October 8th features a match where Wigan Athletic hosts Cardiff City in a meeting of these two Championship teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, which is great football weather. 10th placed Wigan Athletic is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Rotherham United. Will Keane struck first for Wigan Athletic in the 12th minute on a feed from Charlie Wyke, then Tom Naylor added another in the 84th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Rotherham United couldn’t manage to score, and Wigan Athletic took the shutout win. Wigan Athletic is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches, while cardiff City sits at 13th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Blackburn Rovers. Mark Harris struck first for Cardiff City in the 83rd minute on a feed from Callum Robinson, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Blackburn Rovers couldn’t muster any offence and Cardiff City ran away with the shutout win. Cardiff City is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season.
Cardiff City hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Perry Ng and Harris, and they each have 1 goal. Will Keane has been the most effective weapon for Wigan Athletic lately. The English attacker has netted 2 goals in his last 5 matches.