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League One | Gameweek 23
Dec 29, 2024 at 3pm UK
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Mansfield Town

Reading
2 - 1
Mansfield

Camara (17'), Bindon (55')
Mbengue (78'), Wareham (90+2')
FT(HT: 1-1)
Evans (45')
Evans (54'), McLaughlin (83')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's League One clash between Reading and Mansfield Town, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Reading 4-1 Northampton
Thursday, December 26 at 3pm in League One
Last Game: Peterborough 0-3 Mansfield
Thursday, December 26 at 3pm in League One

We said: Reading 1-2 Mansfield Town

Reading will be out to prove that they have turned a corner under new boss Hunt following their Boxing Day win. However, having won their last two games, Mansfield look poised to seize the opportunity to leapfrog their hosts with a win on Sunday. Read more.

Data Analysis

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 Reading win with a probability of 40.93%. A win for Mansfield Town had a probability of 33.14% and a draw had a probability of 25.9%.

The most likely scoreline for a Reading win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.88%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.72%) and 2-0 (6.99%). The likeliest Mansfield Town win was 0-1 (8.71%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.31%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Reading would win this match.

Result
ReadingDrawMansfield Town
40.93% (0.0019999999999953 0) 25.93% (0.0039999999999978 0) 33.14% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
Both teams to score 53.94% (-0.015000000000001 -0.02)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
49.68% (-0.018000000000001 -0.02)50.31% (0.019999999999996 0.02)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
27.74% (-0.016999999999999 -0.02)72.26% (0.019999999999996 0.02)
Reading Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
75.7% (-0.0079999999999956 -0.01)24.3% (0.010999999999999 0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
41.32% (-0.012 -0.01)58.67% (0.015000000000001 0.02)
Mansfield Town Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
71.25% (-0.010999999999996 -0.01)28.75% (0.013999999999999 0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
35.41% (-0.015000000000001 -0.02)64.59% (0.018000000000001 0.02)
Score Analysis
    Reading 40.93%
    Mansfield Town 33.14%
    Draw 25.92%
ReadingDrawMansfield Town
1-0 @ 9.88% (0.004999999999999 0)
2-1 @ 8.72%
2-0 @ 6.99% (0.0019999999999998 0)
3-1 @ 4.11% (-0.00099999999999945 -0)
3-0 @ 3.3% (0.0010000000000003 0)
3-2 @ 2.56% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
4-1 @ 1.45%
4-0 @ 1.17%
4-2 @ 0.91% (-0.001 -0)
Other @ 1.85%
Total : 40.93%
1-1 @ 12.31%
0-0 @ 6.99% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
2-2 @ 5.43% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
3-3 @ 1.07% (-0.0010000000000001 -0)
Other @ 0.13%
Total : 25.92%
0-1 @ 8.71% (0.0039999999999996 0)
1-2 @ 7.68% (-0.00099999999999945 -0)
0-2 @ 5.43% (0.0010000000000003 0)
1-3 @ 3.19% (-0.0020000000000002 -0)
2-3 @ 2.26% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
0-3 @ 2.26%
1-4 @ 1%
Other @ 2.63%
Total : 33.14%

How you voted: Reading vs Mansfield

Reading
59.5%
Draw
14.3%
Mansfield Town
26.2%
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5Barnsley2612684036442
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7Reading2512584036441
8Leyton Orient25115932221038
9Bolton WanderersBolton2511593839-138
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11Lincoln CityLincoln269892930-135
12Charlton AthleticCharlton249782925434
13Rotherham UnitedRotherham259792826234
14Blackpool2571083437-331
15Stevenage248791922-331
16Exeter CityExeter2594122832-431
17Wigan AthleticWigan2486102324-130
18Bristol Rovers2584132539-1428
19Peterborough UnitedPeterborough2575134146-526
20Northampton TownNorthampton2668122440-1626
21Crawley TownCrawley2456132544-1921
22Shrewsbury TownShrewsbury2555152645-1920
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24Burton Albion2529142139-1815


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