WiganWigan vs Reading — League One
1-0
ReadingDW Stadium, Wigan
Going into the match, Wigan had won 1, drawn 1, lost 8 in their previous 10, scoring 0.5 goals a game; Reading had won 4, drawn 3, lost 3 in 10, scoring 2.2. The sides have met 4 times in our records: Reading 4 wins. Wigan are 24th in the League One on 7 points; Reading are 7th on 15.
Match report
Home form going in: Wigan
Last 10 completed: won 1, drawn 1, lost 8 (L L D L W). 0.5 scored per game, 1.5 conceded, 30% over 2.5 goals, 20% both teams scored, 10% clean sheets.
- L 1-0 at Stevenage · 10 Oct 2026
- L 0-1 vs Wycombe · 19 Sept 2026
- D 0-0 at Sheffield Wednesday · 12 Sept 2026
- L 0-4 vs Stockport County · 5 Sept 2026
- W 3-1 vs Milton Keynes Dons · 2 Sept 2026
- L 1-0 at AFC Wimbledon · 30 Aug 2026
Away form going in: Reading
Last 10 completed: won 4, drawn 3, lost 3 (W D D W L). 2.2 scored per game, 1.2 conceded, 60% over 2.5 goals, 60% both teams scored, 30% clean sheets.
- W 1-5 at Milton Keynes Dons · 10 Oct 2026
- D 1-1 vs Bradford · 3 Oct 2026
- D 2-2 at Wycombe · 26 Sept 2026
- W 2-0 vs Notts County · 19 Sept 2026
- L 2-1 at Cambridge United · 12 Sept 2026
- W 3-1 vs Blackpool · 5 Sept 2026
Head-to-head: Wigan vs Reading
- Reading 3-0 Wigan · 28 Mar 2026 · League One
- Wigan 1-2 Reading · 10 Feb 2026 · League One
How it unfolded
- 71' Normal Goal — Scott Hogan (Wigan)
Match statistics
| Wigan | Metric | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goals | 0 |
| 55 | Ball possession | 45 |
| 1.2 | Expected goals (xG) | 2.01 |
| 13 | Total shots | 17 |
| 4 | Shots on target | 6 |
| 7 | Shots off target | 7 |
| 2 | Blocked shots | 4 |
| 8 | Attempts inside box | 14 |
| 5 | Attempts outside box | 3 |
| 5 | Corner kicks | 5 |
| 3 | Offsides | 3 |
| 461 | Total passes | 361 |
| 391 | Accurate passes | 288 |
| 8 | Key passes | 14 |
| 91 | Duels | 91 |
| 44 | Duels won | 47 |
League One table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bradford | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 20 |
| 2 | Stockport County | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 19 |
| 3 | Huddersfield | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 19 |
| 4 | Plymouth | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 19 |
| 5 | Cambridge United | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 19 |
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 18 |
| 7 | Reading | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 15 |
| 8 | Oxford United | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 15 |
| 9 | Leyton Orient | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 |
| 10 | Burton Albion | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | -2 | 13 |
| 11 | Wycombe | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | -4 | 13 |
| 12 | Stevenage | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| 13 | Mansfield Town | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 12 |
| 14 | Leicester | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | -3 | 12 |
| 15 | AFC Wimbledon | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | -8 | 12 |
| 16 | Luton | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 11 |
| 17 | Doncaster | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 9 |
| 18 | Milton Keynes Dons | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | -5 | 9 |
| 19 | Peterborough | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -7 | 9 |
| 20 | Blackpool | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 8 |
| 21 | Barnsley | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -8 | 8 |
| 22 | Bromley | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -12 | 8 |
| 23 | Notts County | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -5 | 7 |
| 24 | Wigan | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -7 | 7 |