League One

League One | Gameweek 23

Dec 29, 2024 at 3pm UK

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Reading
2 - 1
Mansfield

Camara (17', 17'), Bindon (55')
Mbengue (78'), Wareham (90+2')

FT(HT: 2-2)

Evans (45', 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

Reading

All competitions

League One

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

Goals
for

Mansfield Town

All competitions

League One

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

Goals
for

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
Reading	Draw	Mansfield Town
40.93% ( 0)	25.93% ( 0)	33.14% ( -0)

Both teams to score 53.94% (

-0.02)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

49.68% (

-0.02)

50.31% (

0.02)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

27.74% (

-0.02)

72.26% (

0.02)

Reading Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

75.7% (

-0.01)

24.3% (

0.01)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

41.32% (

-0.01)

58.67% (

0.02)

Mansfield Town Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

71.25% (

-0.01)

28.75% (

0.01)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

35.41% (

-0.02)

64.59% (

0.02)

Score Analysis

Reading 40.93%

Mansfield Town 33.14%

Draw 25.92%

Reading	Draw	Mansfield Town
1-0 @ 9.88% ( 0) 2-1 @ 8.72% 2-0 @ 6.99% ( 0) 3-1 @ 4.11% ( -0) 3-0 @ 3.3% ( 0) 3-2 @ 2.56% ( -0) 4-1 @ 1.45% 4-0 @ 1.17% 4-2 @ 0.91% ( -0) Other @ 1.85% Total : 40.93%	1-1 @ 12.31% 0-0 @ 6.99% ( 0.01) 2-2 @ 5.43% ( -0) 3-3 @ 1.07% ( -0) Other @ 0.13% Total : 25.92%	0-1 @ 8.71% ( 0) 1-2 @ 7.68% ( -0) 0-2 @ 5.43% ( 0) 1-3 @ 3.19% ( -0) 2-3 @ 2.26% ( -0) 0-3 @ 2.26% 1-4 @ 1% Other @ 2.63% Total : 33.14%