Wigan v Cambridge United result

Full-time · Wigan 2–1 Cambridge United

League One · Sat, 16 Sep 2023 15:00 BST · DW Stadium

Updated 9 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

Wigan 2–1 Cambridge United — Wigan won this League One match.

Next for Wigan: Huddersfield v Wigan, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for Cambridge United: Cambridge United v Plymouth, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Wigan 2–1 Cambridge United · League One
Venue: DW Stadium · Wigan
Referee: A. Herczeg
Head-to-head (last 2): Wigan 0 · draws 1 · Cambridge United 1 · 3.5 goals/game
Recent form: Wigan 2W 1D 2L · Cambridge United 3W 0D 2L

Wigan 2–1 Cambridge United (League One): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 9 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.25 / 1.5

Goals

against 0.88 / 0.75 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

2.75 / 6.67

Corners

against 4.75 / 4.67 · 0 of the last 3 over 9.5

over 4 matches

3 / 3.83

Shots on target

against 6.5 / 4 · 3 of the last 3 over 8.5

over 4 matches

2.5 / 1.33

Cards

against 2.75 / 2.67 · 3 of the last 3 over 3.5

over 4 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 4 September 2023. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 4 September 2023. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Wigan for / against	Line	Cambridge United for / against
Goals scored	1.25 for · 0.88 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.5 for · 0.75 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	2.75 for · 4.75 against n 4 Last 5	9.5standard	6.67 for · 4.67 against n 6 Last 5
Shots	8.25 for · 18.25 against n 4 Last 5	19.5standard	13.67 for · 13 against n 6 Last 5
Shots on target	3 for · 6.5 against n 4 Last 5	8.5standard	3.83 for · 4 against n 6 Last 5
Fouls committed	8.75 for · 13.5 against n 4 Last 5	21.5standard	10.83 for · 14.67 against n 6 Last 5
Cards shown	2.5 for · 2.75 against n 4 Last 5	3.5standard	1.33 for · 2.67 against n 6 Last 5

Wigan

Wigan — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 4 September 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
C. Sze n 6	21.5	4.9 3/3	2.8 2/2	—
S. Smith n 8	39	2.6 7/2	1.2 3/1	—
J. Magennis n 8	34.4	2.3 4/2	2.6 4/2	—
Callum Henry McManaman n 8	51.9	2 7/2	1.7 4/3	—
Jordan Jones n 8	27.6	1.6 4/0	3.7 5/4	—

Wigan — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 4 September 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
S. Humphrys n 8	65	2.3 6/4	1.2 4/3
J. Magennis n 8	34.4	2 4/2	0.7 2/0
Jordan Jones n 8	27.6	2 5/0	0 0/0
C. Wyke n 8	69.9	1.9 5/4	1.1 4/3
T. Aasgaard n 8	65.1	1.9 6/3	1 4/1

Wigan — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 4 September 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
C. Wyke n 8	69.9	0.8 3/2	0 0/0
S. Humphrys n 8	65	0.3 1/1	0.2 1/0
T. Pearce n 8	89	0 0/0	0.4 3/0
C. Hughes n 8	81.4	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
J. Magennis n 8	34.4	0.3 1/0	0 0/0

Wigan — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 4 September 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Balagizi n 8	55.6	2.8 7/5
S. Clare n 8	79.1	2.3 6/5
J. McClean n 8	82.4	2 7/6
C. Tiehi n 8	74.5	2 7/4
T. Pearce n 8	89	1.8 8/5

Cambridge United

Cambridge United — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 4 September 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Gassan Ahadme n 8	66.5	5.1 7/6	0.7 2/1	—
E. Kachunga n 8	42.9	2.1 5/3	3.4 6/3	—
J. Lankester n 8	68.8	2 7/4	1.6 7/3	—
J. Cousins n 8	51.6	1.5 3/2	1.3 5/1	—
H. Knibbs n 8	63	1.4 5/3	1.3 5/2	—

Cambridge United — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 4 September 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
F. Okenabirhie n 8	30.8	4 6/2	2.2 4/1
S. Smith n 8	89.1	3 8/7	1.9 8/5
Gassan Ahadme n 8	66.5	2.4 8/3	1 5/1
S. Janneh n 8	48.3	2.3 5/3	0.9 3/1
S. Kaikai n 8	58	1.6 6/2	0.8 4/0

Cambridge United — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 4 September 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
F. Okenabirhie n 8	30.8	1.5 3/1	0.7 2/0
S. Smith n 8	89.1	0.8 6/0	0 0/0
S. Kaikai n 8	58	0.2 1/0	0.4 2/0
Gassan Ahadme n 8	66.5	0.5 3/0	0 0/0
S. Janneh n 8	48.3	0 0/0	0.5 2/0

Cambridge United — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 4 September 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
H. Knibbs n 8	63	3.8 6/5
S. Janneh n 8	48.3	2.6 5/3
D. Andrew n 8	72.6	2.2 7/5
J. Brophy n 8	86.4	2.1 7/4
H. Dunk n 8	53	2.1 6/3

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Wigan		Cambridge United
57%	Possession	43%
6	Shots	18
3	Shots on target	3
1	Shots off target	7
2	Blocked shots	8
4	Shots inside the box	10
3	Corners	2
3	Offsides	1
13	Fouls	10
2	Yellow cards	0
0	Red cards	0
2	Saves	1
539	Passes	394
87%	Pass accuracy	85%

Wigan player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
S. Tickle	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.3
S. Clare	90	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	7.5
C. Hughes	90	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	7.6
L. Morrison	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
B. Adeeko	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	Y	6.9
M. Smith	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
O. Rekik	78	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.7
M. Godo	70	0	1	0	0	2	3	0	7.5
S. Humphrys	70	1	0	1	1	0	2	0	7.3
C. Wyke	70	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	6
T. Aasgaard	63	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	7.7
C. Lang sub	27	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
J. Smith sub	20	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
Callum Henry McManaman sub	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6
J. Magennis sub	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
K. Watts sub	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7

Cambridge United player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
W. Mannion	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
L. Bennett	90	0	0	0	2	1	6.9
M. Morrison	90	0	1	0	1	4	7.5
R. Bennett	90	0	1	0	0	0	6.6
D. Andrew	90	0	0	0	2	0	6.5
P. Digby	90	0	0	0	1	1	6.6
J. Brophy	90	0	1	0	1	2	7.3
G. Thomas	84	0	1	0	1	1	6.6
J. Lankester	67	0	1	0	1	2	7
S. Kaikai	67	0	1	1	1	0	6.5
Gassan Ahadme	67	0	1	1	1	0	6.9
F. Okenabirhie sub	23	1	1	1	0	0	7.2
E. Kachunga sub	23	0	1	0	0	0	6.9
J. Gordon sub	23	0	0	0	1	0	6.2
L. Simper sub	12	0	1	0	0	0	6.9

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Wigan v Cambridge United — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

WiganWDWLL

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1.6 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

Cambridge UnitedWLWLW

Last 5: 3W 0D 2L · 1.2 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 2

Wigan 0 · 1 draw · Cambridge United 1 · 3.5 goals/game

2022-04-16 Wigan 1–2 Cambridge United
2021-11-23 Cambridge United 2–2 Wigan

League standing · 2023/24

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Wigan#12 pos62 pts46 pl+7 GD

Cambridge United#18 pos48 pts46 pl-22 GD

Goals per game

Wigan scored1.37

Cambridge United scored0.85

Wigan conceded1.22

Cambridge United conceded1.33

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What is the head-to-head record between Wigan and Cambridge United?: In their last 2 meetings, Wigan won 0, Cambridge United won 1 and there was 1 draw, averaging 3.5 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Wigan and Cambridge United?: Recent form — Wigan 2W 1D 2L; Cambridge United 3W 0D 2L.

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