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League One | Gameweek 2
Aug 17, 2024 at 3pm UK
Select Car Leasing Stadium
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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

We said: Reading 2-1 Wigan Athletic

Last season, Reading recorded 12 of their 16 league wins at the Select Car Leasing Stadium, and we think that they will carry that impressive home form into the new season, which is why we believe that they will do enough to claim a narrow victory on Saturday. 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 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
ReadingDrawWigan Athletic
32.27% (-1.28 -1.28) 25.65% (0.060000000000002 0.06) 42.08% (1.225 1.23)
Both teams to score 54.57% (-0.605 -0.6)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
50.63% (-0.605 -0.6)49.37% (0.61 0.61)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
28.58% (-0.546 -0.55)71.42% (0.55300000000001 0.55)
Reading Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
71.15% (-1.111 -1.11)28.85% (1.117 1.12)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
35.29% (-1.405 -1.41)64.71% (1.41 1.41)
Wigan Athletic Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
76.69% (0.34400000000001 0.34)23.31% (-0.339 -0.34)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
42.75% (0.496 0.5)57.25% (-0.492 -0.49)
Score Analysis
    Reading 32.27%
    Wigan Athletic 42.08%
    Draw 25.65%
ReadingDrawWigan Athletic
1-0 @ 8.36% (-0.052 -0.05)
2-1 @ 7.57% (-0.211 -0.21)
2-0 @ 5.2% (-0.198 -0.2)
3-1 @ 3.14% (-0.189 -0.19)
3-2 @ 2.28% (-0.114 -0.11)
3-0 @ 2.15% (-0.153 -0.15)
4-1 @ 0.98% (-0.091 -0.09)
Other @ 2.6%
Total : 32.27%
1-1 @ 12.17% (0.050000000000001 0.05)
0-0 @ 6.72% (0.166 0.17)
2-2 @ 5.51% (-0.098 -0.1)
3-3 @ 1.11% (-0.043 -0.04)
Other @ 0.13%
Total : 25.65%
0-1 @ 9.79% (0.336 0.34)
1-2 @ 8.87% (0.121 0.12)
0-2 @ 7.13% (0.313 0.31)
1-3 @ 4.3% (0.101 0.1)
0-3 @ 3.46% (0.185 0.19)
2-3 @ 2.68% (-0.02 -0.02)
1-4 @ 1.57% (0.052 0.05)
0-4 @ 1.26% (0.08 0.08)
2-4 @ 0.97% (0.002 0)
Other @ 2.05%
Total : 42.08%

How you voted: Reading vs Wigan

Reading
73.3%
Draw
13.3%
Wigan Athletic
13.3%
15
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Savage (88')
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Azeez (34'), Smith (50')
Abby (56')

Wyke (42'), Clare (47'), McManaman (57'), Humphrys (75'), Lang (90+3')
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Birmingham CityBirmingham24175242172556
2Wycombe WanderersWycombe26166452282454
3Wrexham26156538201851
4Huddersfield TownHuddersfield25146539211848
5Barnsley2612684036442
6Stockport CountyStockport26118740281241
7Reading2512584036441
8Leyton Orient25115932221038
9Bolton WanderersBolton2511593839-138
10Mansfield TownMansfield2411493228437
11Lincoln CityLincoln269892930-135
12Charlton AthleticCharlton249782925434
13Rotherham UnitedRotherham259792826234
14Blackpool2571083437-331
15Stevenage248791922-331
16Exeter CityExeter2594122832-431
17Wigan AthleticWigan2486102324-130
18Bristol Rovers2584132539-1428
19Peterborough UnitedPeterborough2575134146-526
20Northampton TownNorthampton2668122440-1626
21Crawley TownCrawley2456132544-1921
22Shrewsbury TownShrewsbury2555152645-1920
23Cambridge UnitedCambridge2546152445-2118
24Burton Albion2529142139-1815


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