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League One | Gameweek 29
Jan 20, 2024 at 3pm UK
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Wigan
1 - 0
Reading

Aasgaard (32')
Humphrys (69'), Sessegnon (90+2')
FT(HT: 1-0)

Savage (88')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's League One clash between Wigan Athletic and Reading, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Reading 0-0 Port Vale
Saturday, January 13 at 3pm in League One

We said: Wigan Athletic 1-1 Reading

Given their points deductions and recent improvements, these two sides are arguably both better than the current league standings suggest, and we anticipate a tight contest on Saturday and see a share of the spoils as the most likely outcome. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Reading win with a probability of 39.72%. A win for Wigan Athletic had a probability of 35.73% and a draw had a probability of 24.6%.

The most likely scoreline for a Reading win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.65%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (8%) and 0-2 (6.06%). The likeliest Wigan Athletic win was 2-1 (8.13%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.4%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 7.5% likelihood.

Result
Wigan AthleticDrawReading
35.73% (-0.029000000000003 -0.03) 24.55% (0.013000000000002 0.01) 39.72% (0.019000000000005 0.02)
Both teams to score 59.28% (-0.045999999999999 -0.05)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
56.35% (-0.058 -0.06)43.65% (0.061 0.06)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
33.96% (-0.055999999999997 -0.06)66.04% (0.060000000000002 0.06)
Wigan Athletic Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
75.97% (-0.040999999999997 -0.04)24.03% (0.044 0.04)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
41.7% (-0.062000000000005 -0.06)58.3% (0.065999999999995 0.07)
Reading Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
78.03% (-0.015000000000001 -0.02)21.97% (0.018000000000001 0.02)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
44.74% (-0.024000000000001 -0.02)55.27% (0.029000000000003 0.03)
Score Analysis
    Wigan Athletic 35.73%
    Reading 39.72%
    Draw 24.54%
Wigan AthleticDrawReading
2-1 @ 8.13% (-0.0040000000000013 -0)
1-0 @ 7.53% (0.010999999999999 0.01)
2-0 @ 5.37%
3-1 @ 3.87% (-0.0069999999999997 -0.01)
3-2 @ 2.93% (-0.0070000000000001 -0.01)
3-0 @ 2.55% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
4-1 @ 1.38% (-0.004 -0)
4-2 @ 1.04% (-0.004 -0)
4-0 @ 0.91% (-0.002 -0)
Other @ 2.03%
Total : 35.73%
1-1 @ 11.4% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
2-2 @ 6.16% (-0.0059999999999993 -0.01)
0-0 @ 5.28% (0.014 0.01)
3-3 @ 1.48% (-0.004 -0)
Other @ 0.22%
Total : 24.54%
1-2 @ 8.65% (0.0030000000000001 0)
0-1 @ 8% (0.017 0.02)
0-2 @ 6.06% (0.0089999999999995 0.01)
1-3 @ 4.37% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
2-3 @ 3.11% (-0.0049999999999999 -0)
0-3 @ 3.06% (0.0030000000000001 0)
1-4 @ 1.66% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
2-4 @ 1.18% (-0.002 -0)
0-4 @ 1.16% (0.0010000000000001 0)
Other @ 2.47%
Total : 39.72%

How you voted: Wigan vs Reading

Wigan Athletic
71.4%
Draw
14.3%
Reading
14.3%
7
Head to Head
Dec 23, 2023 3pm
Gameweek 23
Reading
2-0
Wigan
Azeez (34'), Smith (50')
Abby (56')

Wyke (42'), Clare (47'), McManaman (57'), Humphrys (75'), Lang (90+3')
Apr 29, 2023 3pm
Gameweek 45
Reading
1-1
Wigan
Meite (90+3')
Hughes (81')
Sep 17, 2022 3pm
Gameweek 11
Wigan
0-1
Reading
Ince (63')
Feb 26, 2020 8pm
Nov 30, 2019 3pm
Gameweek 19
Wigan
1-3
Reading
Garner (35')
Mulgrew (7'), Garner (78')
Puscas (79' pen., 80', 84')
Morrison (44'), Puscas (81')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
CPortsmouth462813578413797
3Bolton WanderersBolton462512986513587
4Peterborough UnitedPeterborough462591289612884
5Oxford UnitedOxford Utd4622111379562377
6Barnsley4621131282641876
7Lincoln CityLincoln4620141265402574
8Blackpool4621101565481773
9Stevenage4619141357461171
10Wycombe WanderersWycombe461714156055565
11Leyton Orient461811175355-265
12Wigan AthleticWigan462010166356762
13Exeter CityExeter461710194661-1561
14Northampton TownNorthampton46179205766-960
15Bristol Rovers46169215268-1657
16Charlton AthleticCharlton461120156465-153
17Reading461611196870-253
18Cambridge UnitedCambridge461212223961-2248
19Shrewsbury TownShrewsbury46139243567-3248
20Burton Albion461210243967-2846
RCheltenham TownCheltenham46128264165-2444
RFleetwood TownFleetwood461013234972-2343
RPort Vale461011254174-3341
RCarlisle UnitedCarlisle4679304181-4030


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