Reading vs Mansfield Town

2 - 1

🕒 Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Select Car Leasing Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Martin Woods 🔁 Regular Season - 23 🏁 match finished

Season

2024-2025 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 23

Regular Season Table

Reading 7 · Mansfield Town 17

Referee Stats

Martin Woods

11 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	0.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	55%
Draws	27%
Away wins	18%

How the match was won

Mansfield Town outshot their opponent (9-15).
Mansfield Town controlled possession (65%).
Reading had the sharper finishing (5-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Reading (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 14-4-5

Goals For / Against

37 / 21

Avg: 1.61 / 0.91

Points

Avg: 2.00

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Mansfield Town (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-5-11

Goals For / Against

30 / 39

Avg: 1.30 / 1.70

Points

Avg: 1.13

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

2.00

PPG

1.13

1.61

1.30

0.91

1.70

48%

O2.5

65%

48%

BTTS

61%

Score 1st

League-position context

Reading rank7th

Mansfield Town rank17th

Reading points75

Mansfield Town points54

Reading: #7 · 75 pts · GD +11

17 pts off the top 2. 8 pts above the play-off edge. 29 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Mansfield Town: #17 · 54 pts · GD -13

38 pts off the top 2. 14 pts off the play-off line. 8 pts clear of the relegation zone.

21-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Reading last 5 home

L L W W D

Points7/15

Weighted index36

Goals7-7

Record2-1-2

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 last 5 away

L D L W L

Points4/15

Weighted index22

Goals6-12

Record1-1-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Reading trend breakdown

Over 2.548%

BTTS48%

BTTS + O2.539%

1H Over 0.552%

Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 13%

Mansfield Town trend breakdown

Over 2.565%

BTTS61%

BTTS + O2.552%

1H Over 0.583%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 87% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 26%

Scoring reliability

Reading score at home78%

Reading clean sheet at home39%

Mansfield Town score away74%

Mansfield Town clean sheet away17%

First-goal patterns

Reading score first0%

Reading win after scoring first0%

Mansfield Town score first0%

Mansfield Town win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Reading 0% · Mansfield Town 0%

Vs league average

Reading score at home1.61 vs 1.40

Reading concede at home0.91 vs 1.18

Mansfield Town score away1.30 vs 1.18

Mansfield Town concede away1.70 vs 1.40

Reading score 15% above league average, while Mansfield Town score 10% above league average.

Defensive side: Reading are 23% below league average at home, and Mansfield Town are 21% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.40

BTTS60%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 3.33 goals on average across the last 3.

Reading goal timing (home)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Mansfield Town goal timing (away)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

35%

65%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

240

418

Passes Accurate

140

302

Passes %

58%

72%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	5
Home Wins	3
Draws	1
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	3 (60.0%)
BTTS	3 (60.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	3
Home Wins	2
Draws	1
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	2 (66.7%)
BTTS	2 (66.7%)

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

2026-2027 Season

02 Sep 2026 Reading vs Mansfield Town 5 - 0

2025-2026 Season

10 Mar 2026 Mansfield Town vs Reading 1 - 0 04 Oct 2025 Reading vs Mansfield Town 1 - 1

2024-2025 Season

21 Apr 2025 Mansfield Town vs Reading 1 - 5 29 Dec 2024 Reading vs Mansfield Town 2 - 1