Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Wigan Athletic FC vs Reading FC, League One 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2023-24
Wigan Athletic FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Reading FC
Sat 20 Jan 2024 · 15:00 UTC DW Stadium 9,103 HT 45' · FT 45'
Thelo Aasgaard 32' 1–0
Stephen Humphrys 69' Y
Y 88' Charlie Savage
Steven Sessegnon 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Wigan Athletic FC vs Reading FC — League One at DW Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Tom Reeves
  • Assistant 1 Alex Gray (England)
  • Assistant 2 Danny Gratton
7 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 11.3 goals/game

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

2
2
8
Wigan Athletic FC 12 games · Avg 2.4 goals Reading FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-01-20 Wigan Athletic FC 1–0 Reading FC 2023-12-23 Reading FC 2–0 Wigan Athletic FC 2023-04-29 Reading FC 1–1 Wigan Athletic FC 2022-09-17 Wigan Athletic FC 0–1 Reading FC 2020-02-26 Reading FC 0–3 Wigan Athletic FC

Recent Form

Wigan Athletic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Jan Reading FC H 1–0 W
13 Jan Northampton Town FC A 1–1 D
08 Jan Manchester United FC H 0–2 L
01 Jan Barnsley FC A 1–1 D
29 Dec Carlisle United FC H 2–0 W
26 Dec Derby County FC H 0–1 L
Reading FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Jan Wigan Athletic FC A 0–1 L
01 Jan Exeter City FC H 3–2 W
29 Dec Cheltenham Town FC A 2–2 D
26 Dec Peterborough United FC A 2–2 D
23 Dec Wigan Athletic FC H 2–0 W
16 Dec Lincoln City FC A 1–1 D

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

42% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
Wigan Athletic FC this season
43% Clean Sheets
Reading FC this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
Reading FC
0-15
2/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
6/–
46-60
4/3
61-75
1/2
76+
3/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Wigan Athletic FC
Jensen Weir 2 G
Sonny Perkins 1 G
Akeel Higgins 1 G
Reading FC
Jack Marriott 8 G
Jacob Brown 2 G
George Earthy 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds DW Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Wigan Athletic FC and Reading FC.
  • 5' With 0 assists to his name this season, Steven Sessegnon is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Wigan Athletic FC.
  • 10' Babajide Adeeko has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 8 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 15' Wigan Athletic FC is showing some good football. However, Wigan Athletic FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 20' Wigan Athletic FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Reading FC's shape.
  • 25' Jeriel Dorsett needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 30' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 32' Thelo Aasgaard makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Wigan Athletic FC are in front.
  • 37' It looks surprising Wigan Athletic FC does not make any changes. Femi Azeez has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 38' The Wigan Athletic FC bench stirs into life. Martial Godo is withdrawn and Stephen Humphrys gets his opportunity.
  • 43' Reading FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 48' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 53' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 58' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Wigan Athletic FC and Reading FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 60' Wigan Athletic FC ring the changes. Josh Magennis has done his job and it is now time for Liam Morrison to step up.
  • 65' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 69' Wigan Athletic FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 74' A quiet spell here at DW Stadium. Wigan Athletic FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 77' The Wigan Athletic FC manager makes a substitution. Thelo Aasgaard departs to be replaced by Callum McManaman.
  • 80' Another substitution for Reading FC to replace Paul Mukairu by Kelvin Ehibhationhan on 80 minute.
  • 85' Lewis Wing, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 88' A moment of madness from Charlie Savage on 88 minutes earns him a card. Reading FC will be frustrated.
  • 90' A moment of madness from Steven Sessegnon on 90 minutes earns him a card. Wigan Athletic FC will be frustrated.
  • That’s it! Another goalless match for Wigan Athletic FC and Reading FC (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Shaun Maloney

Reading FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ruben Selles

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
George Puscas 3
Yakou Meite 2
Joe Garner 2
Kelvin Ehibhationhan 1
Tyler Bindon 1
Jamal Lowe 1
Jayden Wareham 1
Kieffer Moore 1

Head to Head

2024-01-20 Wigan Athletic FC 1–0 Reading FC 2023-12-23 Reading FC 2–0 Wigan Athletic FC 2023-04-29 Reading FC 1–1 Wigan Athletic FC 2022-09-17 Wigan Athletic FC 0–1 Reading FC 2020-02-26 Reading FC 0–3 Wigan Athletic FC

Wigan Athletic FC Form

2024-01-20 Wigan Athletic FC 1–0 Reading FC W 2024-01-13 Northampton Town FC 1–1 Wigan Athletic FC D 2024-01-08 Wigan Athletic FC 0–2 Manchester United FC L 2024-01-01 Barnsley FC 1–1 Wigan Athletic FC D 2023-12-29 Wigan Athletic FC 2–0 Carlisle United FC W 2023-12-26 Wigan Athletic FC 0–1 Derby County FC L

Reading FC Form

2024-01-20 Wigan Athletic FC 1–0 Reading FC L 2024-01-01 Reading FC 3–2 Exeter City FC W 2023-12-29 Cheltenham Town FC 2–2 Reading FC D 2023-12-26 Peterborough United FC 2–2 Reading FC D 2023-12-23 Reading FC 2–0 Wigan Athletic FC W 2023-12-16 Lincoln City FC 1–1 Reading FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
0.93 Wigan Athletic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.76 Reading FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Wigan Athletic FC28% Draw26% Reading FC46%
Actual: Wigan Athletic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.69
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 50%
50%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Wigan Athletic FC or Draw
53%
Draw or Reading FC
72%
Wigan Athletic FC or Reading FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Wigan Athletic FC15% Draw46% Reading FC39%
Actual: Wigan Athletic FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12%
0 – 1
11.2%
0 – 2
10.3%
1 – 2
9.4%
0 – 0
8.7%
0 – 3
5.9%
1 – 3
5.6%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
4.9%
2 – 2
4.4%
2 – 0
2.9%
2 – 3
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Wigan Athletic FC

Handicap Wigan Athletic FC covers Push Reading FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 5% 94%
-1.5 6% — 94%
-1 6% 12% 82%
-0.5 18% — 82%
+0.5 44% — 56%
+1 44% 24% 32%
+1.5 68% — 32%
+2 68% 17% 14%
+2.5 86% — 14%

Clean Sheet

Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet
18% ✗
Reading FC keeps clean sheet
40% ✓

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