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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%
42
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3Wycombe WanderersWycombe442412869412884
4Charlton AthleticCharlton4424101064392582
5Stockport CountyStockport442312966392781
6Leyton Orient442261667472072
7Reading4420121264531172
8Bolton WanderersBolton44206186568-366
9Huddersfield TownHuddersfield44197185648864
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11Lincoln CityLincoln4416131562511161
12Barnsley441610186469-558
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14Stevenage431510184047-755
15Wigan AthleticWigan431314163739-253
16Exeter CityExeter441411194661-1553
17Peterborough UnitedPeterborough431311196474-1050
18Northampton TownNorthampton441214184762-1550
19Mansfield TownMansfield43139215367-1448
20Burton Albion431013204561-1643
21Bristol Rovers44127254370-2743
22Crawley TownCrawley441010245282-3040
23Cambridge UnitedCambridge44911244369-2638
24Shrewsbury TownShrewsbury4479283876-3830


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