Wigan face a trip to Reading at Madjeski Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Latics will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was was two seasons ago, in December 2001, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a League Division Two match.
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Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
2001/2002 | Tue 22 Jan | Wigan | 0 - 2 | Reading | LD2 |
2001/2002 | Sat 22 Dec | Reading | 1 - 1 | Wigan | LD2 |
2000/2001 | Wed 16 May | Reading | 2 - 1 | Wigan | D2P |
2000/2001 | Sun 13 May | Wigan | 0 - 0 | Reading | D2P |
2000/2001 | Fri 09 Mar | Reading | 1 - 0 | Wigan | LD2 |
2000/2001 | Fri 06 Oct | Wigan | 1 - 1 | Reading | LD2 |
1999/2000 | Sat 22 Apr | Wigan | 1 - 0 | Reading | LD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Reading have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 8.
Wigan have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 10 goals for the Latics, and 5 goals against.
Reading's 24 points from 16 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position. Wigan are leading the way in the Nationwide League Division One, with their 17 games giving them a return of 33 points.
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Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
Reading | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 12 |
Wigan | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Wigan are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Reading. Away win
Sequence statistics: | |
Reading | 5 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 6 . |
Wigan | Not won in previous 4 away matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |