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
Official lineup for Wigan vs Reading
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Wigan
4-2-3-1- 28D. Taylor
- 11O. Dale
- 10R. Darcy
- 18J. Smith
- 25O. Norburn
- 16B. Adeeko
- 2J. Mellish
- 15J. Kerr
- 4W. Aimson
- 17T. Sibbick
- 1S. Tickle
Reading
4-3-3- 28Mamadi Camará
- 19J. Wareham
- 10B. Bodin
- 7H. Knibbs
- 29L. Wing
- 8C. Savage
- 30A. Garcia
- 24Tyler Bindon
- 27A. Mbengue
- 14T. Rushesha
- 22Joel Pereira
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 wins, 1 draw, 3 Reading wins.
| 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 (4 points from 8 matches) and Reading sit 6th (15 points from 9 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Reading | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 15 |
| 24 | Wigan | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 4 |
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