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Wigan Athletic FC vs Reading FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Wigan Athletic FC
0 – 0
Full Time
Reading FC
Sat 24 Nov 2018 · 15:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 33' Chris Gunter
Gary Roberts 53' Y
Nick Powell 59' Y
Joe Garner 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Wigan Athletic FC vs Reading FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee Leigh Doughty
  • Referee Oliver Langford
  • Referee Nicholas Hopton
  • Referee Adam Crysell

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Millwall FC 46 83
4 Southampton FC 46 80
5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80
6 Hull City AFC 46 73
7 Wrexham AFC 46 71
8 Derby County FC 46 69
9 Norwich City FC 46 65
10 Birmingham City FC 46 64
11 Swansea City AFC 46 64
12 Bristol City FC 46 62
13 Sheffield United FC 46 60
14 Preston North End FC 46 60
15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58
16 Watford FC 46 57
17 Stoke City FC 46 55
18 Portsmouth FC 46 55
19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53
20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52
21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51
22 Oxford United FC 46 47
23 Leicester City FC 46 46
24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

2
2
8
Wigan Athletic FC 12 games · Avg 2.4 goals Reading FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-11-24 Wigan Athletic FC 0–0 Reading FC

Recent Form

Wigan Athletic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Nov Reading FC H 0–0 D
10 Nov Middlesbrough FC A 0–2 L
04 Nov Leeds United FC H 1–2 L
27 Oct Sheffield United FC A 2–4 L
23 Oct Millwall FC A 1–2 L
20 Oct West Bromwich Albion FC H 1–0 W
Reading FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Nov Wigan Athletic FC A 0–0 D
10 Nov Ipswich Town FC H 2–2 D
03 Nov Bristol City FC H 3–2 W
27 Oct Swansea City AFC A 0–2 L
23 Oct Birmingham City FC A 1–2 L
20 Oct Millwall FC H 3–1 W

Key Stats

42% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at . Wigan Athletic FC are looking to make home advantage count against Reading FC.
  • 5' The home supporters are growing impatient. Wigan Athletic FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Reading FC that had 379 games and scored 433 goals.
  • 15' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 20' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Wigan Athletic FC and Reading FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 25' Wigan Athletic FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Reading FC backline.
  • 30' Wigan Athletic FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 33' It’s a booking for Reading FC player. Chris Gunter gets a Yellow card.
  • 38' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 43' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Reading FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 48' The travelling Reading FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 53' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Gary Roberts.
  • 58' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 59' That is a Yellow card for Wigan Athletic FC. Nick Powell will be fuming at that decision.
  • 64' Another substitution for Wigan Athletic FC to replace Nick Powell by Joe Garner on 64 minute.
  • 67' Daniel Loader has so much to prove this time. He replaces Sone Aluko on 67 minute.
  • 71' Another change for Wigan Athletic FC made on 71 minute. Gary Roberts leaves to be changed by Will Grigg.
  • 74' Josh Sims gets the nod from Reading FC. He replaces Garath McCleary and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 78' Time for substitution for Reading FC. Yakou Meite is replaced by Marc McNulty.
  • 83' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 84' Wigan Athletic FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Callum Connolly is hanging Darron Gibson on the field on 84 minute.
  • 89' Wigan Athletic FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 90' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Joe Garner on 90 minutes.
  • will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Cook

Reading FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Clement

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
George Puscas 3
Joe Garner 2
Yakou Meite 2
Thelo Aasgaard 1
Charlie Savage 1
Nick Powell 1
Kelvin Ehibhationhan 1
Tyler Bindon 1

Head to Head

2018-11-24 Wigan Athletic FC 0–0 Reading FC

Wigan Athletic FC Form

2018-11-24 Wigan Athletic FC 0–0 Reading FC D 2018-11-10 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 Wigan Athletic FC L 2018-11-04 Wigan Athletic FC 1–2 Leeds United FC L 2018-10-27 Sheffield United FC 4–2 Wigan Athletic FC L 2018-10-23 Millwall FC 2–1 Wigan Athletic FC L 2018-10-20 Wigan Athletic FC 1–0 West Bromwich Albion FC W

Reading FC Form

2018-11-24 Wigan Athletic FC 0–0 Reading FC D 2018-11-10 Reading FC 2–2 Ipswich Town FC D 2018-11-03 Reading FC 3–2 Bristol City FC W 2018-10-27 Swansea City AFC 2–0 Reading FC L 2018-10-23 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Reading FC L 2018-10-20 Reading FC 3–1 Millwall FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.91 Wigan Athletic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.68 Reading FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 78% + Wigan Athletic FC or Draw 74%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Wigan Athletic FC38% Draw36% Reading FC26%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes31% 0% No69%
Avg goals/match: 1.59
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 77%
23%
± 1.5 47%
53%
± 2.5 22%
78%
± 3.5 8%
92%
± 4.5 3%
97%

Double Chance

Wigan Athletic FC or Draw
74%
Draw or Reading FC
62%
Wigan Athletic FC or Reading FC
64%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Wigan Athletic FC23% Draw61% Reading FC16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
17.1%
1 – 1
13.6%
0 – 1
12.3%
2 – 0
7.9%
2 – 1
5.7%
0 – 2
4.3%
1 – 2
4.2%
3 – 0
2.4%
2 – 2
2.1%
3 – 1
1.8%
1 – 3
1%

Asian Handicap — Wigan Athletic FC

Handicap Wigan Athletic FC covers Push Reading FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 10% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 24% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 17% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet
51% ✓
Reading FC keeps clean sheet
41% ✗

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