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League OneMatchweek 40THE MATCH CENTRE

Reading vs Wigan match centre

Reading badgeReadingHome · 12 in league
WWDWL
Momentum↘ Falling61/100OlderLatest
90′ · Live
3:0
UK time · Europe/London
Wigan badgeWiganAway · 16 in league
DLWDW
Momentum↗ Rising58/100OlderLatest
Goalscorers
K. Ehibhatiomhan9′
W. Aimson19′ (og)
K. Ehibhatiomhan63′
Select Car Leasing Stadium · ReadingSeason 2025/26Back to matches
THE MATCH VERDICT · 90 MINUTES

Our view of the game

Awaiting usable data

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Why this selection? Data checks & method

Our model: Unavailable · Calculated Not supplied.

Odds updated Not supplied · Older or incompletely timed snapshot. Match-winner reference: 0 bookmakers. Market probabilities remove each bookmaker’s margin before averaging; double chance combines match-result probabilities.

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Odds & probabilities Pre-match snapshot Home win—Our model PendingMarket unavailable Draw—Our model PendingMarket unavailable Away win—Our model PendingMarket unavailable Bookmaker odds awaiting availability Market probabilities adjusted for margin. Model estimates, not guarantees.
MATCHDAY LIVE

Inside the game

Every chance. Every turning point.

90′ IN PLAY
KICKOFF EDGE LIVE READING

What the match state suggests now

GOOD DATA
Current result estimate100.0%Reading
Draw0.0%at full time
Current result estimate0.0%Wigan
Another goal8.0%before full time

Next goal: Reading 4.6% · no further goal 92.0% · Wigan 3.4%.

Experimental model combining the pre-match forecast with score, time, shots, shots on target, possession, corners and red cards. This is not live xG or bookmaker odds.
ReadingWigan
3Corner Kicks8
13Fouls8
—Yellow Cards—
—Red Cards—
0Goalkeeper Saves1
403Total passes426
316Passes accurate338

— means not supplied. Live xG availability varies by match. Verified post-match xG is shown separately in the Chance quality section when available.

IF THE SCORE HOLDS

Provisional table

League One: Regular season

Illustrative positions after applying the current score to the latest stored standings. Official tables can also change as other live matches finish.

#TeamPGDPtsMove
1Lincoln46+48103—
2Cardiff46+4091—
3Stockport County46+1377—
4Bradford46+777—
5Bolton46+1875—
6Stevenage46+375—
7Luton46+1274—
8Plymouth46+1273—
9Huddersfield46+1067—
10Reading47+766↑ 2
11Mansfield Town46+1265↓ 1
12Wycombe46+1163↓ 1
13Blackpool46-1160—
14Doncaster46-1960—
15Barnsley46-559—
16Wigan47-1256—
17Burton Albion46-1054—
18Peterborough46-453—
19AFC Wimbledon46-2153—
20Leyton Orient46-1252—
21Exeter City46-949—
22Port Vale46-2542—
23Rotherham46-3041—
24Northampton46-3535—
BEFORE YOU DECIDE

Team news & availability

API-Football

Recorded availability for this fixture. These reports are not a confirmed starting XI.

Reading 0 reported

Availability report not received yet.

Wigan 0 reported

Availability report not received yet.

Includes injuries and other availability reasons supplied by the provider. Player importance and replacement quality require context; these reports do not automatically adjust the Kickoff Edge forecast.

THE EVIDENCE, IN CONTEXT

Your match briefing

From recorded results

Compare the evidence for both teams before drawing a conclusion. The context below uses up to 10 completed matches before this fixture, within the available last 365 days.

HOME PERSPECTIVE

Reading

5/10Wins
1.8Goals / game
1.5Conceded / game

Keep in view: 2 losses in that sample. At home, 3 wins from 7 available matches.

Inspect Reading’s results
AWAY PERSPECTIVE

Wigan

4/10Wins
1.1Goals / game
1.5Conceded / game

Keep in view: 4 losses in that sample. At away venues, 0 wins from 7 available matches.

Inspect Wigan’s results
BEFORE YOU DECIDE

What could change the picture?

  • Lineup data is available in the match centre.
  • Recent results include different opponents and competitions.
  • Goals and results describe past outcomes; they do not measure chance quality or guarantee the next result.

Historical context reconstructed from results currently stored, not an archived pre-match briefing. These facts provide context, not a full explanation of the model’s calculation. How this is calculated ↓

HOW THEY HAVE BEEN PLAYING

Recent form

Compare recent results at a glance, or open the match list for a closer look.

Last 10 games · all venues and competitions.

About these numbers

Results are from completed 90-minute games before this fixture, across all competitions. Games decided after extra time or penalties are excluded. Switch on “Match home & away form” to compare Reading at home with Wigan away.

We show up to the selected number of available games from the previous year. Missing results may appear as the database updates. These are past results, not predictions.

Updated 2 Oct, 03:29 UK.

THE SEASON SO FAR

How the teams compare

League One · 2025/26 · all league matches

ReadingWigan
39Matches played38
58Points earned45
15Wins11
1.5Goals scored / match1.1
1.4Goals conceded / match1.4
7Clean sheets10
5Failed to score11

Season totals and averages. Home / away compares Reading at home with Wigan away. Small samples can be misleading.

THE STORY SO FAR

Head-to-head

0 recorded meetings

Previous meetings are not available for this fixture yet.

TEAM SELECTION

Lineups & formations

Confirmed lineups

Official starting XIs supplied by the match-data provider.

Reading

Confirmed formation3-4-2-1Leam Richardson
  1. 1J. PereiraG
  2. 15P. O'ConnorD
  3. 33D. WilliamsD
  4. 3J. R. Dorsett A.D
  5. 24R. NyambeM
  6. 10L. WingM
  7. 6L. FraserM
  8. 11D. KyerewaaM
  9. 29K. DoyleF
  10. 8C. SavageF
  11. 9K. EhibhatiomhanF
Substitutes (7)

25 · J. Stevens

17 · A. Yiadom

5 · H. Roberts

32 · P. Lane

12 · F. Burns

27 · W. Keane

30 · M. Ritchie

Wigan

Confirmed formation3-4-2-1Gary Caldwell
  1. 1S. TickleG
  2. 4W. AimsonD
  3. 15J. KerrD
  4. 45C. LlytonD
  5. 21R. Borges RodriguesM
  6. 33O. MoxonM
  7. 6J. WeirM
  8. 7F. MurrayM
  9. 43H. BettoniF
  10. 8C. WrightF
  11. 10J. TaylorF
Substitutes (7)

20 · C. McManaman

17 · M. Smith

11 · D. Costelloe

9 · C. Saydee

44 · J. Hungbo

23 · J. Carragher

25 · C. Vickers

INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE

Player statistics

This match

Reading

PlayerMinRatingGoalsAssistsShotsPassesTackles
Joel Pereira906.9—0—30—
Paudie O’Connor907.0—0—52—
Derrick Williams907.9—0—761
Jeriel Dorsett907.2—0150—
Ryan Nyambe877.3—0—272
Lewis Wing907.0—01591
Liam Fraser907.7—0—412
Daniel Kyerewaa786.3—01161
Kami Doyle457.5—1171
Charlie Savage906.9—02342
Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan878.52038—
Paddy Lane456.3—016—
Haydon Roberts126.9—0—3—
Andy Yiadom106.7—0—3—
Will Keane106.3—0—2—
Jack Stevens———————
Finley Burns———————
Matt Ritchie———————

Wigan

PlayerMinRatingGoalsAssistsShotsPassesTackles
Sam Tickle905.9—0—41—
Will Aimson906.2—0—71—
Jason Kerr906.3—0—66—
Llyton Chapman455.9—0—371
Raphael Rodrigues826.3—0—192
Owen Moxon456.5—0—16—
Jensen Weir906.2—0—502
Fraser Murray906.6—0—511
Harrison Bettoni676.3—0—5—
Callum Wright826.2—0—281
Joe Taylor906.3—016—
James Carragher456.5—0—281
Matthew Smith456.5—0—29—
Joseph Hungbo236.7—0—10—
Caylan Vickers86.2—016—
Dara Costelloe86.7—0—5—
Callum McManaman———————
Christian Saydee———————
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