

| Current League Standings | P | GD | PTS | |
| 10 | Watford | 9 | 0 | 13 |
| 11 | Wigan Athletic | 8 | -1 | 13 |
| 12 | Preston North End | 9 | 1 | 12 |
| Current League Standings | P | GD | PTS | |
| 3 | Blackburn Rovers | 9 | 0 | 15 |
| 4 | Reading | 9 | -5 | 15 |
| 5 | Burnley | 9 | 6 | 14 |
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Wigan Athletic win with a probability of 56.79%. A draw had a probability of 24.1% and a win for Reading had a probability of 19.13%.
The most likely scoreline for a Wigan Athletic win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.17%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.09%) and 2-1 (9.59%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.38%), while for a Reading win it was 0-1 (6.76%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 6.8% likelihood.
| Result | ||
| Wigan Athletic | Draw | Reading |
| 56.79% ( | 24.08% ( | 19.13% ( |
| Both teams to score 47.12% ( |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
| 46.86% ( | 53.14% ( |
| Over 3.5 | Under 3.5 |
| 25.29% ( | 74.72% ( |
| Wigan Athletic Goals |
| Over 0.5 | Under 0.5 |
| 81.44% ( | 18.56% ( |
| Over 1.5 | Under 1.5 | ||||||||
| 50.19% ( | 49.81% ( |
| Reading Goals |
| Over 0.5 | Under 0.5 |
| 57.86% ( | 42.14% ( |
| Over 1.5 | Under 1.5 | ||||||||
| 21.45% ( | 78.55% ( |
| Score Analysis |
| Wigan Athletic | Draw | Reading |
| 1-0 @ 13.17% ( 2-0 @ 11.09% ( 2-1 @ 9.59% ( 3-0 @ 6.23% ( 3-1 @ 5.38% ( 4-0 @ 2.62% ( 3-2 @ 2.33% ( 4-1 @ 2.27% ( 4-2 @ 0.98% ( Other @ 3.14% Total : 56.79% | 1-1 @ 11.38% ( 0-0 @ 7.82% ( 2-2 @ 4.14% ( Other @ 0.74% Total : 24.08% | 0-1 @ 6.76% ( 1-2 @ 4.92% ( 0-2 @ 2.92% ( 1-3 @ 1.42% ( 2-3 @ 1.19% ( Other @ 1.93% Total : 19.13% |
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| C | Burnley | 46 | 29 | 14 | 3 | 87 | 35 | 52 | 101 |
| P | Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd | 46 | 28 | 7 | 11 | 73 | 39 | 34 | 91 |
| P | Luton TownLuton | 46 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 57 | 39 | 18 | 80 |
| 4 | Middlesbrough | 46 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 84 | 56 | 28 | 75 |
| 5 | Coventry CityCoventry | 46 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 58 | 46 | 12 | 70 |
| 6 | Sunderland | 46 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 68 | 55 | 13 | 69 |
| 7 | Blackburn RoversBlackburn | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 52 | 54 | -2 | 69 |
| 8 | Millwall | 46 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 57 | 50 | 7 | 68 |
| 9 | West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 59 | 53 | 6 | 66 |
| 10 | Swansea CitySwansea | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 68 | 64 | 4 | 66 |
| 11 | Watford | 46 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 56 | 53 | 3 | 63 |
| 12 | Preston North EndPreston | 46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 45 | 59 | -14 | 63 |
| 13 | Norwich CityNorwich | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 57 | 54 | 3 | 62 |
| 14 | Bristol City | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 55 | 56 | -1 | 59 |
| 15 | Hull City | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 51 | 61 | -10 | 58 |
| 16 | Stoke CityStoke | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 55 | 54 | 1 | 53 |
| 17 | Birmingham CityBirmingham | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 47 | 58 | -11 | 53 |
| 18 | Huddersfield TownHuddersfield | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 47 | 62 | -15 | 53 |
| 19 | Rotherham UnitedRotherham | 46 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 49 | 60 | -11 | 50 |
| 20 | Queens Park RangersQPR | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 44 | 71 | -27 | 50 |
| 21 | Cardiff CityCardiff | 46 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 41 | 58 | -17 | 49 |
| R | Reading | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 46 | 68 | -22 | 44 |
| R | Blackpool | 46 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 48 | 72 | -24 | 44 |
| R | Wigan AthleticWigan | 46 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 38 | 65 | -27 | 42 |
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