Another action-packed fixture in Championship as Reading welcome Wigan Athletic

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Wed 26.February
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: Rivermoor Stadium (24161 seats)

With their 8 point advantage in the league table, Reading fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Wigan Athletic.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Reading form and stats

When playing at home in the Championship, Reading have managed 6 wins, 2 draws and suffered 8 defeats from 16 games.

The fans are hoping that Reading will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the Championship game against Leeds United (placed 2nd). In the game before, an away victory match versus Sheffield Wednesday with a 3-0 scoreline.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Reading have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found ten matches with the results: Won five, drawn three and lost two.

There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Reading, as the Championship home game vs Barnsley is only three days away.

Reading are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 21 goals in 16 games. 21 goals have been conceded.

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Wigan Athletic form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Wigan Athletic so far with only 11 points returning home. The records show 2-5-10 (win-draw-lose).

Wigan Athletic had fun at their own home (Rivermoor Stadium) last time out, beating Millwall 1-0. A 2-2 draw at Cardiff City's stadium before that.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Wigan Athletic playing away and similar expectations, we found seven relevant matches. Results were one Wigan Athletic win, zero draws and six defeats.

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Championship trip to West Bromwich Albion.

The visitors have scored 16 goals from 17 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Wigan Athletic have conceded 28 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Wigan Athletic - Reading 1-3. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: four wins for Reading, two draws and four wins for Wigan Athletic. Over 2,5 goals: seven times; under 2,5 goals: three games.

Top Goalscorers

ReadingG. Puşcaş
G. Puşcaş
8 goals
ReadingY. Meïté
Y. Meïté
6 goals
Wigan Athletic
C. Dunkley
6 goals

Reading missing players

Wigan Athletic missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Reading Wigan Athletic
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
34 16 3 Played P 7 17 34
11 6 1 Won W 1 2 8
9 2 1 Drew D 2 5 10
14 8 1 Lost L 4 10 16
41 21 4 Scored S 9 16 34
38 21 3 Conceded C 13 28 50
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 94%
74% 75% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 71% 65% 71%
41% 56% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 71% 59% 50%
15% 19% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 57% 35% 26%
6% 12% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 14% 6% 6%
50% 50% 33% BTTS BTTS 71% 53% 53%
26% 31% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 12% 21%
26% 19% 33% Failed to Score F T 29% 41% 32%
 
5.3 6.2 5.3 Corners for (avg) C F 6.3 6.3 6.1
5.5 5 3.7 Corners against (avg) C A 5.4 5.9 5.3
1.7 1.4 0.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.4 2.2
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 4
 
417 224 55 Total Shots T S 76 188 387
128 67 15 Shots on Target S O 28 59 123
32% 31% 27% Goal Efficiency G E 32% 27% 28%
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Reading has the fewest points (20) at home
  • Reading have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Reading haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Wigan Athletic has the fewest scored goals in the second half (18)
  • Wigan Athletic has the most dropped points from leading position (31)
  • Wigan Athletic have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 West Bromwich Albion 35 19 12 4 64 36 17 8 7 2 36 22 18 11 5 2 28 14 28 69
2 Leeds United 34 18 8 8 49 30 17 10 4 3 24 13 17 8 4 5 25 17 19 62
3 Nottingham Forest 35 16 11 8 46 33 17 8 4 5 20 16 18 8 7 3 26 17 13 59
4 Fulham 34 16 9 9 48 37 17 10 2 5 29 21 17 6 7 4 19 16 11 57
5 Brentford 35 16 8 11 57 31 17 9 5 3 31 15 18 7 3 8 26 16 26 56
6 Preston North End 35 16 8 11 49 40 18 11 3 4 34 21 17 5 5 7 15 19 9 56
7 Bristol City 35 15 8 12 49 51 17 7 4 6 24 26 18 8 4 6 25 25 -2 53
8 Blackburn Rovers 34 14 9 11 50 40 17 8 6 3 22 14 17 6 3 8 28 26 10 51
9 Swansea City 34 13 12 9 44 42 18 8 4 6 24 20 16 5 8 3 20 22 2 51
10 Cardiff City 35 12 14 9 48 48 17 8 7 2 24 15 18 4 7 7 24 33 0 50
11 Millwall 34 12 13 9 40 39 16 8 5 3 24 17 18 4 8 6 16 22 1 49
12 Queens Park Rangers 35 13 7 15 53 59 18 8 4 6 35 31 17 5 3 9 18 28 -6 46
13 Sheffield Wednesday 34 12 9 13 44 41 16 6 5 5 14 18 18 6 4 8 30 23 3 45
14 Derby County 35 11 12 12 43 48 18 9 7 2 25 13 17 2 5 10 18 35 -5 45
15 Birmingham City 34 12 9 13 45 52 17 6 5 6 26 26 17 6 4 7 19 26 -7 45
16 Reading 34 11 9 14 41 38 16 6 2 8 21 21 18 5 7 6 20 17 3 42
17 Hull City 34 11 8 15 48 53 17 6 3 8 27 28 17 5 5 7 21 25 -5 41
18 Charlton Athletic 34 10 9 15 44 48 18 7 5 6 25 22 16 3 4 9 19 26 -4 39
19 Huddersfield Town 35 10 9 16 41 56 18 6 5 7 20 25 17 4 4 9 21 31 -15 39
20 Stoke City 34 11 4 19 43 53 18 7 3 8 24 23 16 4 1 11 19 30 -10 37
21 Middlesbrough 34 8 13 13 34 44 17 6 7 4 16 16 17 2 6 9 18 28 -10 37
22 Wigan Athletic 34 8 10 16 34 50 17 6 5 6 18 22 17 2 5 10 16 28 -16 34
23 Luton Town 35 10 3 22 42 70 17 7 3 7 26 26 18 3 0 15 16 44 -28 33
24 Barnsley 34 7 10 17 41 58 18 5 7 6 26 31 16 2 3 11 15 27 -17 31

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 West Bromwich Albion 35 19 12 4 64 36 17 8 7 2 36 22 18 11 5 2 28 14 28 69
2 Leeds United 34 18 8 8 49 30 17 10 4 3 24 13 17 8 4 5 25 17 19 62
3 Nottingham Forest 35 16 11 8 46 33 17 8 4 5 20 16 18 8 7 3 26 17 13 59
4 Fulham 34 16 9 9 48 37 17 10 2 5 29 21 17 6 7 4 19 16 11 57
5 Brentford 35 16 8 11 57 31 17 9 5 3 31 15 18 7 3 8 26 16 26 56
6 Preston North End 35 16 8 11 49 40 18 11 3 4 34 21 17 5 5 7 15 19 9 56
7 Bristol City 35 15 8 12 49 51 17 7 4 6 24 26 18 8 4 6 25 25 -2 53
8 Blackburn Rovers 34 14 9 11 50 40 17 8 6 3 22 14 17 6 3 8 28 26 10 51
9 Swansea City 34 13 12 9 44 42 18 8 4 6 24 20 16 5 8 3 20 22 2 51
10 Cardiff City 35 12 14 9 48 48 17 8 7 2 24 15 18 4 7 7 24 33 0 50
11 Millwall 34 12 13 9 40 39 16 8 5 3 24 17 18 4 8 6 16 22 1 49
12 Queens Park Rangers 35 13 7 15 53 59 18 8 4 6 35 31 17 5 3 9 18 28 -6 46
13 Sheffield Wednesday 34 12 9 13 44 41 16 6 5 5 14 18 18 6 4 8 30 23 3 45
14 Derby County 35 11 12 12 43 48 18 9 7 2 25 13 17 2 5 10 18 35 -5 45
15 Birmingham City 34 12 9 13 45 52 17 6 5 6 26 26 17 6 4 7 19 26 -7 45
16 Reading 34 11 9 14 41 38 16 6 2 8 21 21 18 5 7 6 20 17 3 42
17 Hull City 34 11 8 15 48 53 17 6 3 8 27 28 17 5 5 7 21 25 -5 41
18 Charlton Athletic 34 10 9 15 44 48 18 7 5 6 25 22 16 3 4 9 19 26 -4 39
19 Huddersfield Town 35 10 9 16 41 56 18 6 5 7 20 25 17 4 4 9 21 31 -15 39
20 Stoke City 34 11 4 19 43 53 18 7 3 8 24 23 16 4 1 11 19 30 -10 37
21 Middlesbrough 34 8 13 13 34 44 17 6 7 4 16 16 17 2 6 9 18 28 -10 37
22 Wigan Athletic 34 8 10 16 34 50 17 6 5 6 18 22 17 2 5 10 16 28 -16 34
23 Luton Town 35 10 3 22 42 70 17 7 3 7 26 26 18 3 0 15 16 44 -28 33
24 Barnsley 34 7 10 17 41 58 18 5 7 6 26 31 16 2 3 11 15 27 -17 31

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The English Football League Championship (usually shortened to the Championship) is the second highest division in the English football league system. 24 teams play 46 fixtures from August to May, meeting each other twice. The Championship is the wealthiest second-level division in the world.