Wigan Athletic v Cardiff City
How the SharpXI model rated this Championship fixture — every call it made on shots, cards and fouls, set against what actually happened on the day.
Before Wigan Athletic lost to Cardiff City 1–3, the SharpXI model made 14 confident calls on the player markets and 13 landed — the strongest being Callum Robinson for 1+ shots total (94%, had 1). Its clearest miss: Sheyi Ojo for 1+ fouls drawn (78%, had 0). Every probability here was published before kick-off, priced the same way as every other fixture — one game is noise, not a verdict.
Player markets — the model's calls
Each probability is the model's own number for the headline (1+) line, before any bookmaker margin. The result column is what the player actually recorded.
| Player | Market | Line | Model | Actual | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Callum Robinson | shots total | 1+ | 94% | 1 | ✓ |
| James McClean | tackles | 1+ | 90% | 1 | ✓ |
| Graeme Shinnie | tackles | 1+ | 86% | 3 | ✓ |
| Tendayi Darikwa | tackles | 1+ | 86% | 1 | ✓ |
| Sheyi Ojo | shots total | 1+ | 83% | 3 | ✓ |
| Charlie Wyke | shots total | 1+ | 82% | 2 | ✓ |
| Andy Rinomhota | tackles | 1+ | 80% | 5 | ✓ |
| Will Keane | tackles | 1+ | 80% | 2 | ✓ |
| Jack Whatmough | tackles | 1+ | 80% | 1 | ✓ |
| Sheyi Ojo | fouls drawn | 1+ | 78% | 0 | ✗ |
| Andy Rinomhota | fouls drawn | 1+ | 78% | 2 | ✓ |
| Mark Harris | fouls committed | 1+ | 76% | 1 | ✓ |
| Nathan Broadhead | shots total | 1+ | 76% | 1 | ✓ |
| Josh Magennis | shots total | 1+ | 76% | 1 | ✓ |
How these are modelled: Shots total Tackles Fouls drawn Fouls committed
Team & match markets
| Market | Line | Model | Actual | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match cards | O4.5 | 34% | 7 cards | ✓ |
| Match goals | O2.5 | 13% | 4 goals | ✓ |
| BTTS | Yes | 13% | Yes | ✓ |
How these are modelled: Match cards Match goals
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Past meetings
- Cardiff City 1–1 Wigan Athletic Jan 2023
Frequently asked
How did the SharpXI model do on Wigan Athletic v Cardiff City?
13 of its 14 most-confident calls landed. The board on this page lists every one with the model's pre-kickoff probability next to what actually happened, hits and misses in the same table.
What did the model get wrong on Wigan Athletic v Cardiff City?
The most confident call it got wrong was Sheyi Ojo at 78% for fouls drawn — shown in the same table as the hits, marked with a cross. A record that hides its misses isn't a record, so we don't.
Are these probabilities hindsight?
No. Each one is the number the model produced from data available before kick-off, using the same settings as every other fixture on the site — nothing was refitted after the result. That is the only way a per-match report means anything.
Does one match tell you if the model is any good in the Championship?
No, and we'd rather say so. A single fixture is a handful of calls and mostly noise; the season-long, market-by-market record — including the markets that fail to beat a naive guess — is on the track record page.
SharpXI models probabilities from public match data; it does not take bets or guarantee outcomes. Prices are entered per leg in the tool. 18+ — please gamble responsibly.