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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
Aasgaard (32')
Humphrys (69'), Sessegnon (90+2')

Savage (88')
Dec 23, 2023 3pm
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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
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0-1
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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Birmingham CityBirmingham27196246192763
2Wycombe WanderersWycombe29178455302559
3Wrexham29167643251855
4Stockport CountyStockport29148744281650
5Huddersfield TownHuddersfield28146841261548
6Leyton Orient281351040251544
7Charlton AthleticCharlton2812883628844
8Reading28135104341244
9Bolton WanderersBolton29135114343044
10Barnsley29127104139243
11Stevenage2711792725240
12Lincoln CityLincoln29109103534139
13Blackpool2891184140138
14Mansfield TownMansfield27114123534137
15Rotherham UnitedRotherham28107113333037
16Wigan AthleticWigan2897122728-134
17Exeter CityExeter2995153346-1332
18Peterborough UnitedPeterborough2886144452-830
19Northampton TownNorthampton2979132845-1730
20Bristol Rovers2784152543-1828
21Burton Albion29510143044-1425
22Crawley TownCrawley2766152748-2124
23Shrewsbury TownShrewsbury2865172848-2023
24Cambridge UnitedCambridge2857162950-2122


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