Cardiff City vs Wigan Athletic Prediction: Wigan win or draw is on the cards

Cardiff is ready to welcome Wigan on Saturday evening. Wigan has lost just once in their last 9 league visits against Cardiff. Would Cardiff be able to beat Wigan this time? 

Cardiff City’s Form

Cardiff at home looks in good touch this season as they managed to win (W4 D4 L5) on 4 occasions out of 13. Their previous two home games against QPR (0-0) and Blackpool (1-1) ended as a draw. Cardiff scored 10 goals against their visitors in their twelve home league games and conceded 11 in return.

At away, Cardiff City's performance is poor this season (W3 D3 L7) as they just managed to win thrice out of 13 league games. With 28 points in 26 games, Cardiff is sitting in the 20th position. They have netted 20 goals this season and conceded 29 in return.

Callum Robinson is the team’s top scorer with 4 goals and 5 assists followed by Mark Harris (3) and Ryan Wintle (2) respectively 2nd and 3rd positions.

Cardiff’s possible lineup

Allsopp; Sang, Ng, Kipre, Simpson; Ralls, Wintle; O’Dowda, Robinson, Whyte; Harris.

Wigan’s Form

Wigan's away performance looks decent as they managed (W4 D3 L5) to win on four occasions out of twelve. They lost in their previous away game against Middlesbrough (1-4). Earlier they played a draw against Millwall (1-1). In their twelve away league games, Wigan scored 15 goals against their hosts and conceded 18 in return.

Wigan's home form is a matter of concern this season as they just managed (L9 W2 D3) to win twice out of 14 games. With 24 points in 26 games, Wigan is sitting at the bottom of the table. They have netted 26 goals this season and conceded 46 in return.

Will Keane is the team’s top scorer with 9 goals followed by Tom Naylor (2) and James McLean (2) respectively 2nd and 3rd place.

Wigan’s possible lineup

Jones; Nyambe; Whatmough, Tilt, Bennett; Power, Cousins; Lang, Keane, McClean; Fletcher.

Cardiff vs Wigan expert tips

Wigan’s last visit against Cardiff ended as a draw. With their current away performance, their winning chances seem less against Cardiff. After analyzing all the facts, we are anticipating a draw here or a Wigan win. In this match, we can expect more than 2.5 goals as both teams have scored more than 3 goals in a face-to-face contest.