What channel is Reading v Wigan on?
Reading v Wigan kicks off on Saturday 16 January at 3pm UK time, at Select Car Leasing Stadium, in League One, matchday 25. The UK broadcasters have not confirmed a channel for this match yet; this page updates as soon as they do.
Reading are 8th with 15 points from 10 matches (4 won, 3 drawn, 3 lost); Wigan are 24th with 7 points from 10 (2 won, 1 drawn, 7 lost). Goals: Reading have scored 22 and conceded 12 (+10), Wigan have scored 7 and conceded 15 (-8). Reading have taken 10 points from 5 home matches, Wigan 1 point from 5 away matches. Leading scorers: Jack Marriott (8) for Reading. Arena Rete's model makes Reading favourites (69%), with 2-0 the most likely score. In the 15 previous meetings on record: 10 wins for Reading, 2 draws, 3 wins for Wigan. They have already met once this season: Wigan 1-0 Reading.
How to watch Reading v Wigan in the UK
The League One TV guide →No channel has been announced for Reading v Wigan yet. The UK rights to League One are held by:
- Sky SportsThe selected League One matches on Sky Sports Football and Sky Sports Main Event; Sky shows more than 1,000 EFL matches a season under a deal that runs to 2028/29.
- ITVfreeTen EFL matches a season live and free to air on ITV1 and ITVX, shown alongside Sky.
The streaming services that carry League One:
- Sky Sports+The matches not on the main Sky Sports channels; included with Sky Sports at no extra cost: the Sky Sports+ channel and the Sky Sports app on Sky Q, Sky Glass, Sky Stream and mobile.
- Sky GoEvery match shown on the Sky Sports channels; included for Sky Sports customers, on phones, tablets, laptops and consoles.
- NOWEvery match shown on the Sky Sports channels; with a NOW Sports membership, no long contract.
- ITVXfreeThe ten free-to-air matches and the highlights; free, with registration.
Matches kicking off between 2:45pm and 5:15pm on a Saturday are not shown live anywhere in the UK: it is the long-standing "closed period" that protects attendances across the football pyramid. Ten EFL matches a season are live and free on ITV1 and ITVX. Everything else needs Sky Sports or NOW. ITV shows free highlights with every goal from the three EFL divisions, on ITVX. Rights checked on 1 October 2026.
How they come into it
Full head to head →
- Sat 17 OctWigan 1-0 Reading
- Sat 10 OctMK Dons 1-5 Reading
- Sat 3 OctReading 1-1 Bradford
- Sat 26 SeptWycombe Wanderers 2-2 Reading
- Sat 19 SeptReading 2-0 Notts County
- Tue 20 OctOxford United 2-1 Wigan
- Sat 17 OctWigan 1-0 Reading
- Sat 10 OctStevenage 1-0 Wigan
- Sat 3 OctWigan -1--1 Mansfield
- Sat 19 SeptWigan 0-1 Wycombe Wanderers
What is at stake
If it ended today →Reading are 8th: 3 pts off the play-offs and 6 pts clear of the relegation zone. Wigan are 24th, in the relegation zone: 11 pts off the play-offs. 8 points separate the two sides.
In League One: The top two go up automatically. Play-offs from third to sixth. The bottom four are relegated. Positions and points are from the official table.
Line-ups appear here as soon as our data provider publishes them, usually an hour before kick-off.
The data forecast
Full head to head →Poisson model on 10 league matches for Reading and 10 for Wigan; early in the season teams start from the league average. This is an estimate, not betting advice.
Head-to-head record
Reading v Wigan down the years15 meetings in our data provider's archive · goals: Reading 23, Wigan 11 · 2.3 per match
- 17 Oct 2026Wigan1-0ReadingLeague One
- 28 Mar 2026Reading3-0WiganLeague One
- 10 Feb 2026Wigan1-2ReadingLeague One
- 1 Mar 2025Wigan1-2ReadingLeague One
- 17 Aug 2024Reading2-0WiganLeague One
- 20 Jan 2024Wigan1-0ReadingLeague One
- 23 Dec 2023Reading2-0WiganLeague One
- 29 Apr 2023Reading1-1WiganChampionship
- 17 Sept 2022Wigan0-1ReadingChampionship
- 26 Feb 2020Reading0-3WiganChampionship
and 5 older ones.
The last meeting was on 17 Oct 2026: Wigan 1-0 Reading. With Reading at home: 5 home wins, 1 draw and 1 away win in 7 matches, goals 12-6. Reading last won this fixture on 28 Mar 2026 (Reading 3-0 Wigan). Wigan last won it on 17 Oct 2026 (Wigan 1-0 Reading).
The numbers compared
All League One team stats →Reading on the left, Wigan on the right: league matches only, 10 and 10 played.
The questions people ask
- What time does Reading v Wigan kick off?
- Saturday 16 January at 3pm UK time, at Select Car Leasing Stadium.
- What channel is Reading v Wigan on in the UK?
- The channel has not been confirmed yet. TV selections are usually announced about six weeks before the match.
- Is Reading v Wigan on free-to-air TV?
- No. Ten EFL matches a season are live and free on ITV1 and ITVX. Everything else needs Sky Sports or NOW.
- Where can I watch Reading v Wigan highlights?
- ITV shows free highlights with every goal from the three EFL divisions, on ITVX.
- Where is Reading v Wigan being played?
- At Select Car Leasing Stadium, capacity 24,200. Reading are the home side.
- Where are Reading and Wigan in the table?
- Reading are 8th with 15 points from 10 matches; Wigan are 24th with 7 points from 10. Reading are 8th: 3 pts off the play-offs and 6 pts clear of the relegation zone. Wigan are 24th, in the relegation zone: 11 pts off the play-offs.
- What form are Reading and Wigan in?
- Last league results, most recent first. Reading: L W D D W. Wigan: L W L L D.
- Who are the top scorers for Reading and Wigan?
- Reading: Jack Marriott (8) and Jacob Brown (4). League One goals only.
- Who is the favourite in Reading v Wigan?
- Arena Rete's model makes Reading favourites (69%), from the two sides' league results. Most likely score: 2-0. It is an estimate, not betting advice.
- What is the head-to-head record between Reading and Wigan?
- 15 meetings on record: 10 wins for Reading, 2 draws, 3 wins for Wigan; goals 23-11.
- When did Reading and Wigan last meet?
- On 17 Oct 2026 (League One): Wigan 1-0 Reading.
- Where can I follow Reading v Wigan live?
- On Arena Rete's match page: the score, the goalscorers and the line-ups update on their own.
The rest of the round on TV
The League One TV guide →This page is for viewers in the United Kingdom, and its times are UK time. Rights and channels change: check the broadcaster's own listing on the day. League tables rebuilt from results do not include points deductions; expected goals and team stats come from our data provider, where it supplies them. We earn nothing from these links.