League One

League One | Gameweek 23

Dec 23, 2023 at 3pm UK

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Reading
2 - 0
Wigan

Azeez (34'), Smith (50')
Abby (56')

FT(HT: 1-0)

Wyke (42'), Clare (47'), McManaman (57'), Humphrys (75'), Lang (90+3')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Reading

All competitions

League One

Last Game: Lincoln 1-1 Reading
Saturday, December 16 at 3pm in League One

Goals
for

Top scorers

Wigan Athletic

All competitions

League One

Last Game: Port Vale 3-2 Wigan
Saturday, December 16 at 3pm in League One

Goals
for

Top scorers

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 38.47%. A win for Wigan Athletic had a probability of 36.12% and a draw had a probability of 25.4%.

The most likely scoreline for a Reading win was 1-0 with a probability of 8.82%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.48%) and 2-0 (6.23%). The likeliest Wigan Athletic win was 0-1 (8.5%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 6.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Reading would win this match.

Result
Reading	Draw	Wigan Athletic
38.47% ( -0.03)	25.41% ( -0.02)	36.12% ( 0.04)

Both teams to score 56.25% (

0.06)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

52.42% (

0.07)

47.58% (

-0.07)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

30.22% (

0.07)

69.78% (

-0.07)

Reading Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

75.65% (

0.02)

24.35% (

-0.02)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

41.25% (

0.02)

58.75% (

-0.02)

Wigan Athletic Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

74.36% (

0.06)

25.64% (

-0.06)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

39.46% (

0.08)

60.54% (

-0.08)

Score Analysis

Reading 38.47%

Wigan Athletic 36.12%

Draw 25.41%

Reading	Draw	Wigan Athletic
1-0 @ 8.82% ( -0.02) 2-1 @ 8.48% ( -0) 2-0 @ 6.23% ( -0.01) 3-1 @ 3.99% ( 0) 3-0 @ 2.93% ( -0) 3-2 @ 2.72% ( 0.01) 4-1 @ 1.41% ( 0) 4-0 @ 1.04% ( -0) 4-2 @ 0.96% ( 0) Other @ 1.9% Total : 38.47%	1-1 @ 12% ( -0.01) 0-0 @ 6.25% ( -0.02) 2-2 @ 5.77% ( 0.01) 3-3 @ 1.23% ( 0) Other @ 0.16% Total : 25.41%	0-1 @ 8.5% ( -0.01) 1-2 @ 8.17% ( 0.01) 0-2 @ 5.78% ( 0) 1-3 @ 3.71% ( 0.01) 0-3 @ 2.62% ( 0.01) 2-3 @ 2.62% ( 0.01) 1-4 @ 1.26% ( 0.01) Other @ 3.46% Total : 36.12%