Wigan vs Reading: result 1-2 and analysis
League OneRegular Season - 34Kick-off on March 1, 2025 at 03:00 PM (UTC)DW Stadium, Wigan
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What was the result of Wigan vs Reading?
Reading won 1-2 on March 1, 2025.
Goalscorers
- 59′J. KerrWigan
- 71′J. WarehamReading
- 85′Tyler BindonReading
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Wigan have 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 defeats; Reading have 5, 4 and 6.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 2025 | Huddersfield(home) | 2-1 | League One |
| Feb 22, 2025 | Wycombe(away) | 0-0 | League One |
| Feb 18, 2025 | Crawley Town(away) | 1-1 | League One |
| Feb 15, 2025 | Stockport County(home) | 0-2 | League One |
| Feb 8, 2025 | Fulham(home) | 1-2 | FA Cup |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 22, 2025 | Birmingham(home) | 0-0 | League One |
| Feb 15, 2025 | Rotherham(home) | 2-1 | League One |
| Feb 11, 2025 | Shrewsbury(home) | 1-1 | League One |
| Feb 8, 2025 | Huddersfield(away) | 0-0 | League One |
| Feb 1, 2025 | Bolton(home) | 1-0 | League One |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Wigan win(s), 1 draw(s), 3 Reading win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 2024 | Reading 2-0 Wigan | League One |
| Jan 20, 2024 | Wigan 1-0 Reading | League One |
| Dec 23, 2023 | Reading 2-0 Wigan | League One |
| Apr 29, 2023 | Reading 1-1 Wigan | Championship |
| Sep 17, 2022 | Wigan 0-1 Reading | Championship |
| Feb 26, 2020 | Reading 0-3 Wigan | Championship |
How many goals should we expect?
Wigan score 1.1 and concede 1.2 goals per match over their last 15; Reading score 1.1 and concede 1.4.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wigan | 1.1 | 1.2 | 4 | 8/15 | 7/15 |
| Reading | 1.1 | 1.4 | 4 | 8/15 | 8/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Wigan sit 24th in League One (0 points from 2 matches) and Reading sit 17th (1 points from 2 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Reading | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 24 | Wigan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
How does Footlab compute this prediction?
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. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy