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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

Last Game: Lincoln 1-1 Reading
Saturday, December 16 at 3pm in League One
Last Game: Port Vale 3-2 Wigan
Saturday, December 16 at 3pm in League One

We said: Reading 1-1 Wigan Athletic

Reading and Wigan have endured a disappointing first half of the season and will both head into the weekend looking to return to winning ways. While Reading have enjoyed the better of this fixture, they have struggled to get going at home in the league and we predict that both sides will settle for a share of the spoils in this one. 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 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
ReadingDrawWigan Athletic
38.47% (-0.028999999999996 -0.03) 25.41% (-0.015999999999998 -0.02) 36.12% (0.044999999999995 0.04)
Both teams to score 56.25% (0.056999999999995 0.06)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
52.42% (0.072000000000003 0.07)47.58% (-0.071999999999996 -0.07)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
30.22% (0.065000000000001 0.07)69.78% (-0.067999999999998 -0.07)
Reading Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
75.65% (0.016999999999996 0.02)24.35% (-0.018000000000001 -0.02)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
41.25% (0.023000000000003 0.02)58.75% (-0.024000000000001 -0.02)
Wigan Athletic Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
74.36% (0.057000000000002 0.06)25.64% (-0.059000000000001 -0.06)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
39.46% (0.080000000000005 0.08)60.54% (-0.079000000000001 -0.08)
Score Analysis
    Reading 38.47%
    Wigan Athletic 36.12%
    Draw 25.41%
ReadingDrawWigan Athletic
1-0 @ 8.82% (-0.022 -0.02)
2-1 @ 8.48% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
2-0 @ 6.23% (-0.012 -0.01)
3-1 @ 3.99% (0.00099999999999989 0)
3-0 @ 2.93% (-0.004 -0)
3-2 @ 2.72% (0.0050000000000003 0.01)
4-1 @ 1.41% (0.00099999999999989 0)
4-0 @ 1.04% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
4-2 @ 0.96% (0.002 0)
Other @ 1.9%
Total : 38.47%
1-1 @ 12% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
0-0 @ 6.25% (-0.019 -0.02)
2-2 @ 5.77% (0.008 0.01)
3-3 @ 1.23% (0.004 0)
Other @ 0.16%
Total : 25.41%
0-1 @ 8.5% (-0.010999999999999 -0.01)
1-2 @ 8.17% (0.0069999999999997 0.01)
0-2 @ 5.78% (0.0020000000000007 0)
1-3 @ 3.71% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
0-3 @ 2.62% (0.0050000000000003 0.01)
2-3 @ 2.62% (0.008 0.01)
1-4 @ 1.26% (0.006 0.01)
Other @ 3.46%
Total : 36.12%

How you voted: Reading vs Wigan

Reading
50.0%
Draw
25.0%
Wigan Athletic
25.0%
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Head to Head
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')
Mar 9, 2019 3pm
Gameweek 36
Reading
3-2
Wigan
Swift (45'), Barrow (89'), Meite (97')
Miazga (42'), Moore (50'), Meite (98')
Powell (20'), Garner (64')
Garner (42'), Robinson (57'), Jacobs (70')
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Wycombe WanderersWycombe14102232161632
2Birmingham CityBirmingham1393124121230
3Wrexham1584322111128
4Stockport CountyStockport167632617927
5Barnsley157532419526
6Lincoln CityLincoln157532117426
7Mansfield TownMansfield137332015524
8Huddersfield TownHuddersfield147252114723
9Exeter CityExeter147251410423
10Reading147252221123
11Bolton WanderersBolton147252224-223
12Peterborough UnitedPeterborough156363127421
13Charlton AthleticCharlton145451515019
14Bristol Rovers155371621-518
15Stevenage155371116-518
16Northampton TownNorthampton154561821-317
17Rotherham UnitedRotherham154561418-417
18Blackpool154562128-717
19Wigan AthleticWigan143561212014
20Leyton Orient144281418-414
21Crawley TownCrawley163491427-1313
22Cambridge UnitedCambridge143291324-1111
23Burton Albion141581525-108
24Shrewsbury TownShrewsbury1522111327-148


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