Reading vs Wigan: result 0-1 and analysis
ChampionshipRegular Season - 31Kick-off on February 17, 2015 at 08:00 PM (UTC)Select Car Leasing Stadium, Reading, Berkshire
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What was the result of Reading vs Wigan?
Wigan won 0-1 on February 17, 2015.
Goalscorers
- 17′Jason Daniel PearceWigan
Official lineup for Reading vs Wigan
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Reading
- 7P. Pogrebnyak
- 9Thomas Henry Alex Robson-Kanu
- 10Simon Cox
- 6O. Norwood
- 12G. McCleary
- 14N. Chalobah
- 23Daniel Williams
- 3S. Kelly
- 5A. Pearce
- 11J. Obita
- 1A. Federici
Wigan
- 18S. Ojo
- 21L. Clarke
- 32M. Fortuné
- 8Christopher Herd
- 11J. McClean
- 36W. Kvist
- 3Andrew Taylor
- 4H. Maguire
- 24J. Perch
- 28Jason Daniel Pearce
- 26Ali Al Habsi
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Reading have 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats; Wigan have 1, 3 and 11.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 14, 2015 | Derby(away) | 2-1 | FA Cup |
| Feb 10, 2015 | Leeds(home) | 0-2 | Championship |
| Feb 7, 2015 | Wolves(away) | 2-1 | Championship |
| Jan 31, 2015 | Sheffield Wednesday(home) | 2-0 | Championship |
| Jan 27, 2015 | Millwall(away) | 0-0 | Championship |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 11, 2015 | Nottingham Forest(away) | 0-3 | Championship |
| Feb 7, 2015 | Bournemouth(home) | 1-3 | Championship |
| Jan 31, 2015 | Ipswich(away) | 0-0 | Championship |
| Jan 24, 2015 | Huddersfield(home) | 0-1 | Championship |
| Jan 17, 2015 | Blackburn(home) | 1-1 | Championship |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 5 meetings: 0 Reading wins, 1 draw, 4 Wigan wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 2014 | Wigan 2-2 Reading | Championship |
| Apr 18, 2014 | Wigan 3-0 Reading | Championship |
| Dec 21, 2013 | Reading 1-2 Wigan | Championship |
| Feb 23, 2013 | Reading 0-3 Wigan | Premier League |
| Nov 24, 2012 | Wigan 3-2 Reading | Premier League |
How many goals should we expect?
Reading score 1.1 and concede 1.2 goals per match over their last 15; Wigan score 0.7 and concede 1.6.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 1.1 | 1.2 | 5 | 8/15 | 8/15 |
| Wigan | 0.7 | 1.6 | 2 | 8/15 | 7/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy