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Reading face a trip to Wigan Athletic at JJB Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 14 games played, Royals have recorded 1 wins, and Wigan Ath. have come away with 7 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was was two seasons ago, in January 2002, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 2 winners in a League Division Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 08 Nov | Reading | 1 - 0 | Wigan Ath. | LD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 22 Jan | Wigan Ath. | 0 - 2 | Reading | LD2 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 22 Dec | Reading | 1 - 1 | Wigan Ath. | LD2 |
| 2000/2001 | Wed 16 May | Reading | 2 - 1 | Wigan Ath. | D2P |
| 2000/2001 | Sun 13 May | Wigan Ath. | 0 - 0 | Reading | D2P |
| 2000/2001 | Fri 09 Mar | Reading | 1 - 0 | Wigan Ath. | LD2 |
| 2000/2001 | Fri 06 Oct | Wigan Ath. | 1 - 1 | Reading | LD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Wigan Athletic have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Latics in those games, with 6 conceded.
Reading have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Royals's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 7.
Wigan Ath.'s total of 35 points from their 21 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Nationwide League Division One. Reading lie just outside the playoff positions in the Nationwide League Division One, picking up 34 from their 21 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Wigan Ath. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 5 |
| Reading | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Reading have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Wigan Ath. may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Wigan Ath. | Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Reading | Not won in previous 2 away matches. 4 games since last defeat. |