Cambridge United 3–2 Wigan Athletic — Match Stats & Analysis

League One · 2026Sat, 15 Aug 2026, 14:00 UTC

Cambridge United

3–2Full-time analysis

Wigan Athletic

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

Match at a glance

Cambridge United won 3–2.

Shots: 1718
Shots on target: 64
Expected goals: 1.922.72
Possession: 34%66%

Full time

What the match recorded

Cambridge United beat Wigan Athletic 3–2. Recorded in this match (Cambridge United – Wigan Athletic): shots 17–18, shots on target 6–4, expected goals 1.92–2.72, possession 34%–66%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

This match

Match statistics

Shots17 shots18 shotsCambridge United 17 shots, Wigan Athletic 18 shots
Shots on target6 shots4 shotsCambridge United 6 shots, Wigan Athletic 4 shots
Expected goals1.92 xG2.72 xGCambridge United 1.92 xG, Wigan Athletic 2.72 xG
Possession34%66%Cambridge United 34%, Wigan Athletic 66%
Corners8 corners5 cornersCambridge United 8 corners, Wigan Athletic 5 corners
Fouls9 fouls8 foulsCambridge United 9 fouls, Wigan Athletic 8 fouls
Yellow cards1 card0 cardsCambridge United 1 card, Wigan Athletic 0 cards
Passes263 passes526 passesCambridge United 263 passes, Wigan Athletic 526 passes
Pass accuracy65%83.5%Cambridge United 65%, Wigan Athletic 83.5%
Shots inside box12 shots11 shotsCambridge United 12 shots, Wigan Athletic 11 shots
Blocked shots4 blocks5 blocksCambridge United 4 blocks, Wigan Athletic 5 blocks
Goalkeeper saves2 saves2 savesCambridge United 2 saves, Wigan Athletic 2 saves
Offsides2 offsides1 offsideCambridge United 2 offsides, Wigan Athletic 1 offside

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

off target
on target
goal
penalty
size = xG

Cambridge United: 17 shots, 6 on target, 2.56 xG. Wigan Athletic: 18 shots, 4 on target, 2.79 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Cambridge United 2.56 xG · Wigan Athletic 2.79 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

3Cambridge United

0Draws

2Wigan Athletic

8 Mar 2025Wigan Athletic — Cambridge United · League One1–0

19 Oct 2024Cambridge United — Wigan Athletic · League One2–0

1 Apr 2024Cambridge United — Wigan Athletic · League One3–1

16 Sept 2023Wigan Athletic — Cambridge United · League One2–1

16 Apr 2022Wigan Athletic — Cambridge United · League One1–2

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade D · UnavailableUnavailable — unavailable

Season samples1 / 1home / away teams

Recent samples1 / 1last-five windows

FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match

At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.
Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: goals_for, goals_against, xg_for, xg_against, shots, shots_on_target, possession, corners, cards, fouls.
The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.

Analysis cutoff: Sat, 15 Aug 2026, 18:00 UTC · analysis-v4