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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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1-0
Reading
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Humphrys (69'), Sessegnon (90+2')

Savage (88')
Dec 23, 2023 3pm
Gameweek 23
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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')
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Gameweek 11
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0-1
Reading
Ince (63')
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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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