Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Wigan Athletic FC vs Reading FC, League One 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2024-25
Wigan Athletic FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Reading FC
Sat 1 Mar 2025 · 15:00 UTC The Brick Community Stadium 9,402 HT 45' · FT 45'
Jason Kerr 59' 1–0
1–1 71' Jayden Wareham
1–2 85' Tyler Bindon
Y 75' Andy Yiadom

Overview

Match Preview

Wigan Athletic FC vs Reading FC — League One at The Brick Community Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Oliver Yates
  • Assistant 1 Mark Cunliffe
  • Assistant 2 David Holmes (England)
6 games this season 🟨 2.8/game ⚽ 12.0 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
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 2023-12-23 Reading FC 2–0 Wigan Athletic FC 2023-04-29 Reading FC 1–1 Wigan Athletic FC

Recent Form

Wigan Athletic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Mar Reading FC H 1–2 L
25 Feb Huddersfield Town AFC H 2–1 W
22 Feb Wycombe Wanderers FC A 0–0 D
18 Feb Crawley Town FC A 1–1 D
15 Feb Stockport County FC H 0–2 L
08 Feb Fulham FC H 1–2 L
Reading FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Mar Wigan Athletic FC A 2–1 W
22 Feb Birmingham City FC H 0–0 D
15 Feb Rotherham United FC H 2–1 W
11 Feb Shrewsbury Town FC H 1–1 D
08 Feb Huddersfield Town AFC A 0–0 D
01 Feb Bolton Wanderers FC H 1–0 W

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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Wigan Athletic FC is hosting Reading FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Wigan Athletic FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Wigan Athletic FC and Reading FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 15' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 20' Reading FC have won 444 goals from 383 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 25' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 30' A quiet spell here at The Brick Community Stadium. Reading FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 35' It is a cagey affair so far. Wigan Athletic FC in their trying to find a way past Reading FC's compact .
  • 40' Over 40 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 45' Supporters expect more eagerness from Louie Holzman, as he is very good at scoring at The Brick Community Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 50' Tyler Bindon has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 55' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 59' Jason Kerr does the damage! The net is bulging and Wigan Athletic FC surge ahead!
  • 64' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 65' Another substitution for Wigan Athletic FC to replace Ronan Darcy by Dion Rankine on 65 minute.
  • 68' Another change for Reading FC made on 68 minute. Billy Bodin leaves to be changed by Adrian Akande.
  • 71' What a strike from Jayden Wareham! The score is 1-1.
  • 74' The Wigan Athletic FC manager makes a substitution. Oliver Norburn departs to be replaced by Scott Smith.
  • 75' It’s gonna be a card for Andy Yiadom.
  • 76' Kelvin Abrefa gets the nod from Reading FC. He replaces Andre Garcia and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 80' Time for substitution for Wigan Athletic FC. Owen Dale is replaced by Callum McManaman.
  • 81' It is a substitution in Wigan Athletic FC team. Toby Sibbick is replaced by Harry McHugh on 81 minute.
  • 85' Tyler Bindon does the damage! The net is bulging and Reading FC surge ahead!
  • 88' The supporters are chanting for Louie Holzman. He replaces Mamadi Camara on 88 minute.
  • It finishes all square. Wigan Athletic FC and Reading FC share the spoils 1-2.

Lineups

Wigan Athletic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Shaun Maloney

Reading FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Noel Hunt

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

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 2023-12-23 Reading FC 2–0 Wigan Athletic FC 2023-04-29 Reading FC 1–1 Wigan Athletic FC

Wigan Athletic FC Form

2025-03-01 Wigan Athletic FC 1–2 Reading FC L 2025-02-25 Wigan Athletic FC 2–1 Huddersfield Town AFC W 2025-02-22 Wycombe Wanderers FC 0–0 Wigan Athletic FC D 2025-02-18 Crawley Town FC 1–1 Wigan Athletic FC D 2025-02-15 Wigan Athletic FC 0–2 Stockport County FC L 2025-02-08 Wigan Athletic FC 1–2 Fulham FC L

Reading FC Form

2025-03-01 Wigan Athletic FC 1–2 Reading FC W 2025-02-22 Reading FC 0–0 Birmingham City FC D 2025-02-15 Reading FC 2–1 Rotherham United FC W 2025-02-11 Reading FC 1–1 Shrewsbury Town FC D 2025-02-08 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–0 Reading FC D 2025-02-01 Reading FC 1–0 Bolton Wanderers FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.77 Wigan Athletic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.06 Reading FC xG
I would bet for: Reading FC to win 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Wigan Athletic FC18% Draw24% Reading FC58%
Actual: Reading FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.83
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Wigan Athletic FC or Draw
42%
Draw or Reading FC
82%
Wigan Athletic FC or Reading FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Wigan Athletic FC11% Draw42% Reading FC47%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 2
12.3%
0 – 1
11.6%
1 – 1
10.1%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 3
8.3%
0 – 0
7.6%
1 – 3
6.4%
0 – 4
4.3%
1 – 0
3.8%
2 – 2
3.6%
2 – 1
3.4%
1 – 4
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Wigan Athletic FC

Handicap Wigan Athletic FC covers Push Reading FC covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 3% 96%
-1.5 4% — 96%
-1 4% 8% 88%
-0.5 12% — 88%
+0.5 34% — 66%
+1 34% 24% 42%
+1.5 58% — 42%
+2 58% 20% 22%
+2.5 78% — 22%

Clean Sheet

Wigan Athletic FC keeps clean sheet
14% ✓
Reading FC keeps clean sheet
47% ✓

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