Cardiff City 1-0 Wigan Athletic: Stats & xG – Jan 4, 2026

Commentary

90'

Full-time. Cardiff City 1-0 Wigan Athletic.

90+4'

C. Wright

Substitution, Wigan Athletic: H. Bettoni comes on for C. Wright.

90+4'

Weir

Substitution, Wigan Athletic: C. McManaman comes on for Weir.

90'

4 minutes of added time.

90'

R. Wintle

Attempt saved. R. Wintle (Cardiff City), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.

85'

C. Willock

Attempt blocked. C. Willock (Cardiff City), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.

84'

J. Bagan

Attempt saved. J. Bagan (Cardiff City), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.

84'

D. Lawlor

Substitution, Cardiff City: W. T. Fish comes on for D. Lawlor.

82'

D. Costelloe

Substitution, Wigan Athletic: C. Saydee comes on for D. Costelloe.

80'

C. Robinson

Attempt blocked. C. Robinson (Cardiff City), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.

79'

C. Robinson

Attempt saved. C. Robinson (Cardiff City), right-footed shot. xG 0.13.

76'

C. Wright

Attempt missed. C. Wright (Wigan Athletic), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.

73'

C. Ashford

Substitution, Cardiff City: O. Tanner comes on for C. Ashford.

72'

O. Kellyman

Substitution, Cardiff City: C. Robinson comes on for O. Kellyman.

70'

Y. Salech

Attempt missed. Y. Salech (Cardiff City), header. xG 0.29.

57'

Y. Salech

Attempt missed. Y. Salech (Cardiff City), header from a corner. xG 0.09.

53'

Y. Salech

Attempt blocked. Y. Salech (Cardiff City), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.

46'

T. Brenan

Substitution, Wigan Athletic: M. Asamoah comes on for T. Brenan.

46'

The second half is under way.

45'

Half-time. Cardiff City 1-0 Wigan Athletic.

45'

2 minutes of added time.

45'

A. Robertson

Attempt missed. A. Robertson (Cardiff City), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.

42'

D. Costelloe

Attempt blocked. D. Costelloe (Wigan Athletic), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.03.

41'

O. Kellyman

Attempt missed. O. Kellyman (Cardiff City), left-footed shot. xG 0.08.

32'

C. Willock

Attempt blocked. C. Willock (Cardiff City), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.

24'

C. Chambers

Goal! Cardiff City 1-0 Wigan Athletic. C. Chambers (Cardiff City) scores, assisted by J. Bagan.

21'

C. Chambers

Attempt saved. C. Chambers (Cardiff City), header from a corner. xG 0.05.

20'

A. Robertson

Attempt blocked. A. Robertson (Cardiff City), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.

19'

F. Murray

Attempt saved. F. Murray (Wigan Athletic), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.

17'

O. Kellyman

Attempt saved. O. Kellyman (Cardiff City), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.05.

16'

O. Kellyman

Attempt saved. O. Kellyman (Cardiff City), left-footed shot. xG 0.13.

10'

C. Willock

Attempt missed. C. Willock (Cardiff City), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.

2'

C. Chambers

Attempt saved. C. Chambers (Cardiff City), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.

1'

Kick-off: Cardiff City vs Wigan Athletic.

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Match events

24' ⚽ C. Chambers · assist J. Bagan1–0

Half-time · 1–0

46' 🔁 M. Asamoah ◂ T. Brenan

72' 🔁 C. Robinson ◂ O. Kellyman

73' 🔁 O. Tanner ◂ C. Ashford

82' 🔁 C. Saydee ◂ D. Costelloe

84' 🔁 W. T. Fish ◂ D. Lawlor

Full-time · 1–0

90'⁺⁴ 🔁 C. McManaman ◂ Weir

90'⁺⁴ 🔁 H. Bettoni ◂ C. Wright

Coaches

Brian Barry-Murphy

Gary Caldwell

Recent form

Cardiff City

DAWycombe Wanderers1-1

WHStevenage2-1

WHExeter City1-0

LALincoln City1-2

LHChelsea1-3

Wigan Athletic

DHBarnsley1-1

WABurton Albion2-0

LABradford City1-2

LHBlackpool0-2

DAHuddersfield Town1-1

Match facts

Referee

Will Finnie

3.58 yellows/match · 48 matches

Kickoff

04 Jan, 15:00 UTC

Competition

League One

Cardiff City 4-2-3-1 · 3-4-2-1 Wigan Athletic

13 N. Trott 7.2 38 P. Ng 7.7 2 W. T. Fish 6.8 ↑ 84' 12 C. Chambers 10.0 3 J. Bagan 7.6 6 R. Wintle 7.2 18 A. Robertson 6.8 11 O. Tanner 6.8 ↑ 73' 47 C. Robinson 6.3 ↑ 72' 16 C. Willock 7.3 22 Y. Salech 6.0 1 S. Tickle 8.2 23 J. Carragher 6.9 4 W. Aimson 7.2 3 M. Fox 6.5 20 C. McManaman ↑ 90' 37 M. Asamoah 6.5 ↑ 46' 35 T. Francois 6.8 21 R. Rodrigues 7.1 7 F. Murray 7.1 43 H. Bettoni ↑ 90' 9 C. Saydee 6.4 ↑ 82'

Substitutes

48DD. Lawlor↓ 84'7.5 44DR. Kpakio 45MC. Ashford↓ 73'7.7 8MO. Kellyman↓ 72'6.0 14MD. Turnbull 27MJ. Colwill 39FI. Davies

Coach: Brian Barry-Murphy

Substitutes

30GT. Savin 5DS. Sessegnon 27MT. Brenan↓ 46'7.0 6MWeir↓ 90'6.7 8MC. Wright↓ 90'6.6 11FD. Costelloe↓ 82'6.4 44FJ. Hungbo

Coach: Gary Caldwell

Top stats

82%Possession18%

1.19Expected goals (xG)0.13

18Total shots3

8Shots on target1

1Big chances0

18Corners1

Shots

5Shots off target1

5Blocked shots1

12Shots inside box2

6Shots outside box1

0Hit woodwork0

1Big chances missed0

0.28Goals prevented0.79

Attack

37Touches in box8

79Final third entries31

2Offsides1

4Free kicks7

0Fouled in final third1

Passing

731Passes166

659Accurate passes103

26/44 (59%)Long balls19/46 (41%)

7/38 (18%)Crosses1/6 (17%)

16Throw-ins11

Duels

58Duels42

28/53 (53%)Ground duels25/53 (47%)

20/30 (67%)Aerial duels10/30 (33%)

13/21 (62%)Dribbles6/9 (67%)

5Dispossessed8

Defending

11Tackles13

64Tackles won54

5Interceptions6

14Clearances62

46Recoveries36

Discipline

7Fouls4

0Yellow cards0

0Red cards0

Goalkeeping

1Saves7

0Big saves3

4Goal kicks11

Expected goals (xG) flow

Match momentum

Average positions

Shot map

Expected goals (xG) flow

Match momentum

Average positions

Shot map

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