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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 Tip | Odds | Why we’re backing it |
|---|---|---|
| Second half to be the highest-scoring half | 21/20 (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 nil | 3/1 (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 head-to-head
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28/03/26 | Reading | 3-0 | Wigan Athletic |
| 10/02/26 | Wigan Athletic | 1-2 | Reading |
| 01/03/25 | Wigan Athletic | 1-2 | Reading |
| 17/08/24 | Reading | 2-0 | Wigan Athletic |
| 20/01/24 | Wigan Athletic | 1-0 | Reading |
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 Prediction | Odds & Bookmaker | Confidence | Why We’re Backing It |
|---|---|---|---|
| Second half to be the highest-scoring half | 21/20 (Ladbrokes) | ⭐⭐ | Ten of 17 games fit the pattern. |
| Reading to win to nil | 3/1 (BoyleSports) | ⭐⭐ | Wigan have been blanked in six games, and Reading arrive as the division’s top scorers. |
| Reading to win | 21/20 (Betfred) | ⭐⭐⭐ | Reading have won five of the last six meetings and sit 18 places above Wigan. |
| Reading most corners | 11/10 (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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