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 14 games · 22 pts (2026/27)
Wigan Athletic FC 14 games · 11 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Steven Copeland

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Huddersfield Town AFC	14	29
2	Stockport County FC	14	26
3	Oxford United FC	13	26
4	Luton Town FC	14	24
5	Plymouth Argyle FC	14	23
6	Reading FC	14	22
7	Bradford City AFC	13	22
8	Cambridge United FC	14	21
9	Sheffield Wednesday FC	13	20
10	Leicester City FC	13	19
11	Mansfield Town FC	13	19
12	Milton Keynes Dons FC	13	18
13	Wycombe Wanderers FC	13	18
14	Leyton Orient FC	13	17
15	Burton Albion FC	14	17
16	Stevenage FC	12	16
17	Notts County FC	12	14
18	AFC Wimbledon	13	13
19	Blackpool FC	12	12
20	Doncaster Rovers FC	13	12
21	Wigan Athletic FC	14	11
22	Peterborough United FC	13	10
23	Barnsley FC	12	9
24	Bromley FC	13	9

Head-to-Head

Reading FC 13 games · Avg 2.3 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
#6	Position	#21
22	Points	11
14	Played	14
6 / 4 / 4	W / D / L	3 / 2 / 9
25	Scored	11
15	Conceded	22
+10	GD	-11
1.57	PPG	0.79
43%	Win %	21%

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)

46% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

36% Clean Sheets
Reading FC this season

21% Clean Sheets
Wigan Athletic FC this season

Reading FC are 6th (22 pts). Wigan Athletic FC are 21st (11 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Reading FC

0-15

2/3

16-30

–/–

31-45

7/–

46-60

7/3

61-75

4/4

76+

5/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Wigan Athletic FC

0-15

–/4

16-30

2/3

31-45

1/4

46-60

2/3

61-75

5/2

76+

1/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Reading FC

Jack Marriott	8 G
Jacob Brown	4 G	1 A
Kyrell Lisbie	3 G	1 A
George Earthy	2 G

Wigan Athletic FC

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

Events

Match Events

0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Reading FC launch into their encounter with Wigan Athletic FC.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Reading FC 3-0 Wigan Athletic FC.

Lineups

Reading FC Lineups

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
George Puscas	3
Yakou Meite	2
Joe Garner	2
Charlie Hughes	1
Sam Smith	1
John Swift	1
Femi Azeez	1
Modou Barrow	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

2.24 Reading FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.62 Wigan Athletic FC xG

I would bet for: Reading FC to win 70% + Under — clean sheet likely 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Reading FC70% Draw19% Wigan Athletic FC11%

Actual: Reading FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes42% 0% No58%

Avg goals/match: 2.86

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	54%	46%
± 3.5	32%	68%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

Reading FC or Draw

89%

Draw or Wigan Athletic FC

30%

Reading FC or Wigan Athletic FC

81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Reading FC52% Draw40% Wigan Athletic FC8%

Actual: Reading FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

14.1%

1 – 0

12.5%

3 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

8.6%

1 – 1

8.6%

0 – 0

7.3%

3 – 1

6.5%

4 – 0

5.7%

4 – 1

3.7%

0 – 1

2.9%

2 – 2

2.7%

5 – 0

2.6%

Asian Handicap — Reading FC

Handicap	Reading FC covers	Push	Wigan Athletic FC covers
-2.5	28%	—	72%
-2	28%	22%	50%
-1.5	50%	—	50%
-1	50%	23%	27%
-0.5	73%	—	27%
+0.5	92%	—	8%
+1	92%	6%	2%
+1.5	98%	—	2%
+2	98%	2%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

Reading FC keeps clean sheet

54% ✓

Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

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