In this week 27 match on Jan 14th, Wigan Athletic will travel to Cardiff to battle Cardiff City in a meeting of these two Championship teams. Weather on match day is looking like a windy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Cardiff City sits at 20th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-2 draw against Leeds United. Jaden Philogene-Bidace struck first for Cardiff City in the 24th minute, then Sheyi Ojo added another in the 31st minute on a feed from Andy Rinomhota . Cardiff City looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Wigan Athletic recorded a 1-1 draw against Luton Town. Tom Naylor scored the first goal for Wigan Athletic in the 17th minute, then Harry Cornick got the equalizer for Luton Town in the 1st minute of the first half’s stoppage time on a feed from Carlton Morris earning them at least the one point. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 6 points in their last 10 matches.
On the 8th of October, Wigan Athletic hosted Cardiff City in their last match together. Cardiff City was victorious by a score of 3 to 1. Callum Robinson scored the first goal for Cardiff City in the 7th minute, then Sheyi Ojo added another in the 65th minute on a feed from Callum O’Dowda.
Wigan Athletic’s most prolific scorer has been Nathan Broadhead. He has netted two goals over the last five matches. Kion Etete and Sheyi Ojo are the top scorers for Cardiff City in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats.