Reading vs Wigan

3 - 0

🕒 Sat, 28 Mar 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Select Car Leasing Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Steven Copeland 🔁 Regular Season - 40 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 40

Regular Season Table

Reading 12 · Wigan 16

Referee Stats

Steven Copeland

2 matches · 1.50 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	1.50
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	50%
Draws	50%
Away wins	0%

How the match was won

Reading outshot their opponent (13-6).
Possession was balanced (46%-54%).
Reading had the sharper finishing (5-1 shots on target).

Team Overview

Reading (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 10-7-6

Goals For / Against

33 / 28

Avg: 1.43 / 1.22

Points

Avg: 1.61

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Wigan (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-10-10

Goals For / Against

25 / 41

Avg: 1.09 / 1.78

Points

Avg: 0.83

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this League One fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.61

PPG

0.83

1.43

1.09

1.22

1.78

52%

O2.5

43%

65%

BTTS

65%

52%

Score 1st

30%

League-position context

Reading rank12th

Wigan rank16th

Reading points63

Wigan points56

Reading: #12 · 63 pts · GD +4

28 pts off the top 2. 10 pts off the play-off line. 14 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Wigan: #16 · 56 pts · GD -9

35 pts off the top 2. 17 pts off the play-off line. 7 pts clear of the relegation zone.

7-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Reading last 5 home

L L L W D

Points4/15

Weighted index16

Goals7-8

Record1-1-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Wigan last 5 away

L D W L D

Points5/15

Weighted index31

Goals4-6

Record1-2-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Reading trend breakdown

Over 2.552%

BTTS65%

BTTS + O2.548%

1H Over 0.570%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 13%

Wigan trend breakdown

Over 2.543%

BTTS65%

BTTS + O2.539%

1H Over 0.578%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

Reading score at home91%

Reading clean sheet at home26%

Wigan score away70%

Wigan clean sheet away9%

First-goal patterns

Reading score first52%

Reading win after scoring first75%

Wigan score first30%

Wigan win after scoring first29%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Reading 40% · Wigan 50%

Avg first goal minute: Reading 29.9' · Wigan 23.1'

Vs league average

Reading score at home1.43 vs 1.48

Reading concede at home1.22 vs 1.15

Wigan score away1.09 vs 1.15

Wigan concede away1.78 vs 1.48

Reading score 3% below league average, while Wigan score 6% below league average.

Defensive side: Reading are 6% above league average at home, and Wigan are 21% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.40

BTTS40%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 2.33 goals on average across the last 3.

Reading goal timing (home)

1H scored: 40% 2H scored: 60% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 9

61-75 7

0-15 5

31-45 4

16-30 3

46-60 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 9

76-90+ 5

0-15 4

46-60 4

31-45 3

16-30 2

Wigan goal timing (away)

1H scored: 40% 2H scored: 60% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 7

16-30 5

46-60 5

0-15 4

61-75 3

31-45 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 10

0-15 8

76-90+ 8

46-60 5

61-75 4

16-30 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

46%

54%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

—

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

414

468

Passes Accurate

320

375

Passes %

77%

80%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

9' ⚽

⚽

9' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

K. Ehibhatiomhan

Normal Goal · Assist: K. Doyle

19' ⚽

⚽

19' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

W. Aimson

Own Goal

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ O. Moxon

1st substitution · For: M. Smith

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ K. Doyle

1st substitution · For: P. Lane

63' ⚽

⚽

63' ⚽ Goal · 3-0

K. Ehibhatiomhan

Normal Goal

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ Harrison Bettoni

2nd substitution · For: J. Hungbo

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ D. Kyerewaa

2nd substitution · For: H. Roberts

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ C. Wright

3rd substitution · For: Caylan Vickers

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ R. Borges Rodrigues

4th substitution · For: D. Costelloe

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ R. Borges Rodrigues

5th substitution · For: D. Costelloe

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ C. Wright

6th substitution · For: Caylan Vickers

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ R. Nyambe

3rd substitution · For: A. Yiadom

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ K. Ehibhatiomhan

4th substitution · For: W. Keane

Reading vs Wigan 3-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Reading beat Wigan 3-0 on Saturday, 28 March 2026 in League One. The match was refereed by Steven Copeland. It was played at Select Car Leasing Stadium.

First half: Reading took an early lead at 9' when K. Ehibhatiomhan scored, with the assist credited to K. Doyle, making the score 1-0. Reading extended the lead at 19' when W. Aimson scored (Own Goal), making the score 2-0.

Second half: Wigan made their 1st substitution at 46', with O. Moxon replacing M. Smith. Reading made their 1st substitution at 46', with K. Doyle replacing P. Lane. Reading extended the lead at 63' when K. Ehibhatiomhan scored, making the score 3-0. Wigan made their 2nd substitution at 67', with Harrison Bettoni replacing J. Hungbo. Reading made their 2nd substitution at 78', with D. Kyerewaa replacing H. Roberts. Wigan made their 3rd substitution at 82', with C. Wright replacing Caylan Vickers. Wigan made their 4th substitution at 82', with R. Borges Rodrigues replacing D. Costelloe. Wigan made their 5th substitution at 82', with R. Borges Rodrigues replacing D. Costelloe. Wigan made their 6th substitution at 82', with C. Wright replacing Caylan Vickers. Reading made their 3rd substitution at 87', with R. Nyambe replacing A. Yiadom. Reading made their 4th substitution at 87', with K. Ehibhatiomhan replacing W. Keane.

Reading used 4 substitutions while Wigan used 6 substitutions.