Cardiff City overcomes Wigan Athletic 3-1. HIGHLIGHTS

WIGAN. Cardiff City beats Wigan Athletic 3-1.

October 9, 2022

WIGAN. Cardiff City beats Wigan Athletic 3-1. Cardiff City got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from C. Robinson (7′) and S. Ojo (65′). Wigan Athletic tried to recover with a goal from C. Wyke (83′). Nonetheless, the match was closed by a goal (90′) scored by R. Wintle for Cardiff City. Wigan Athletic was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (61%).

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 James Bell who was helped by Mark Dwyer and Samuel Lewis. The 4th official was Jeremy Simpson. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 14.6 degrees Celsius or 58.33 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 69%.

Match Statistics

Wigan Athletic

1 - 3

Cardiff City

! 61 Ball Possession 39

Shots

10 Total 10
1 On Target 6
9 Off Target 4
3 Shots blocked 1

126 Attack 85
66 Dangerous attack 28
0 Ball safe 0

0 Penalties 0
6 Corners 3
2 Off Sides 3

Fouls

7 Total 15
4 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Wigan Athletic had a strong ball possession 61% while Cardiff City was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Wigan Athletic was more pushing with 66 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 1 were on target. Nevertheless, Cardiff City succeeded in find the solution to win this match.

Wigan Athletic shot 10 times, 1 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Cardiff City shot 10 times, 6 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Wigan Athletic received 4 yellow cards (J. Bennett, M. Power, G. Shinnie and C. Wyke). Talking about the opposition, Cardiff City received 2 yellow cards (J. Ralls and C. O’Dowda).

Match Timeline

C. Robinson(goal)N. Nkounkou

20'

41'

43'

57'

J. Ralls- Yellow

61'

Callum O'Dowda- Yellow

65'

70'

77'

R. Sawyers- sub ->J. Ralls

81'

83'

87'

90'

R. Wintle(goal)

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

101

After this encounter, Wigan Athletic will stay with 16 points like Birmingham City and Stoke City to remain in the 16th place. Regarding the opposition, Cardiff City will have 18 points like Luton Town to remain in the 10th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Wigan Athletic will host Stoke City on the 2nd of November with a 5-4 head to head statistic in favor of Wigan Athletic (8 draws).

Cardiff City will host Watford on the 2nd of November with a 8-7 head to head stats in favor of Watford (5 draws).

Wigan Athletic – Formation

Wigan Athletic

Ben Amos 12.England

6.3

Joe Bennett 21.England

6.1

70'

20'

Jack Whatmough 5.England

6.4

Jason Kerr 15.Scotland

6.2

Tendayi Darikwa 27.Zimbabwe

7.0

70'

James McClean 11.Republic of Ireland

6.4

81'

Graeme Shinnie 18.Scotland

7.0

61'

Max Power 8.England

7.6

43'

Josh Magennis 28.Northern Ireland

6.6

70'

Will Keane 10.England

7.0

Charlie Wyke 9.England

7.5

90'

83'

Substitutes

S. Tickle 40.England

Curtis Tilt 16.Jamaica

6.6

70'

Tom Naylor 4.England

6.8

70'

T. Aasgaard 30.Norway

Nathan Broadhead 20.Wales

6.8

70'

Ashley Fletcher 23.England

Anthony Scully 14.Republic of Ireland

6.2

81'

Wigan Athletic started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

The manager Leam Richardson decided to play with the following team: Ben Amos (6.3), Jason Kerr (6.2), Jack Whatmough (6.4), Joe Bennett (6.1), Tendayi Darikwa (7.0), Max Power (7.6), Graeme Shinnie (7.0), James McClean (6.4), Will Keane (7.0), Josh Magennis (6.6) and Charlie Wyke (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: Thelo Aasgaard, Nathan Broadhead (6.8), Tom Naylor (6.8), Ashley Fletcher, Sam Tickle, Curtis Tilt (6.6) and Anthony Scully (6.2).

Substitutions

Wigan Athletic made 4 changes: J. Bennett for C. Tilt (70′), T. Darikwa for T. Naylor (70′), J. Magennis for N. Broadhead (70′) and J. McClean for A. Scully (81′).

Best player: Max Power

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Wigan Athletic was Max Power.

His rating is (7.6) with 57 passes (84% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 17 crosses.

Cardiff City – Formation

Cardiff City

Ryan Allsop 1.England

6.1

P. Ng 38.England

6.8

Cédric Kipré 23.Ivory Coast

6.8

Jack Simpson 26.England

6.6

Niels Nkounkou 37.France

6.8

J. Ralls 8.England

6.8

77'

57'

R. Wintle 6.England

7.5

90'

Andy Rinomhota 35.Zimbabwe

6.2

Callum O'Dowda 11.Republic of Ireland

7.6

87'

61'

C. Robinson 47.Republic of Ireland

7.2

41'

Mark Harris 29.Wales

6.7

77'

Substitutes

J. Alnwick 21.England

Thomas Sang 12.England

Curtis Nelson 16.England

6.4

87'

R. Sawyers 19.Saint Kitts and Nevis

6.7

77'

J. Philogene 25.England

S. Ojo 10.England

7.0

41'

65'

K. Etete 9.England

6.3

77'

Cardiff City started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Steve Morison played with: Ryan Allsop (6.1), Perry Ng (6.8), Cédric Kipré (6.8), Jack Simpson (6.6), Niels Nkounkou (6.8), Andy Rinomhota (6.2), Ryan Wintle (7.5), Joe Ralls (6.8), Callum O’Dowda (7.6), Mark Harris (6.7) and Callum Robinson (7.2).

They had on the bench: Thomas Sang, Curtis Nelson (6.4), Romaine Sawyers (6.7), Sheyi Ojo (7.0), Jaden Philogene-Bidace, Jak Alnwick and Kion Etete (6.3).

Substitutions

Cardiff City made 4 changes: C. Robinson for S. Ojo (41′), M. Harris for K. Etete (77′), J. Ralls for R. Sawyers (77′) and C. O’Dowda for C. Nelson (87′).