League One

League One | Gameweek 2

Aug 17, 2024 at 3pm UK

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Reading
2 - 0
Wigan

Savage (7'), Ehibhaimha (57')

FT(HT: 1-0)

Kerr (40'), Aimson (71'), Sze (74')

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: Colchester 2-2 Reading (4-3 pen.)
Tuesday, August 13 at 7.45pm in EFL Cup

Goals
for

Wigan Athletic

All competitions

League One

Last Game: Wigan 1-1 Barnsley (2-4 pen.)
Tuesday, August 13 at 7.45pm in EFL Cup

Goals
for

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 Wigan Athletic win with a probability of 42.08%. A win for Reading had a probability of 32.27% and a draw had a probability of 25.6%.

The most likely scoreline for a Wigan Athletic win was 0-1 with a probability of 9.79%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.87%) and 0-2 (7.13%). The likeliest Reading win was 1-0 (8.36%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.17%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 5.2% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted that Reading would win this match.

Result
Reading	Draw	Wigan Athletic
32.27% ( -1.28)	25.65% ( 0.06)	42.08% ( 1.23)

Both teams to score 54.57% (

-0.6)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

50.63% (

-0.6)

49.37% (

0.61)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

28.58% (

-0.55)

71.42% (

0.55)

Reading Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

71.15% (

-1.11)

28.85% (

1.12)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

35.29% (

-1.41)

64.71% (

1.41)

Wigan Athletic Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

76.69% (

0.34)

23.31% (

-0.34)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

42.75% (

0.5)

57.25% (

-0.49)

Score Analysis

Reading 32.27%

Wigan Athletic 42.08%

Draw 25.65%

Reading	Draw	Wigan Athletic
1-0 @ 8.36% ( -0.05) 2-1 @ 7.57% ( -0.21) 2-0 @ 5.2% ( -0.2) 3-1 @ 3.14% ( -0.19) 3-2 @ 2.28% ( -0.11) 3-0 @ 2.15% ( -0.15) 4-1 @ 0.98% ( -0.09) Other @ 2.6% Total : 32.27%	1-1 @ 12.17% ( 0.05) 0-0 @ 6.72% ( 0.17) 2-2 @ 5.51% ( -0.1) 3-3 @ 1.11% ( -0.04) Other @ 0.13% Total : 25.65%	0-1 @ 9.79% ( 0.34) 1-2 @ 8.87% ( 0.12) 0-2 @ 7.13% ( 0.31) 1-3 @ 4.3% ( 0.1) 0-3 @ 3.46% ( 0.19) 2-3 @ 2.68% ( -0.02) 1-4 @ 1.57% ( 0.05) 0-4 @ 1.26% ( 0.08) 2-4 @ 0.97% ( 0) Other @ 2.05% Total : 42.08%