Reading FC vs Wigan Athletic FC, League One 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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League One · 2025-26

Reading FC

3 – 0

Full Time

Wigan Athletic FC

Sat 28 Mar 2026 · 15:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Reading FC vs Wigan Athletic FC — League One .

Reading FC 7 games · 11 pts (2026/27)
Wigan Athletic FC 7 games · 4 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Steven Copeland

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Bradford City AFC	7	15
2	Sheffield Wednesday FC	7	14
3	Stockport County FC	8	13
4	Plymouth Argyle FC	8	13
5	Cambridge United FC	8	13
6	Huddersfield Town AFC	7	12
7	Burton Albion FC	8	12
8	AFC Wimbledon	8	12
9	Reading FC	7	11
10	Oxford United FC	6	11
11	Leyton Orient FC	7	10
12	Wycombe Wanderers FC	8	10
13	Stevenage FC	7	9
14	Leicester City FC	7	9
15	Blackpool FC	7	8
16	Luton Town FC	7	8
17	Mansfield Town FC	7	8
18	Barnsley FC	7	8
19	Bromley FC	7	8
20	Notts County FC	7	7
21	Doncaster Rovers FC	7	6
22	Milton Keynes Dons FC	7	6
23	Peterborough United FC	8	5
24	Wigan Athletic FC	7	4

Head-to-Head

Reading FC 12 games · Avg 2.4 goals Wigan Athletic FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-03-28 Reading FC 3–0 Wigan Athletic FC 2026-02-10 Wigan Athletic FC 1–2 Reading FC 2025-03-01 Wigan Athletic FC 1–2 Reading FC 2024-08-17 Reading FC 2–0 Wigan Athletic FC 2024-01-20 Wigan Athletic FC 1–0 Reading FC

Recent Form

Reading FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Mar	Wigan Athletic FC	H	3–0	W
21 Mar	Stevenage FC	A	0–1	L
17 Mar	Burton Albion FC	A	2–1	W
14 Mar	Plymouth Argyle FC	H	2–2	D
10 Mar	Mansfield Town FC	A	0–1	L
07 Mar	Luton Town FC	A	3–2	W

Wigan Athletic FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Mar	Reading FC	A	0–3	L
21 Mar	Exeter City FC	H	2–0	W
17 Mar	Barnsley FC	A	1–1	D
14 Mar	Bradford City AFC	H	2–0	W
10 Mar	Plymouth Argyle FC	H	0–3	L
07 Mar	Blackpool FC	A	1–1	D

Season Stats

Reading FC		Wigan Athletic FC
#9	Position	#24
11	Points	4
7	Played	7
3 / 2 / 2	W / D / L	1 / 1 / 5
16	Scored	5
9	Conceded	12
+7	GD	-7
1.57	PPG	0.57
43%	Win %	14%

Key Stats

42% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

43% Clean Sheets
Reading FC this season

14% Clean Sheets
Wigan Athletic FC this season

Reading FC are 9th (11 pts). Wigan Athletic FC are 24th (4 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Reading FC

0-15

2/1

16-30

–/–

31-45

6/–

46-60

4/3

61-75

1/2

76+

3/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Wigan Athletic FC

0-15

–/3

16-30

–/2

31-45

1/1

46-60

1/2

61-75

3/1

76+

–/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Reading FC

Jack Marriott	8 G
Jacob Brown	2 G
George Earthy	2 G

Wigan Athletic FC

Jensen Weir	2 G
Sonny Perkins	1 G
Akeel Higgins	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Reading FC have kicked off against Wigan Athletic FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
The final score is 3-0.

Lineups

Reading FC Lineups

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
George Puscas	3
Joe Garner	2
Yakou Meite	2
Modou Barrow	1
Thelo Aasgaard	1
Charlie Savage	1
Nick Powell	1
Kelvin Ehibhationhan	1

Head to Head

Reading FC Form

2026-03-28 Reading FC 3–0 Wigan Athletic FC W 2026-03-21 Stevenage FC 1–0 Reading FC L 2026-03-17 Burton Albion FC 1–2 Reading FC W 2026-03-14 Reading FC 2–2 Plymouth Argyle FC D 2026-03-10 Mansfield Town FC 1–0 Reading FC L 2026-03-07 Luton Town FC 2–3 Reading FC W

Wigan Athletic FC Form

2026-03-28 Reading FC 3–0 Wigan Athletic FC L 2026-03-21 Wigan Athletic FC 2–0 Exeter City FC W 2026-03-17 Barnsley FC 1–1 Wigan Athletic FC D 2026-03-14 Wigan Athletic FC 2–0 Bradford City AFC W 2026-03-10 Wigan Athletic FC 0–3 Plymouth Argyle FC L 2026-03-07 Blackpool FC 1–1 Wigan Athletic FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.65 Reading FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.64 Wigan Athletic FC xG

I would bet for: Reading FC to win 74% + Over 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Reading FC74% Draw17% Wigan Athletic FC9%

Actual: Reading FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes44% 0% No56%

Avg goals/match: 3.29

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	62%	38%
± 3.5	41%	59%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

Reading FC or Draw

90%

Draw or Wigan Athletic FC

26%

Reading FC or Wigan Athletic FC

83%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Reading FC58% Draw35% Wigan Athletic FC7%

Actual: Reading FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

13.1%

3 – 0

Actual

1 – 0

9.9%

2 – 1

8.1%

4 – 0

7.4%

3 – 1

7.1%

1 – 1

6.9%

0 – 0

5.1%

4 – 1

4.8%

5 – 0

3.9%

5 – 1

2.6%

2 – 2

2.6%

Asian Handicap — Reading FC

Handicap	Reading FC covers	Push	Wigan Athletic FC covers
-2.5	36%	—	64%
-2	36%	22%	42%
-1.5	58%	—	42%
-1	58%	21%	21%
-0.5	79%	—	21%
+0.5	94%	—	6%
+1	94%	5%	2%
+1.5	98%	—	2%
+2	98%	1%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

Reading FC keeps clean sheet

53% ✓

Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet

8% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.