Wigan Athletic have won just two of their last 12 league meetings with Reading (D2 L8), a 3-0 away win in February 2020 and a 1-0 home victory in January 2024.
Reading have won on three of their last four visits to Wigan Athletic in the league (L1), and could win away to the Royals in consecutive seasons for the first time in the Football League (won 2-1 last season).
Wigan have lost their last two home league games by the same 1-0 scoreline (vs Bolton and Lincoln), last losing three in a row at home in January 2023 (4 in a row), and last doing so without scoring on New Year’s Day 2019.
Reading have lost just one of their seven midweek games (Tue/Wed/Thu) in League One this season (W4 D2), though this will be their first to come away from home since a 1-1 draw at Bolton on matchday four in August last year.

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