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​

Wigan Athletic

2 - 1

Cambridge United

  • 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

33'
B. Adeeko- Yellow
44'
Stephen Humphrys(goal)Charlie Hughes
57'
T. Aasgaard(goal)Martial Godo
62'
63'
67'
67'
Elias Kachunga- sub ->Jack Lankester
67'
Fejiri Okenabirhie- sub ->Gassan Ahadme
Josh Magennis- sub ->Charlie Wyke
70'
Callum McManaman- sub ->Martial Godo
70'
Jonny Smith- sub ->Stephen Humphrys
70'
76'
Fejiri Okenabirhie(penalty)
Kell Watts- sub ->Omar Rekik
78'
84'
Lewis Simper- sub ->George Thomas

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Portsmouth
97
46
Derby County
92
46
Bolton Wanderers
87
46
Peterborough United
84
46
Oxford United
77
46
Barnsley
76
46
Lincoln City
74
46
Blackpool
73
46
Stevenage
71
46
Wycombe Wanderers
65
46
Leyton Orient
65
46
Wigan Athletic
62
46
Exeter City
61
46
Northampton Town
60
46
Bristol Rovers
57
46
Charlton Athletic
53
46
Reading
53
46
Cambridge United
48
46
Shrewsbury Town
48
46
Burton Albion
46
46
Cheltenham Town
44
46
Fleetwood Town
43
46
Port Vale
41
46
Carlisle United
30
46

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

Wigan Athletic
G
S. Tickle 1.England
7.5
D
L. Morrison 4.Scotland
7.3
D
Charlie Hughes 6.England
7.8
D
Sean Clare 7.England
7.7
D
Omar Rekik 23.Tunisia
6.8
78' 33'
M
Martial Godo 17.England
7.7
70'
M
Stephen Humphrys 11.England
7.5
70' 57'
M
Matt Smith 8.England
6.7
M
T. Aasgaard 10.Norway
7.9
63' 62'
M
B. Adeeko 26.England
7.0
44'
F
Charlie Wyke 9.England
6.1
70'
Substitutes
G
Ben Amos 12.England
D
Kell Watts 2.England
6.8
78'
M
Scott Smith 21.Wales
M
Jonny Smith 18.England
6.4
70'
M
Callum McManaman 20.England
5.7
70'
F
Josh Magennis 28.Northern Ireland
6.4
70'
F
Callum Lang 19.England
6.4
63'

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 (7.5), Sean Clare (7.7), Charlie Hughes (7.8), Liam Morrison (7.3), Omar Rekik (6.8), Babajide Adeeko (7.0), Matthew Smith (6.7), Martial Godo (7.7), Stephen Humphrys (7.5), Thelo Aasgaard (7.9) and Charlie Wyke (6.1).

The home team had on the bench: Josh Magennis (6.4), Ben Amos, Callum Lang (6.4), Scott Smith, Jonny Smith (6.4), Callum McManaman (5.7) and Kelland Watts (6.8).

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 (7.9) 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

Cambridge United
G
Will Mannion 25.England
6.3
D
Danny Andrew 3.England
6.6
D
Michael Morrison 5.England
7.7
D
L. Bennett 2.England
7.0
D
Ryan Bennett 6.England
6.7
M
James Brophy 7.England
7.5
M
Sullay Kaikai 14.Sierra Leone
6.6
67'
M
Paul Digby 4.England
6.7
M
Jack Lankester 10.England
7.1
67'
M
George Thomas 8.Wales
6.7
84'
F
Gassan Ahadme 23.Morocco
7.0
67'
Substitutes
G
James Holden 13.England
D
Harrison Dunk 11.England
D
Zeno Ibsen Rossi 16.England
M
Lewis Simper 22.England
6.7
84'
F
Elias Kachunga 21.DR Congo
7.0
67'
F
John-Kymani Gordon 27.England
6.4
67'
F
Fejiri Okenabirhie 9.England
7.3
67' 76'

Also Cambridge United adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Mark Bonner played with: William Mannion (6.3), Liam Bennett (7.0), Michael Morrison (7.7), Ryan Bennett (6.7), Danny Andrew (6.6), Paul Digby (6.7), George Thomas (6.7), James Brophy (7.5), Jack Lankester (7.1), Sullay Kaikai (6.6) and Gassan Ahadme (7.0).

They had on the bench: James Holden, Elias Kachunga (7.0), Lewis Simper (6.7), Harrison Dunk, Zeno Ibsen Rossi, John-Kymani Gordon (6.4) and Fejiri Okenabirhie (7.3).

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 (7.7) 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.​