Mansfield Town vs Reading

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🕒 Tue, 10 Mar 2026 19:45 Europe/London 📍 One Call Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Thomas Parsons 🔁 Regular Season - 26 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 26
Regular Season Table
Mansfield Town 10 · Reading 12
Referee Stats
19 matches · 2.79 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 2.79
Reds avg 0.05
Penalties avg 0.16
Over 4.5 cards 16%
Home wins 53%
Draws 21%
Away wins 26%
How the match was won
  • Mansfield Town outshot their opponent (17-7).
  • Possession was balanced (50%-50%).
  • Mansfield Town had the sharper finishing (7-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Mansfield Town (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 9-8-6

Goals For / Against

38 / 27
Avg: 1.65 / 1.17

Points

35
Avg: 1.52

Clean Sheets

8

Failed to Score

5
Reading (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 6-8-9

Goals For / Against

31 / 32
Avg: 1.35 / 1.39

Points

26
Avg: 1.13

Clean Sheets

2

Failed to Score

5

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this League One fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.52
PPG
1.13
1.65
GF
1.35
1.17
GA
1.39
57%
O2.5
43%
57%
BTTS
70%
48%
Score 1st
43%

League-position context

Mansfield Town rank10th
Reading rank12th
Mansfield Town points65
Reading points63
Mansfield Town: #10 · 65 pts · GD +12
26 pts off the top 2. 8 pts off the play-off line. 16 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Reading: #12 · 63 pts · GD +4
28 pts off the top 2. 10 pts off the play-off line. 14 pts clear of the relegation zone.
2-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Mansfield Town last 5 home

W D D W D
Points9/15
Weighted index64
Goals13-9
Record2-3-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Reading last 5 away

D L D L W
Points5/15
Weighted index24
Goals4-5
Record1-2-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Mansfield Town trend breakdown

Over 2.557%
BTTS57%
BTTS + O2.548%
1H Over 0.561%
Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 17%

Reading trend breakdown

Over 2.543%
BTTS70%
BTTS + O2.539%
1H Over 0.570%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 87% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 26%

Scoring reliability

Mansfield Town score at home78%
Mansfield Town clean sheet at home35%
Reading score away78%
Reading clean sheet away9%

First-goal patterns

Mansfield Town score first48%
Mansfield Town win after scoring first64%
Reading score first43%
Reading win after scoring first40%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Mansfield Town 43% · Reading 45%
Avg first goal minute: Mansfield Town 24.5' · Reading 27.5'

Vs league average

Mansfield Town score at home1.65 vs 1.48
Mansfield Town concede at home1.17 vs 1.15
Reading score away1.35 vs 1.15
Reading concede away1.39 vs 1.48
Mansfield Town score 12% above league average, while Reading score 17% above league average.
Defensive side: Mansfield Town are 2% above league average at home, and Reading are 6% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.40
BTTS60%
Over 2.560%
At this venue setup: 3.50 goals on average across the last 2.

Mansfield Town goal timing (home)

1H scored: 42% 2H scored: 58% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 61-75
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 8
16-30 7
61-75 7
76-90+ 6
0-15 5
31-45 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
61-75 5
76-90+ 5
0-15 4
31-45 4
46-60 4
16-30 3

Reading goal timing (away)

1H scored: 53% 2H scored: 47% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 8
76-90+ 6
16-30 5
46-60 4
61-75 4
0-15 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 9
76-90+ 7
61-75 5
0-15 4
16-30 3
31-45 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
7
2
Total Shots
17
7
Shots off Goal
8
4
Blocked Shots
2
1
Shots Inside Box
10
7
Shots Outside Box
7
0
Ball Possession
50%
50%
Corner Kicks
13
6
Fouls
10
10
Offsides
2
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
1
6
Total Passes
360
373
Passes Accurate
259
260
Passes %
72%
70%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games5
Home Wins1
Draws1
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals3 (60.0%)
BTTS3 (60.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games2
Home Wins1
Draws0
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals1 (50.0%)
BTTS1 (50.0%)

Mansfield Town vs Reading Head-to-Head History by Season