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Reading v Wigan Athletic : League One match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 28th Mar, 15:00 BST, Madejski Stadium, Reading

Reading and their manager Leam Richardson will be hoping for victory against Ryan Lowe and his Wigan Athletic side on Saturday afternoon, as the pair clash at the Madejski Stadium in the League One. Recent form, head-to-head statistics, predictions and the best odds are all published below. Helping our users place smart bets is what we do best. Here we've gone for , but why not use the stats to find the perfect bet for you?


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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Reading
51%
--
Draw
22%
--
Wigan
26%
--
Draw 1-1
10%
--
Reading 2-1
10%
--
Reading 1-0
8%
--
Reading 2-0
7%
--
Wigan 2-1
7%
--
Draw 2-2
6%
--
Reading 3-1
6%
--
Wigan 1-0
5%
--
Reading 3-0
5%
--
Draw 0-0
4%
--
Reading 3-2
4%
--
Wigan 2-0
3%
--
Wigan 3-1
3%
--
Reading 4-1
3%
--
Wigan 3-2
3%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
62%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
38%
--
Home 1st Goal
53%
--
Away 1st Goal
45%
--
No 1st Goal
3%
--
BTTS - Yes
62%
--
BTTS - No
38%
--
BTTS - Home Win
28%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
15%
--
Home/draw
74%
--
Away/draw
49%
--
Home/away
78%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
83%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
17%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
40%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
60%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
22%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
78%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
11%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
89%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
96%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
4%
--
Home DNB
67%
--
Away DNB
42%
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Reading win to nil
23%
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Wigan win to nil
11%
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Win / draw / win League One table

Reading have played 37 matches so far this season and lay in 8th place in the League One league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 27 games against teams below in the table, having won 11, drawn 10 and lost 6 matches. They have kept 5 clean sheets and have failed to score in 1 fixture. Reading have outscored their opponents by 55 goals to 38 goals.

Home League Performance

Reading have played 19 games at home winning 9, drawing 7 and losing 3 games. They have scored 28 goals, kept 5 clean sheets and conceded 22 goals at home.

Wigan are in 20th position in the League One on 41 points having played 36 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

8 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 35 goals and kept 1 clean sheet. They have scored 21 goals in total and failed to score in 4 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

31 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 14 games, drawn 9 and won 8. Wigan have conceded 44 goals, scored 31, failed to score in 10 fixtures and have kept 8 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Reading
Wigan
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Lincoln3724853780 
Apr 6
l
 
2-0A
l
 
0-1A
d
 
2-2F
2
Cardiff3723773476 
Apr 18
l
 
2-1F
l
 
0-2A
l
 
1-0A
3
Bolton37171461765 
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1A
l
 
0-1A
l
 
4-1A
4
Bradford3719711664 
w
 
2-1A
l
 
2-0A
w
 
2-0F
l
 
2-1A
5
Stevenage3616911357 
w
 
1-0F
Mar 21
d
 
0-00-0
May 2
6
Huddersfield37168131056 
l
 
0-2A
Apr 3
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1A
7
Stockport3516811256 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1A
l
 
4-2F
8
Reading37141310655 
-
-
l
 
1-2A
Mar 28
9
Wycombe371411121253 
w
 
3-2F
d
 
2-2A
l
 
0-1A
l
 
2-0A
10
Plymouth3716516353 
d
 
2-2F
w
 
1-4F
l
 
0-3A
d
 
1-1A
11
Luton3714914251 
w
 
3-2F
w
 
2-3F
w
 
1-0F
l
 
1-0A
12
Barnsley35131012049 
d
 
2-2F
l
 
3-2A
d
 
1-1F
Mar 17
13
AFC Wim3614715-449 
l
 
1-2A
l
 
3-2A
Apr 25
w
 
1-2A
14
Peterborough3614418046 
l
 
1-2A
d
 
1-1F
w
 
2-0F
l
 
6-1A
15
Mansfield35111212345 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
1-0A
Apr 11
d
 
1-1A
16
Burton37111016-1043 
w
 
2-0F
Mar 17
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-2F
17
Doncaster3612717-1943 
d
 
1-1A
Apr 11
w
 
3-0F
d
 
3-3A
18
Exeter3711917-742 
d
 
2-2A
d
 
1-1F
Mar 21
d
 
1-1F
19
L Orient3612618-1142 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
3-1A
Apr 2
l
 
2-0A
20
Wigan36101115-1241 
Mar 28
w
 
1-2F
-
-
21
Blackpool3710819-1838 
May 2
w
 
0-3F
l
 
0-2A
d
 
1-1A
22
Rotherham369918-1536 
d
 
1-1A
Apr 25
Apr 14
d
 
2-2F
23
Northampton379820-1935 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-2F
w
 
3-1F
Apr 6
24
Port Vale3461018-2028 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1F
w
 
1-0F
Apr 18
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Reading 8TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
9
Draw
6
Lost
5
Goals: Scored
36
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
10
Draw
5
Lost
5
Wigan 20TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
37
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
W
2
Draw
10
Lost
8
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
5
Draw
5
Lost
10
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Reading since 2003
Reading
Wigan
Goals: Scored
17
16
Games: Scored
10 / 13
9 / 13
Clean sheets
4 / 13
3 / 13
RDG
7
D
2
WIG
4
League games at Wigan since 2003
Wigan
Reading
Goals: Scored
16
18
Games: Scored
9 / 14
9 / 14
Clean sheets
5 / 14
5 / 14
RDG
6
D
3
WIG
5
Goal Statistics
Reading 8th Wigan 20th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.9
goals
1.3
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
15%
1
29%
2
27%
3
17%
4+
12%
There is a 85% probability that Reading will score 1 or more goals
0
27%
1
35%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 62% probability that Wigan will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+2
Reading’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+4
Wigan’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.4
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
1.3
conceded
1.9
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2025/2026 season
Reading
PG (predicted goals)
Wigan
1.9
1.3
Attack rating
%
better
RDG
WIG
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Games scored0
0
Failed to score0
0
Scored first0
0
Goals scored0
0
Avg. goals scored0
0
Avg. shots per game0
0
Avg. shots per goal0
0
Conversion rate for0
0
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
0%
Defence rating
%
better
RDG
WIG
view stats
Games conceded0
0
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first0
0
Goals conceded0
0
Avg. goals conceded0
0
Avg. shots/game conceded0
0
Avg. shots/goal conceded0
0
Conversion rate against0%
0%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
0%

Reading v Wigan League One lLine ups will show here when available.

Reading League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
361698
L WingJ MarriottL WingC Savage
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
L Wing MID3699
3
-
C Savage MID3624
8
-
K Doyle MID3535
4
-
J Pereira GLK33
1
-
K Ehibhatiomhan FWD326
6
-
J Dorsett DEF3021
4
-
F Burns DEF26
4
-
P O'Connor DEF262
8
-
D Kyerewaa MID2633
5
-
L Fraser MID251
1
-
P Lane FWD2521
1
-
A Yiadom DEF24
6
-
J Marriott FWD23163
-
M Ritchie MID2016
5
-
K Abrefa DEF192
2
-
D Williams DEF181
5
-
M O’Mahony FWD16
1
-
M Jacob DEF14
4
-
M Camará MID111
1
-
A. Ahmed DEF9
3
-
G. Garcia DEF91
1
-
B Elliott MID8
1
-
M Stickland DEF4
1
-
J Stevens GLK3
-
B Tuma FWD1
-
Wigan League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
35467
S TickleF MurrayF MurrayM Smith
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Tickle GLK351
-
F Murray MID3446
5
-
W Aimson DEF32
5
-
C Saydee FWD3224
3
1
C Wright MID3145
4
-
M Fox DEF303
2
1
D Costelloe FWD2931
3
1
M Smith MID261
6
1
J Weir MID262
3
1
R Rodrigues FWD2611
2
-
J Hungbo FWD253
1
-
J Kerr  DEF221
1
-
P Mullin FWD2041
1
-
M. Asamoah FWD2011
1
1
J Carragher DEF16
1
-
T Francois MID13
1
-
C McManaman FWD12
-
S Sessegnon DEF11
4
2
L Robinson DEF11
2
-
O Cooper MID91
-
R Trevitt MID91
1
-
B Adeeko MID7
-
I Mabaya DEF2
-