 -46 25

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