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Reading v Mansfield Town : League One match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sun 29th Dec, 15:00 BST, Madejski Stadium, Reading

Reading and their boss Rubén Sellés Salvador will be looking to get one over on Nigel Clough and his Mansfield Town side on Sunday afternoon, as the pair clash at the Madejski Stadium in the League One. Recent form, head to head (H2H) statistics, predictions and odds from leading bookmakers are all published below. We're here to give you everything you need to place an intelligent bet. We've backed , but why not flip through the tabs and find the one you like best?

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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

We are making over 1.5 goals our best tip on this fixture, meaning that the sides will score a minimum of 2 goals between them during the standard 90 mins. Both Reading and Mansfield's current form stats suggest goals are to be expected, while their head-to-head (H2H) record also supports the bet. The bookies make it the most likely outcome in this market too, available at 1.25.

If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Reading are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 49% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.10.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Predictions	Bet365	Coral
Reading 49%	2.10	-
Draw 25%	3.60	-
Mansfield 26%	3.25	-
Draw 1-1 12%	7.00	6.50
Reading 1-0 11%	8.50	7.50
Reading 2-1 9%	9.00	8.00
Reading 2-0 9%	11.00	9.50
Mansfield 1-0 8%	11.00	9.50
Draw 0-0 7%	12.00	10.00
Mansfield 2-1 6%	11.00	10.00
Draw 2-2 5%	13.00	11.00
Reading 3-1 5%	17.00	13.00
Reading 3-0 5%	19.00	15.00
Mansfield 2-0 4%	17.00	15.00
Reading 3-2 3%	23.00	19.00
Mansfield 3-1 2%	23.00	19.00
Reading 4-1 2%	34.00	23.00
Reading 4-0 2%	41.00	29.00
Over 2.5 Goals 49%	1.80	1.75
Under 2.5 Goals 51%	2.00	1.95
Home 1st Goal 52%	1.67	-
Away 1st Goal 43%	2.30	-
No 1st Goal 5%	12.00	-
BTTS - Yes 52%	1.67	1.67
BTTS - No 48%	2.10	2.10
BTTS - Home Win 22%	4.00	3.80
BTTS - Draw 18%	4.50	4.33
BTTS - Away Win 12%	6.00	5.50
Home/draw 75%	1.33	1.33
Away/draw 51%	1.70	1.70
Home/away 75%	1.29	1.29
Over 1.5 Goals 74%	1.25	1.25
Under 1.5 Goals 26%	3.75	3.60
Over 3.5 Goals 27%	3.00	2.88
Under 3.5 Goals 73%	1.36	1.36
Over 4.5 Goals 13%	6.00	5.25
Under 4.5 Goals 87%	1.12	1.13
Over 5.5 Goals 5%	13.00	10.00
Under 5.5 Goals 95%	1.04	1.04
Over 0.5 Goals 93%	1.04	1.04
Under 0.5 Goals 7%	12.00	10.00
Home DNB 67%	1.53	1.53
Away DNB 43%	2.38	2.30
Reading win to nil 28%	3.75	-
Mansfield win to nil 14%	6.00	-
Reading / Reading 24%	3.40	3.30
Reading / Mansfield 3%	29.00	23.00
Reading / Draw 6%	13.00	12.00
Draw / Reading 15%	5.50	5.00
Draw / Mansfield 11%	7.50	7.00
Draw / Draw 15%	5.50	5.00
Mansfield / Reading 4%	23.00	19.00
Mansfield / Mansfield 15%	5.50	5.00
Mansfield / Draw 6%	15.00	12.00

Win / draw / win League One table

Reading have played 20 matches so far this season and lay in 7th place in the League One league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 14 games against teams below in the table, having won 8, drawn 2 and lost 4 matches. They have kept 4 clean sheets and have failed to score in 2 fixtures. Reading have outscored their opponents by 30 goals to 23 goals.

Home League Performance

Reading have played 9 games at home winning 7, drawing 0 and losing 2 games. They have scored 17 goals, kept 4 clean sheets and conceded 7 goals at home.

Mansfield are in 10th position in the League One on 28 points having played 19 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

4 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 11 goals and kept 3 clean sheets. They have scored 10 goals in total and failed to score in 3 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

8 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 5 games, drawn 2 and won 1. Mansfield have conceded 14 goals, scored 7, failed to score in 2 fixtures and have kept no clean sheets.

BTTS yes BTTS no BTTS yes BTTS no Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Over 0.5 Under 0.5 Over 1.5 Under 1.5 Over 2.5 Under 2.5 Over 3.5 Under 3.5 Over 4.5 Under 4.5 Over 5.5 Under 5.5 For 0-0 Against Won Draw Lost	Reading Mansfield
Results by League Table

	TEAM	PLD	W	D	L	GD	PTS	HOME	AWAY	HOME	AWAY
1	Birmingham	19	14	3	2	19	45	Feb 22	d 1-1F	d 1-1A	Apr 26
2	Wycombe	20	13	5	2	21	44	Apr 5	d 1-1A	Jan 18	l 1-0A
3	Wrexham	21	12	6	3	17	42	-	l 3-0A	Feb 23	l 1-0A
4	Huddersfield	20	12	3	5	16	39	w 2-1A	Feb 8	l 1-2A	Apr 5
5	Stockport	21	10	6	5	12	36	Jan 18	l 4-1A	d 1-1F	Jan 4
6	Lincoln	21	8	7	6	3	31	Apr 18	l 2-0A	-	l 4-1A
7	Reading Home	20	9	4	7	0	31	-	-	Apr 21	Dec 29
8	Bolton	19	9	4	6	-1	31	Feb 1	l 5-2A	Jan 1	l 3-1F
9	Barnsley	21	8	6	7	-1	30	May 3	d 2-2A	Mar 15	w 1-2F
10	Mansfield Away	19	8	4	7	1	28	Dec 29	Apr 21	-	-
11	Charlton	20	7	6	7	4	27	w 2-0F	Jan 4	Apr 1	d 0-00-0
12	Blackpool	20	7	6	7	-2	27	l 0-3A	Apr 1	w 2-0F	Feb 15
13	Exeter	20	8	3	9	-3	27	Mar 4	w 1-2F	May 3	Jan 14
14	Stevenage	19	7	5	7	-2	26	Mar 15	d 1-1A	l 0-1A	Mar 8
15	L Orient	20	7	4	9	3	25	l 0-1A	Jan 25	Mar 22	-
16	Peterborough	20	7	3	10	1	24	Mar 29	w 1-2F	Apr 12	Dec 26
17	Wigan	20	6	6	8	1	24	w 2-0F	Mar 1	Mar 4	w 1-2F
18	Rotherham	19	6	5	8	-2	23	Feb 15	l 2-1F	w 1-0F	Apr 18
19	Bristol R	20	6	4	10	-11	22	w 1-0F	Apr 26	l 0-1A	Mar 29
20	Northampton	21	5	6	10	-13	21	Dec 26	Apr 12	Feb 8	w 0-2F
21	Crawley	20	5	4	11	-13	19	w 4-1F	Mar 8	Jan 28	w 0-2F
22	Cambridge	20	4	5	11	-15	17	w 3-0F	Jan 1	w 2-1F	Jan 25
23	Burton	20	2	6	12	-15	12	w 3-1F	Jan 28	d 3-3F	Mar 1
24	Shrewsbury	20	3	3	14	-20	12	Feb 11	Mar 22	w 2-1A	Feb 1

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Win / draw / win form

Home

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

18 / 20

Conceded

11 / 20

Clean sheets

9 / 20

Failed to score

2 / 20

Won

HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Reading	0 - 3	Blackpool
Reading	3 - 0	Cambridge
Reading	1 - 0	Bristol R
Reading	4 - 1	Crawley
Reading	3 - 1	Burton
Reading	2 - 1	Huddersfield
Reading	0 - 1	L Orient
Reading	2 - 0	Charlton
Reading	2 - 0	Wigan
Reading	3 - 2	Blackpool
Reading	1 - 1	Lincoln
Reading	1 - 0	Northampton
Reading	4 - 0	Cambridge
Reading	1 - 2	Wycombe
Reading	2 - 3	Shrewsbury
Reading	2 - 0	Port Vale
Reading	2 - 0	Charlton
Reading	1 - 1	L Orient
Reading	1 - 0	Derby
Reading	3 - 2	Exeter

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

16 / 20

Conceded

16 / 20

Clean sheets

4 / 20

Failed to score

4 / 20

Won

Lost

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
A	Reading	0 - 2	Lincoln
H	Reading	0 - 3	Blackpool
A	Reading	1 - 1	Wycombe
H	Reading	3 - 0	Cambridge
A	Reading	2 - 2	Barnsley
A	Reading	2 - 1	Peterborough
A	Reading	1 - 1	Stevenage
A	Reading	1 - 4	Stockport
H	Reading	1 - 0	Bristol R
A	Reading	2 - 1	Exeter
H	Reading	4 - 1	Crawley
A	Reading	1 - 2	Rotherham
H	Reading	3 - 1	Burton
H	Reading	2 - 1	Huddersfield
A	Reading	2 - 5	Bolton
H	Reading	0 - 1	L Orient
H	Reading	2 - 0	Charlton
A	Reading	0 - 3	Wrexham
H	Reading	2 - 0	Wigan
A	Reading	1 - 1	Birmingham

Away

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

16 / 20

Conceded

14 / 20

Clean sheets

6 / 20

Failed to score

4 / 20

Won

Lost

AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Charlton	0 - 0	Mansfield
Bolton	3 - 1	Mansfield
Wycombe	1 - 0	Mansfield
Wrexham	1 - 0	Mansfield
Wigan	1 - 2	Mansfield
Crawley	0 - 2	Mansfield
Northampton	0 - 2	Mansfield
Lincoln	4 - 1	Mansfield
Barnsley	1 - 2	Mansfield
Barrow	1 - 1	Mansfield
MK Dons	1 - 4	Mansfield
Wrexham	2 - 0	Mansfield
Bradford	1 - 5	Mansfield
Tranmere	2 - 1	Mansfield
Newport	0 - 1	Mansfield
Walsall	2 - 1	Mansfield
Forest Green	0 - 4	Mansfield
AFC Wim	2 - 1	Mansfield
Morecambe	1 - 1	Mansfield
Stockport	0 - 2	Mansfield

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

15 / 20

Conceded

15 / 20

Clean sheets

5 / 20

Failed to score

5 / 20

Won

Draw

Lost

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
H	Mansfield	1 - 0	Rotherham
A	Mansfield	0 - 0	Charlton
H	Mansfield	1 - 2	Huddersfield
A	Mansfield	1 - 3	Bolton
A	Mansfield	0 - 1	Wycombe
H	Mansfield	0 - 1	Bristol R
A	Mansfield	0 - 1	Wrexham
H	Mansfield	1 - 1	Birmingham
A	Mansfield	2 - 1	Wigan
H	Mansfield	0 - 1	Stevenage
H	Mansfield	2 - 0	Blackpool
A	Mansfield	2 - 0	Crawley
A	Mansfield	2 - 0	Northampton
H	Mansfield	2 - 1	Shrewsbury
H	Mansfield	2 - 1	Cambridge
H	Mansfield	1 - 1	Stockport
A	Mansfield	1 - 4	Lincoln
H	Mansfield	3 - 3	Burton
A	Mansfield	2 - 1	Barnsley
A	Mansfield	1 - 1	Barrow

Goal Statistics

Goals have been a problem for Mansfield Town of late. It has been 8 League One games since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.1 suggests they'll struggle to end that run on Sunday afternoon against Reading.

	Reading 7th	Mansfield 10th
	Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction	1.6 goals	1.1 goals
	Scoring probability
Scoring probability	0 21% 1 33% 2 26% 3 13% 4+ There is a 79% probability that Reading will score 1 or more goals	0 35% 1 37% 2 19% 3 4+ There is a 72% probability that Mansfield will score no more than 1 goal

	20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games	+16 Reading have scored 16% more goals at home than predicted	+7 Mansfield’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
	1.9 average goals scored	1.6 average goals scored
	0.9 conceded	1.2 conceded

Attack defence ratings
League One - 2024/2025 season

12%

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RDG

MAN

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Games scored	16		14
Failed to score	4		5
Scored first	10		10
Goals scored	30		23
Avg. goals scored	1.5		1.2
Avg. shots per game	8		8
Avg. shots per goal	6		7
Conversion rate for	18		15
Avg. XG for	1.2		1.3
KickOff rating		+12%

RDG

MAN

16%

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Games conceded	16		14
Clean sheets	4		5
Conceded first	10		8
Goals conceded	30		22
Avg. goals conceded	1.5		1.2
Avg. shots/game conceded	10		10
Avg. shots/goal conceded	7		8
Conversion rate against	15%		12%
Avg. XG against	1.7		1.5
KickOff rating		+16%

Reading v Mansfield League One lLine ups will show here when available.

Reading League One squad statistics 2024/2025

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
20	7	5	5
T. Bindon	S Smith	B Elliott	A Mbengue

Players	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
T. Bindon DEF	20			2 -
M Craig MID	20	1		1 -
L Wing MID	20	4	3	3 -
B Elliott MID	19	2	5	4 -
C Savage MID	19	3	2	1 -
A Mbengue DEF	18	1		5 -
S Smith FWD	18	7		4 -
H Knibbs MID	17	5	2	1 -
C Campbell MID	16	3	2	-
J Pereira GLK	14			1 -
J Wareham FWD	13	1		-
K Ehibhatiomhan FWD	12	2	1	2 1
J Dorsett DEF	11			-
M Camará MID	11	1		1 -
H Dean DEF	9			2 -
K Abrefa DEF	9			1 -
D Button GLK	5			-
A. Kanu DEF	2			-
C Boyce-Clarke GLK	1			-
E. Osho DEF	1			-
T Rushesha MID	1			-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
7	21	5	22
S Smith	S Smith	B Elliott	L Wing

Players	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
S Smith FWD	7	21		6
H Knibbs MID	5	9	2	15
L Wing MID	4	10	3	22
C Savage MID	3	8	2	10
C Campbell MID	3	8	2	10
B Elliott MID	2	9	5	17
K Ehibhatiomhan FWD	2	7	1	8
J Wareham FWD	1	2		2
A Mbengue DEF	1	3		5
M Craig MID	1	1		8
M Camará MID	1	2		3
T. Bindon DEF		2		2
K Abrefa DEF				1
H Dean DEF		1		2
J Dorsett DEF		2		2

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
1163	53	107
L Wing	L Wing	A Mbengue

Players	passes	tackles	duels won
L Wing MID	1163	53	101
T. Bindon DEF	974	18	102
M Craig MID	876	38	77
A Mbengue DEF	789	39	107
B Elliott MID	623	38	95
C Savage MID	460	23	33
J Pereira GLK	429		9
H Knibbs MID	339	32	81
J Dorsett DEF	284	11	54
C Campbell MID	255	15	61
S Smith FWD	232	6	102
K Ehibhatiomhan FWD	202	12	63
D Button GLK	158		4
M Camará MID	142	5	16
K Abrefa DEF	120	8	28
J Wareham FWD	73	7	20
C Boyce-Clarke GLK	43
H Dean DEF	40	1	12
T Rushesha MID	14
A. Kanu DEF	7	2	4
E. Osho DEF	1	1

Mansfield League One squad statistics 2024/2025

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
19	7	3	6
C Pym	L Gregory	S McLaughlin	B Cargill

Players	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
C Pym GLK	19			1 -
A Oshilaja MID	19	3		4 -
W Evans FWD	19	5	1	3 -
J Bowery FWD	19			1 -
K Baccus MID	18	1	2	3 -
A Lewis MID	17	2		4 -
H Boateng MID	17	2		3 1
E Hewitt DEF	16		2	2 -
S McLaughlin DEF	16		3	2 -
L Reed MID	16			5 -
S Quinn MID	14	1	1	2 -
L Akins FWD	14		2	1 -
B Waine FWD	14	1		-
B Cargill DEF	13			6 -
A Flint DEF	12			1 -
F Blake-Tracy DEF	12		1	1 -
L Gregory FWD	12	7		1 -
G Maris MID	9			-
T Nichols FWD	5			1 -
G Williams DEF	3			-
A Kilgour DEF	3			-
R Oates FWD	2			-
S Flinders GLK	1			-
C MacDonald DEF	1			-
B. Quinn FWD	1			-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
7	15	3	11
L Gregory	W Evans	S McLaughlin	H Boateng

Players	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
L Gregory FWD	7	13		8
W Evans FWD	5	15	1	8
A Oshilaja MID	3	5		9
A Lewis MID	2	5		9
H Boateng MID	2	4		11
B Waine FWD	1	2		1
K Baccus MID	1	6	2	10
S Quinn MID	1	3	1	11
R Oates FWD				1
T Nichols FWD				1
G Maris MID		1		5
F Blake-Tracy DEF			1	6
A Flint DEF		2		1
B Cargill DEF				1
L Akins FWD		2	2	3
L Reed MID		2		7
S McLaughlin DEF		3	3	9
E Hewitt DEF			2	9
J Bowery FWD				1

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
953	36	114
A Oshilaja	K Baccus	A Oshilaja

Players	passes	tackles	duels won
A Oshilaja MID	953	18	114
L Reed MID	826	30	45
C Pym GLK	529		3
B Cargill DEF	527	26	64
J Bowery FWD	467	19	52
K Baccus MID	411	36	76
E Hewitt DEF	389	20	72
H Boateng MID	371	17	40
A Flint DEF	350	8	55
L Akins FWD	344	14	62
S McLaughlin DEF	339	12	47
F Blake-Tracy DEF	328	9	52
S Quinn MID	326	15	42
W Evans FWD	287	21	79
A Lewis MID	286	24	52
L Gregory FWD	172	14	58
G Maris MID	139	8	20
G Williams DEF	68	8	17
B Waine FWD	49	2	9
T Nichols FWD	37	1	8
S Flinders GLK	22
A Kilgour DEF	10	1	2
R Oates FWD	4	1	1
B. Quinn FWD	4
C MacDonald DEF	2

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Reading v Mansfield Town : League One match betting preview, prediction and odds

Reading have played 20 matches so far this season and lay in 7th place in the League One league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

Home League Performance

Mansfield are in 10th position in the League One on 28 points having played 19 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

Performance against teams above them in the league

Reading v Mansfield League One lLine ups will show here when available.

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