Wigan Athletic are welcoming Reading for another important game after their 1-0 result against 18th-placed Reading.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Wigan Athletic and Reading.
Wigan Athletic form and stats
Overall Championship stats at home this season for Wigan Athletic are 4-1-3 (wins-draw-losses).
Wigan Athletic's previous game was a Championship match also played at home, ending 1-0 versus Reading (placed 18th). The home side are looking to build on that result. 2-2 away at Millwall before that.
The Wigan Athletic fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 8 in 8 matches. Wigan Athletic's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 9 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Reading form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Reading so far with only 6 points returning home. The records show 1-3-4 (win-draw-lose). Three has not been a lucky number for Reading as they have been defeated three times in a row since the Luton Town match. Reading has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
Reading have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 191 minutes ago. G. McCleary was the goal scorer.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Reading, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-1 versus Wigan Athletic (placed 22nd). A loss against Leeds United was the result prior to that, in a home game.
The visitors have scored 7 goals from 8 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Reading have conceded 9 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 5 Wigan Athletic victories, 2 draws and 3 Reading wins. 7 of these games ended with three goals or more, 3 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
 
C. Dunkley
5 goals
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G. Puşcaş
3 goals
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O. Ejaria
3 goals
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Wigan Athletic missing players
Reading missing players
| Wigan Athletic | Reading | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs
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Statistics | Stat | vs
|
Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 18 |
| 5 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 17 | 9 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 7 | 19 |
| 28 | 9 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 10 | 23 |
| 95% | 89% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 63% | 56% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 56% | 67% |
| 47% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 22% | 44% |
| 26% | 11% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 11% | 17% |
| 5% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 37% | 22% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 44% | 44% |
| 26% | 56% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 11% | 22% |
| 42% | 33% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 44% | 33% |
| 5.6 | 5.7 | 7.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 6.5 | 5.7 | 5.5 |
| 5.1 | 4.9 | 6 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 5.2 | 5 |
| 2.4 | 2.2 | 1 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 207 | 98 | 29 | Total Shots | T S | 31 | 108 | 224 |
| 61 | 27 | 7 | Shots on Target | S O | 11 | 33 | 72 |
| 28% | 33% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 18% | 21% | 26% |
- Reading haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 35 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 16 | 39 |
| 2 | Leeds United | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 14 | 37 |
| 3 | Fulham | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 35 |
| 4 | Nottingham Forest | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 32 |
| 5 | Preston North End | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 31 |
| 6 | Swansea City | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 30 |
| 7 | Sheffield Wednesday | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 29 |
| 8 | Bristol City | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 26 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 17 | 1 | 29 |
| 9 | Brentford | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 27 |
| 10 | Hull City | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 26 |
| 11 | Cardiff City | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 25 |
| 12 | Millwall | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -2 | 25 |
| 13 | Blackburn Rovers | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -2 | 24 |
| 14 | Derby County | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 18 | -5 | 24 |
| 15 | Birmingham City | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -5 | 24 |
| 16 | Queens Park Rangers | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 36 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -9 | 24 |
| 17 | Charlton Athletic | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 23 |
| 18 | Reading | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | -3 | 18 |
| 19 | Huddersfield Town | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -6 | 18 |
| 20 | Middlesbrough | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -7 | 17 |
| 21 | Luton Town | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 25 | 33 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 18 | -8 | 17 |
| 22 | Wigan Athletic | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 19 | -12 | 16 |
| 23 | Stoke City | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -12 | 14 |
| 24 | Barnsley | 18 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 37 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 18 | -19 | 9 |
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