ading will be looking to get their first League One victory in this match vs Wigan.
Picks
Away3.6
1
17%
X
22%
2
59%
BTTS
48.19%
O9.5
U9.5
Winner :
Wigan Athletic
BTTS : No
⛏️📀Core Nuggets
Reading
- Reading finished 2023 on a strong note after a forgettable year in football.
- They won only two out of 21 league matches before getting relegated to the third tier.
- They have been struggling in League One and currently holds the division's poorest record away from home.
- They have recently gone unbeaten in four of their last five league games.
- Reading has won only five out of 21 League One games and sits near the bottom of the table.
Wigan Athletic
- Wigan Athletic was also relegated from the Championship earlier this year.
- They have struggled for consistency and currently sit 17th in the table.
- Wigan lost their previous match but had a nine-match unbeaten run before that.
- They have a challenging history against Reading, with only one loss in their previous eight meetings.
🏟️ Venue Info
Select Car Leasing StadiumShooters Way / Junction 11, M4, Reading, Berkshire
Surface : grass
Capacity : 24200
📝 ⛑️ Latest Team News :
Reading
- Reading's 25-year-old defender Tom McIntyre will be absent from the upcoming match due to an injury sustained during the game against Burton Albion in September.
- Teenage striker Dominic Ballard, who has scored three league goals this season, is uncertain to play in the weekend's matchup as he has missed the team's last five matches.
Wigan Athletic
- Wigan Athletic will be without the 20-year-old midfielder James Balagizi, who has been out injured for the past five games since November's match against Tranmere.
- Scottish defender Jason Kerr is still on the road to full recovery after suffering an anterior cruciate ligament injury in November 2022, and will not participate in this weekend's game.
- 21-year-old Thelo Aasgaard has been sidelined since early November, joining the Latics' injury list.
- Midfielder Matt Smith, who came off injured in September's loss to Bristol Rovers, is also unavailable for the upcoming match.