READING. Reading beats Wigan Athletic with a 2-0 win with a goal from C. Savage (7′) and a goal from K. Ehibhaimha (57′).
The match was played at the Select Car Leasing Stadium stadium in Reading on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was James Linington with the assistance of Ian Cooper and Richard Woodward. The 4th official was Abigail Byrne. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was pleasant at 20.99 degrees Celsius or 69.78 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 34%.
Match Statistics
- 47 Ball Possession 53
Shots
- 22 Total 8
- 8 On Target 3
- 8 Off Target 1
- 7 Shots blocked 5
- 80 Attack 105
- 39 Dangerous attack 35
- 98 Ball safe 93
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 5
- 3 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 11 Total 14
- 0 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Reading was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Wigan Athletic that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Reading was more aggressive with 39 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Reading won the match.
Reading shot 22 times, 8 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, Wigan Athletic shot 8 times, 3 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Reading didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Wigan Athletic received 3 yellow cards (Jason Kerr, Chris Sze and Will Aimson).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Reading has 4 points to occupy the 5th place in the standings. Talking about the opposition, Wigan Athletic stays with 0 points (21st).
Next matches
In the next match in the League One, Reading will play away against Wrexham on the 24th of August with a 0-0 head to head record.
Wigan Athletic will host Crawley Town on the 24th of August with a 1-0 head to head in favor of Wigan Athletic (0 draws).
Reading – Formation
Reading started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Rubén Sellés Salvador decided to play with the following team: Joel Pereira
, Michael Craig , Amadou Salif Mbengue , Tyler Bindon , Jeriel Dorsett , Benjamin Elliott , Lewis Wing , Charlie Savage , Mamadi Camará , Sam Smith and Kelvin Ehibhaimha .The home team had on the bench: Kelvin Abretti, Femi Azeez
, Tivonge Rushesha, Jayden Wareham, Garcia Garcia , Coniah Boyce-Clarke and Abraham Kanu.Substitutions
Reading made 3 changes: Kelvin Ehibhaimha for Femi Azeez (62′), Mamadi Camará for Kelvin Abretti (90′) and Sam Smith for Jayden Wareham (90′).
Player of the match: Kelvin Ehibhaimha
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Reading was Kelvin Ehibhaimha.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 17 passes (65% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.Wigan Athletic – Formation
Wigan Athletic started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Shaun Maloney played with: Sam Tickle
, Steven Sessegnon , Jason Kerr , Will Aimson , Luke Chambers , Babajide Adeeko , Matt Smith , Dion Rankine , Thelo Aasgaard , Silko Thomas and Joe Hugill .These were the players on the bench: Calvin Ramsay
, Chris Sze , Callum McManaman , Andy Lonergan, James Carragher, Josh Stones and Jordan Jones .Substitutions
Wigan Athletic made 5 changes: Silko Thomas for Jordan Jones (61′), Matt Smith for Josh Stones (79′), Thelo Aasgaard for Chris Sze (61′), Dion Rankine for Callum McManaman (61′) and Steven Sessegnon for Calvin Ramsay (61′).
Player of the match: Sam Tickle
The most impressive player for Wigan Athletic was the goalkeeper: Sam Tickle. His rating is 7.65. He performed 5 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Charlton Athletic – Leyton Orient – 1-0
- Shrewsbury Town – Peterborough United – 1-4
- Blackpool – Stockport County – 0-3
- Cambridge United – Crawley Town – 0-1
- Huddersfield Town – Stevenage – 2-1
- Lincoln City – Barnsley – 1-2
- Mansfield Town – Burton Albion – 3-3
- Northampton Town – Exeter City – 2-1
- Reading – Wigan Athletic – 2-0
- Rotherham United – Bristol Rovers – 0-0
- Wycombe Wanderers – Birmingham City – 2-3