Reading vs Mansfield Town: result 2-1 and analysis
League OneRegular Season - 23Kick-off on December 29, 2024 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Select Car Leasing Stadium, Reading, Berkshire
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What was the result of Reading vs Mansfield Town?
Reading won 2-1 on December 29, 2024.
Goalscorers
- 17′Mamadi CamaráReading
- 45′W. EvansMansfield Town
- 55′Tyler BindonReading
Official lineup for Reading vs Mansfield Town
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Reading
4-3-3- 28Mamadi Camará
- 10S. Smith
- 20C. Campbell
- 8C. Savage
- 29L. Wing
- 7H. Knibbs
- 32Abraham Kanu
- 24Tyler Bindon
- 27A. Mbengue
- 5M. Craig
- 22Joel Pereira
Mansfield Town
3-5-1-1- 11W. Evans
- 7L. Akins
- 22F. Blake-Tracy
- 8A. Lewis
- 25L. Reed
- 17K. Baccus
- 4E. Hewitt
- 6B. Cargill
- 23A. Oshilaja
- 9J. Bowery
- 1C. Pym
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Reading have 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats; Mansfield Town have 7, 2 and 6.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 26, 2024 | Northampton(home) | 4-1 | League One |
| Dec 21, 2024 | Lincoln(away) | 0-2 | League One |
| Dec 14, 2024 | Blackpool(home) | 0-3 | League One |
| Dec 10, 2024 | Walsall(away) | 1-1 | EFL Trophy |
| Dec 7, 2024 | Wycombe(away) | 1-1 | League One |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 26, 2024 | Peterborough(away) | 3-0 | League One |
| Dec 21, 2024 | Rotherham(home) | 1-0 | League One |
| Dec 14, 2024 | Charlton(away) | 0-0 | League One |
| Dec 7, 2024 | Huddersfield(home) | 1-2 | League One |
| Dec 3, 2024 | Bolton(away) | 1-3 | League One |
How many goals should we expect?
Reading score 1.7 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Mansfield Town score 1.3 and concede 0.7.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 1.7 | 1.3 | 4 | 8/15 | 8/15 |
| Mansfield Town | 1.3 | 0.7 | 7 | 4/15 | 6/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Reading sit 6th in League One (15 points from 9 matches) and Mansfield Town sit 14th (11 points from 8 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Reading | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 15 |
| 14 | Mansfield Town | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 11 |
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