WIGAN. Wigan Athletic beat Cambridge United to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Wigan Athletic to strike first with a goal of Stephen Humphrys at the 57′. Then Thelo Aasgaard scored again for Wigan Athletic in the 62′ minute. Eventually, Fejiri Okenabirhie reduced the distance for Cambridge United a penalty (76′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Wigan Athletic made the most of its better ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the The DW Stadium stadium in Wigan on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Adam Herczeg with the assistance of Simon Clayton and Lee Freeman. The 4th official was Bradley Hall. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 17.79 degrees Celsius or 64.02 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.
Match Statistics
- 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
- 6 Total 17
- 3 On Target 3
- 1 Off Target 6
- 2 Shots blocked 8
- 87 Attack 91
- 34 Dangerous attack 54
- 80 Ball safe 80
- 0 Penalties 1
- 3 Corners 2
- 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 13 Total 10
- 2 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Wigan Athletic had a strong ball possession 58% while Cambridge United was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Cambridge United was more pushing with 54 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 3 were on target. Anyhow, Wigan Athletic found a way to find the solution to win this contest.
Wigan Athletic shot 6 times, 3 on target, 1 off target. Regarding the opposition, Cambridge United shot 17 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Wigan Athletic received 2 yellow cards (Omar Rekik and Babajide Adeeko). On the other side, Cambridge United didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Wigan Athletic will have 5 points like Reading to hold in the 20th place. Regarding the opposition, Cambridge United will stay with 12 points like Lincoln City to sit in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League One, Wigan Athletic will host Bolton Wanderers on the 6th of January with a 12-7 head to head record in favor of Wigan Athletic (11 draws).
Cambridge United will play away agasint Bristol Rovers on the 6th of January with a 5-1 head to head in favor of Bristol Rovers (0 draws).
Wigan Athletic – Formation
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Wigan Athletic adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Shaun Maloney decided to play with the following team: Sam Tickle
, Sean Clare , Charlie Hughes , Liam Morrison , Omar Rekik , Babajide Adeeko , Matthew Smith , Martial Godo , Stephen Humphrys , Thelo Aasgaard and Charlie Wyke .The home team had on the bench: Josh Magennis
, Ben Amos, Callum Lang , Scott Smith, Jonny Smith , Callum McManaman and Kelland Watts .Substitutions
Wigan Athletic made 5 changes: Thelo Aasgaard for Callum Lang (63′), Charlie Wyke for Josh Magennis (70′), Martial Godo for Callum McManaman (70′), Stephen Humphrys for Jonny Smith (70′) and Omar Rekik for Kelland Watts (78′).
Best player: Thelo Aasgaard
The most impressive player for Wigan Athletic was Thelo Aasgaard.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 19 passes (95% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 3. He performed 2 crosses.Cambridge United – Formation
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Also Cambridge United adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Mark Bonner played with: William Mannion
, Liam Bennett , Michael Morrison , Ryan Bennett , Danny Andrew , Paul Digby , George Thomas , James Brophy , Jack Lankester , Sullay Kaikai and Gassan Ahadme .They had on the bench: James Holden, Elias Kachunga
, Lewis Simper , Harrison Dunk, Zeno Ibsen Rossi, John-Kymani Gordon and Fejiri Okenabirhie .Substitutions
Cambridge United made 4 changes: Gassan Ahadme for Fejiri Okenabirhie (67′), Jack Lankester for Elias Kachunga (67′), Sullay Kaikai for John-Kymani Gordon (67′) and George Thomas for Lewis Simper (84′).
Best player: Michael Morrison
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Cambridge United was Michael Morrison.
His rating is
with 52 passes (90% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 9 duels out of 10.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Wycombe Wanderers – Blackpool – 2-0
- Wigan Athletic – Cambridge United – 2-1
- Stevenage – Charlton Athletic – 1-1
- Shrewsbury Town – Bristol Rovers – 0-2
- Reading – Bolton Wanderers – 2-1
- Port Vale – Northampton Town – 1-0
- Peterborough United – Leyton Orient – 1-1
- Lincoln City – Carlisle United – 1-1
- Fleetwood Town – Oxford United – 0-3
- Exeter City – Cheltenham Town – 1-0
- Derby County – Portsmouth – 1-1
- Barnsley – Burton Albion – 2-0