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Squawka / News / Wigan Athletic vs Reading predictions and betting tips: Royals to pile more misery on the bottom side

Wigan Athletic vs Reading predictions and betting tips: Royals to pile more misery on the bottom side

Matches
League One
Sat 17 October, 15:00 The DW Stadium
Wigan Athletic
15:00
1 - 0
Reading
S. Hogan   71'
  1. Full Time
  2. F. Murray on for C. Barrett
    85'
  3. 82'
    R. Williams on for H. Roberts
  4. S. Perkins on for S. Hogan
    78'
  5. J. Mellish on for B. Burrowes
    78'
  6. 77'
    C. Savage on for A. Rinomhota
  7. 77'
    J. Brown on for J. Reid
  8. 74'
    H. Roberts
  9. J. Carragher
    74'
  10. S. Hogan
    71'
  11. C. Saydee on for R. Walsh
    67'
  12. C. Gray
    52'
  13. Half Time
  14. 23'
    A. Rinomhota
  15. Kick Off
Momentum
Top Stats
54.9% Possession 45.1%
1 Goals 0
13 Shots 16
4 Shots On Target 6
5 Corners Won 5
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
Shooting
1 Goals 0
13 Total Shots 16
4 Shots On Target 6
Defending
0 Goals Conceded 1
1 Clean sheets 0
Passing
459 Total Passes 361
392 Accurate Passes 287
Possession
54.9% Possession 45.1%
5 Corners 5
Discipline
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
10 Fouls 13
Goals
  • Goals 1
    Wigan Athletic
    Scott Hogan
    1
Shots
Tackles Won
Chances Created
Passes Completed
Take Ons Completed
Interceptions
41
Whitworth
16
Harris
05
Burns
23
Carragher
04
Chilokoa-Mullen
27
Burrowes
06
Weir
18
Gray
02
Barrett
10
Walsh
25
Hogan
09
Reid
28
Stokes
32
Lane
10
Wing
19
Lisbie
04
Rinomhota
05
Roberts
03
Dorsett
15
O'Connor
02
Godwin-Malife
01
Pereira
Substitutes
22Jon Mellish
07Fraser Murray
19Chris Sze
38Christian Saydee
09Sonny Perkins
01Joe Walsh
21K'Marni Miller
Substitutes
Jack Stevens25
Jacob Brown18
Liam Fraser06
Randell Williams14
Charlie Savage08
Josh Knight20
Daniel Kyerewaa11

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Bottom club Wigan Athletic face a daunting task in League One as they host the division’s top scorers Reading, who thrashed MK Dons last time out (3pm kick-off).

Anthony Eadson’s Wigan Athletic vs Reading predictions, best bets and score prediction are all below.

Premium Tips

Anthony Eadson’s two best bets for Wigan Athletic vs Reading are below, with the full predictions grid and a score prediction underneath.

Premium TipOddsWhy we’re backing it
Second half to be the highest-scoring half21/20 (Ladbrokes)Goals have tended to arrive late in both of these sides’ games. The second half has produced more goals than the first in five of Wigan’s eight league games and five of Reading’s nine, so ten of their 17 combined matches have followed that pattern. Wigan sit bottom of League One and Reading are sixth, so the visitors may need time to break down a home side fighting for points. Ladbrokes offer 21/20 on the second half being the higher-scoring half.
Reading to win to nil3/1 (BoyleSports)Everything points to a comfortable Reading win. Wigan have scored just five goals all season and have been blanked in six of eight games, so finding a way past an in-form Reading side looks a tall order. The visitors have won five of the last six league meetings between the clubs and arrive full of goals, having put five past MK Dons last time out. With Wigan so profligate in front of goal, Reading to win to nil at 3/1 carries plenty of appeal in a game the Royals should control.
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How Wigan Athletic go into the game

Wigan Athletic are rooted to the bottom of League One on four points, and goals have been their biggest problem: they have scored just five all season and failed to score in six of their eight games.

A 1-0 defeat at Stevenage last time out was another blank, and a home record of one win in four does little to suggest a bottom side can trouble in-form Reading.

How Reading go into the game

Reading are the division’s top scorers with 22 goals and sit sixth, fresh from a thumping 5-1 win at MK Dons last time out. They are a different proposition to most of what Wigan have faced.

On their travels they are a little more measured, with a win, two draws and a defeat, but their firepower and a strong head-to-head record against Wigan make them clear favourites.

Wigan Athletic vs Reading: form guide and current league standing

Wigan Athletic vs Reading head-to-head

DateHomeScoreAway
28/03/26Reading3-0Wigan Athletic
10/02/26Wigan Athletic1-2Reading
01/03/25Wigan Athletic1-2Reading
17/08/24Reading2-0Wigan Athletic
20/01/24Wigan Athletic1-0Reading

Reading have dominated this fixture of late, winning five of the last six meetings, with Wigan’s lone success coming back in early 2024.

Wigan Athletic vs Reading predictions & betting tips

Our PredictionOdds & BookmakerConfidenceWhy We’re Backing It
Second half to be the highest-scoring half21/20 (Ladbrokes)⭐⭐Ten of 17 games fit the pattern.
Reading to win to nil3/1 (BoyleSports)⭐⭐Wigan have been blanked in six games, and Reading arrive as the division’s top scorers.
Reading to win21/20 (Betfred)⭐⭐⭐Reading have won five of the last six meetings and sit 18 places above Wigan.
Reading most corners11/10 (Betfred)⭐⭐Reading’s 22 goals point to a side that camps in the opposition half.

Wigan Athletic vs Reading score prediction

Reading’s firepower against the division’s bottom side should tell comfortably. Score prediction: Wigan Athletic 0-2 Reading.

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