Wigan vs Reading Prediction, Lineups & Odds

By Alan Johnson, Football Analyst | Published: 4 months ago | Last Updated: Mar 1, 21:00 | 4 min read

Wigan Athletic FC

Football England - EFL League One The Brick Community Stadium Sat 1 Mar 22:00

Reading FC

  1. Prediction
  2. Odds
  3. Stats
  4. Team News
  5. Lineups
  6. Squads
  7. Table

Defences Could Be On Top

We are not anticipating a huge number of goals when Wigan clash with Reading. The price of 1.75 for Under 2.5 stands out on the coupon and we can wager on the Total Goals market with optimism.

Reading Won Previous H2H Clash

Wigan Athletic were winners last time out. Landing a 2-1 home victory against Huddersfield Town at The Brick Community Stadium.

Reading drew their previous game which was at home. The action at Select Car Leasing Stadium ended 0-0 against Birmingham City.

Reading beat Wigan in their last head-to-head clash. It was a 2-0 home win at Select Car Leasing Stadium. The 8 previous H2H meetings have involved five Reading wins, one draw and two Wigan victories.

League One G W D L GF GA GD GD P
20 Reading logo Reading 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
24 Wigan logo Wigan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
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Confirmed Lineups

Wigan confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Sam Tickle (GK), Toby Sibbick, Will Aimson, Jason Kerr, Jon Mellish, Babajide Adeeko, Oliver Norburn, Jonny Smith, Ronan Darcy, Owen Dale, Dale Taylor.

Reading confirmed lineup (4-3-3): Joel Pereira (GK), Tivonge Rushesha, Tyler Bindon, Amadou Salif Mbengue, Andre Garcia, Charlie Savage, Lewis Wing, Harvey Knibbs, Billy Bodin, Jayden Wareham, Mamadi Camara.

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Expert League One Analysis

The team news that filters through can have a knock-on effect as far as the odds are concerned. We use this information along with the form guide, while the latest stats are also taken into consideration.

Key Wigan vs Reading league stats:

  • The 2.5 line hasn’t been covered in 4 of the last 5 Wigan games.
  • The 2.5 line hasn’t been covered in 13 of the last 20 Wigan games at home.
  • The 2.5 line hasn’t been covered in 4 of the last 5 Reading games.
  • The 2.5 line hasn’t been covered in 6 of the last 10 Reading games.
  • The 2.5 line hasn’t been covered in the last 5 games between these teams.

Wigan vs Reading Prediction

There’s a case for betting Under 2.5 Goals for this League One encounter. The numbers suggest that the two teams might struggle to exceed this total and the odds of 1.75 look more than fair.

A Bet Builder provides a refreshing option if you want a bigger price for your Under 2.5 Goals wager. Combine this pick with others, with bettors needing all legs to win.

Under 2.5 Probability

According to the latest odds, our pick has a 57.1% chance of winning. After careful examination, our tipsters have this probability somewhere between 60-65%. This wager can therefore be backed with confidence.

Our Pick

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Correct Score Prediction

Wigan Wigan logo 1 - 0 Reading logo Reading

Let’s take a chance on the 6.50 available that Wigan secure a 1-0 victory. There’s a nice potential return waiting if we’re able to predict the correct score.

Wigan vs Reading Odds

Wigan Athletic are the 2.00 favourites and that means a 50% chance of winning this League One match according to the betting odds at the bookies. If you want to back the outsider for this match, Reading are available at 3.60.

The odds suggest that Under 2.5 Goals is the likelier outcome in this match.

Head over to the Bet Builder and you’ll find all the popular football betting site markets available. League One selections can then be combined together in a same-game accumulator which you can cheer on.

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Team Stats

Wigan logo Wigan League Stats

Reading logo Reading League Stats

Full-Time Result

  • 3 wins, 4 defeats and 3 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 3 wins, 5 defeats and 2 draws in the previous 10 home matches

Full-Time Result

  • 3 wins, 3 defeats and 4 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 2 wins, 3 defeats and 5 draws in the previous 10 away matches

Goals

Goals

Top Scorers & Assists

Top Scorers & Assists

Team News

Get the Wigan vs Reading team news as soon as it becomes available. It’s great to know which players are available for the next game.

Wigan vs Reading Lineups

Wigan Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Reading Confirmed Lineup 4-3-3

Wigan Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

1 Sam Tickle
17 Toby Sibbick 4 Will Aimson 15 Jason Kerr 2 Jon Mellish
16 Babajide Adeeko 25 Oliver Norburn
18 Jonny Smith 10 Ronan Darcy 11 Owen Dale
28 Dale Taylor
22 Joel Pereira
14 Tivonge Rushesha 24 Tyler Bindon 27 Amadou Salif Mbengue 30 Andre Garcia
8 Charlie Savage 29 Lewis Wing 7 Harvey Knibbs
10 Billy Bodin 19 Jayden Wareham 28 Mamadi Camara

Reading Confirmed Lineup 4-3-3

Wigan Substitutes

  • 6Jensen Weir
  • 7Dion Rankine
  • 12Tom Watson
  • 19Luke Robinson
  • 20Callum McManaman
  • 21Scott Smith
  • 24Harry McHugh

Reading Substitutes

  • 1David Button
  • 2Kelvin Abrefa
  • 17Andy Yiadom
  • 34Louie Holzman
  • 37Adrian Akande
  • 38Michael Stickland
  • 44Tyler Sackey

Previous Wigan Lineups

26 Feb League One
Wigan 2-1 Huddersfield
22 Feb League One
Wycombe 0-0 Wigan
19 Feb League One
Crawley 1-1 Wigan
15 Feb League One
Wigan 0-2 Stockport
08 Feb FA Cup
Wigan 1-2 Fulham
01 Feb League One
Wigan 1-1 Lincoln

Previous Reading Lineups

22 Feb League One
Reading 0-0 Birmingham
15 Feb League One
Reading 2-1 Rotherham
12 Feb League One
Reading 1-1 Shrewsbury
08 Feb League One
Huddersfield 0-0 Reading
01 Feb League One
Reading 1-0 Bolton
29 Jan League One
Burton 3-2 Reading

Team Squads

Wigan Squad

Reading Squad

England FlagLeague One Table

2025/2026 Season

# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Wimbledon 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
2 Barnsley 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
3 Blackpool 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
4 Bolton 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
5 Bradford 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
6 Burton 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
7 Cardiff 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
8 Charlton 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
9 Doncaster 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
10 Exeter 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
11 Huddersfield 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
12 Leyton Orient 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
13 Lincoln 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
14 Luton 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
15 Mansfield 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
16 Northampton 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
17 Peterborough 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
18 Plymouth 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
19 Port Vale 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
20 Reading 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
21 Rotherham 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
22 Stevenage 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
23 Stockport 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
24 Wigan 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
25 Wycombe 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Wimbledon 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
2 Barnsley 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
3 Blackpool 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
4 Bolton 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
5 Bradford 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
6 Burton 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
7 Cardiff 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
8 Charlton 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
9 Doncaster 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
10 Exeter 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
11 Huddersfield 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
12 Leyton Orient 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
13 Lincoln 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
14 Luton 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
15 Mansfield 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
16 Northampton 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
17 Peterborough 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
18 Plymouth 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
19 Port Vale 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
20 Reading 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
21 Rotherham 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
22 Stevenage 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
23 Stockport 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
24 Wigan 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
25 Wycombe 0 0 0 0 0:0 0

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