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Wigan Ath. pack their bags to visit Reading at Madejski Stadium on Tuesday evening, 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 previous match played between the two at Madejski Stadium was within the last three years, in November 2004, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 26 Aug | Wigan Ath. | 1 - 0 | Reading | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 08 May | Wigan Ath. | 3 - 1 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 27 Nov | Reading | 1 - 1 | Wigan Ath. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 06 Dec | Wigan Ath. | 0 - 2 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 08 Nov | Reading | 1 - 0 | Wigan Ath. | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 22 Jan | Wigan Ath. | 0 - 2 | Reading | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 22 Dec | Reading | 1 - 1 | Wigan Ath. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Reading are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 14 goals for the Royals, with 7 goals against.
The away form of Wigan Ath. is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Latics have hit 6 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Reading's 34 points from 24 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 8th position. Wigan Ath. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 22 points from 23 matches.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Reading | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 13 |
| Wigan Ath. | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 0 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Latics are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Reading. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Reading | Won 3 successive home games. 11 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 5 matches. |
| Wigan Ath. | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. An overall losing run of 8 games. No win in the 9 most recent games. |