League One: Wigan vs Reading – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One round 11 match between Wigan and Reading and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

When Reading come to The Brick Community Stadium for the League One match this coming Saturday, Wigan will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Wigan are number 24 in the table on four points after eight matches. Reading rank as number 6 with 15 points after nine matches played.

Team form: Wigan vs Reading

Wigan Form

A single point is all Wigan can show for their efforts in the past three matches. They managed a 0-0 draw with Sheffield Wednesday, before getting trounced 0-1 against Wycombe while Stevenage won 1-0. Wigan managed to win two of their past six home matches in the League One. In the remaining four, they drew zero and lost four, as they scored six and conceded nine goals.

Reading Form

Reading have two draws and a win to show from their previous three matches. They started with a 2-2 draw with Wycombe. This was followed by another draw with Bradford, this time 1-1, before they outclassed Milton Keynes Dons by 1-5. Reading only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the League One. In these six matches they drew three and lost two as well as being outscored by seven goals to nine.

Betting facts for Wigan and Reading

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Wigan and Reading. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Wigan vs Reading

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Jensen Weir, who is performing well for Wigan. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent League One outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Reading.The visitors will be looking to Jack Marriott to find the net once again, after managing three League One goals for Reading in recent matches.

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Full-time result

Wigan claimed five wins, drew one and lost four of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Reading won three, drew four and lost three of their last 10 games away. Reading have not lost to Wigan in 4 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Wigan scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Reading scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten games. Wigan have failed to score in 4 consecutive games. Wigan managed the first goal of the game in only three of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Reading were first on target in seven of their last 10 outings. Wigan have scored in 3 consecutive home meetings with Reading.

Total goals

Wigan saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.1 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Reading, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 2.3 times goals per game themselves. Wigan’s last 3 matches had less than three goals.