About Match
Wigan Athletic go into the game 24th in the table on 3 points; Reading sit 8th on 7 — a 4-point gap. Scoring rates set the scale: Wigan Athletic 1 scored and 2.2 conceded per game, Reading 2.75 and 1.25, with the league averaging 1.58. If Wigan Athletic win, their total rises to 6 and up to 16th, assuming the rest of the results stand.
Reading come in having won three on the spin.
20 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Wigan Athletic 7, draws 3, Reading 10, at 2.6 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 40% of the wins in this fixture. Goals tend to flow: 60% of the meetings produced three or more.
The venue is The DW Stadium in Wigan, with room for 25,138 spectators.