Reading v Mansfield Town

Reading v Mansfield Town in English League One ended 5:0. Here you will find the final score, the goals and goalscorers, every key moment of the match, the full statistics with xG and the video highlights. See the match prediction or browse the full fixture list.

Prediction and probabilities: Reading v Mansfield Town

How the models performed

Pro AI (XGBoost) predicted Home win · Reading at 46.4% - the match finished 5:0, so the prediction was correct.
Model 1 · Reading X 2 · Mansfield Town Prediction Result
ELO + Poisson 49.0% 25.1% 25.9% Home win · Reading ✔ Correct
Pro AI (XGBoost) 46.4% 16.5% 37.2% Home win · Reading ✔ Correct
Data Providers 35.0% 35.0% 30.0% Home win · Reading ✔ Correct
Final score 5:0 Home win · Reading
Predictions are published before kick-off and are never edited afterwards. For information purposes only – not betting advice. 18+ · Methodology

Closing odds

Before kick-off the bookmakers were offering average odds of 2.02 on a Reading win, 3.53 on the draw and 3.38 on a Mansfield Town win (closing odds).
Market Avg odds Best Market % Model %
Reading win 2.02 2.08 Unibet 49.5% 46.4%
Draw 3.53 3.79 Pinnacle 28.3% 16.5%
Mansfield Town win 3.38 3.50 Dafabet 29.6% 37.2%
Over 2.5 goals 1.74 1.80 Unibet 57.5% 68.2%
Under 2.5 goals 2.05 2.15 Pinnacle 48.8% 31.8%
Both teams to score - Yes 1.61 1.66 Unibet 62.1% 58.4%
Both teams to score - No 2.18 2.30 Betfair 45.9% 41.6%
Updated: 02.09.2026 16:26 · Average odds across 13 bookmakers. Informational data - not an invitation to bet and not advice. 18+ · Gamble responsibly.

Match events: Reading v Mansfield Town

  1. 35′Jack Marriott · Goal (assist: Jeriel Dorsett)
  2. 40′Benn Ward · Goal
  3. 44′George Earthy · Goal (assist: Kyreece Joshua Lisbie)
  4. 45′Nathan Daniel Moriah-Welsh · Substitution (off: George Maris)
  5. 45′Liam Thompson · Substitution (off: Regan·Hendry)
  6. 58′Jack Marriott · Goal (assist: Lewis Wing)
  7. 68′Jack Marriott · Substitution (off: Jacob Brown)
  8. 68′George Earthy · Substitution (off: Randell Williams)
  9. 68′David McGoldrick · Substitution (off: Frazer Blake-Tracy)
  10. 69′Louis Reed · Substitution (off: Tyler Roberts)
  11. 72′Joel Pereira · Yellow card
  12. 76′Rhys Oates · Substitution (off: Luke Bolton)
  13. 77′Andy Rinomhota · Substitution (off: Charlie Savage)
  14. 80′Jacob Brown · Goal (assist: Randell Williams)
  15. 82′Kyreece Joshua Lisbie · Substitution (off: Daniel·Kyerewaa)
  16. 82′Paudie O’Connor · Substitution (off: Conor Masterson)

Match statistics: Reading v Mansfield Town

Statistic Reading Mansfield Town
Possession 54% 46%
Shots on target 7 5
Total shots 20 11
Shots off target 8 4
Blocked shots 5 2
Corners 5 2
Fouls 9 16
Offsides 0 2
Yellow cards 1 0
Red cards 0 0
Saves 5 1
Passes 442 372

Line-ups: Reading v Mansfield Town

Reading 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  1. 1 Joel Pereira 7.3
  2. 2 U. Godwin-Malife 6.0
  3. 3 J. Dorsett 6.6
  4. 4 A. Rinomhota 6.6
  5. 7 J. Marriott 8.7
  6. 10 L. Wing 7.7
  7. 15 P. O'Connor 6.4
  8. 16 Benn David Ward 7.3
  9. 17 George Earthy 8.2
  10. 19 K. Lisbie 7.0
  11. 32 P. Lane 6.2
Substitutes (7)
  1. 8 C. Savage 6.5
  2. 9 J. Reid
  3. 11 D. Kyerewaa 6.1
  4. 14 R. Williams 6.8
  5. 18 J. Brown 7.4
  6. 23 C. Masterson 6.7
  7. 25 J. Stevens

Mansfield Town 3-1-4-2

Starting XI

  1. 4 E. Hewitt 5.8
  2. 5 R. Sweeney 6.0
  3. 7 L. Akins 6.2
  4. 16 L. Thompson 5.7
  5. 17 D. McGoldrick 6.4
  6. 18 R. Oates 6.3
  7. 21 H. Lewis 5.7
  8. 22 N. Moriah-Welsh 5.8
  9. 23 A. Oshilaja 6.0
  10. 25 L. Reed 6.1
  11. 39 O. Dodgson 6.1
Substitutes (7)
  1. 2 K. Knoyle
  2. 3 S. McLaughlin
  3. 8 L. Bolton 5.5
  4. 14 M. Smith
  5. 19 T. Roberts 6.4
  6. 20 F. Blake-Tracy 5.5
  7. 24 R. Hendry 5.9

Form and head-to-head: Reading v Mansfield Town

Reading

LWWDD

Mansfield Town

DLWLL

English League One standings

Current competition standings
# Team P W D L GD Pts Form
1 Sheffield Wednesday 6 4 1 1 +7 13 DWWWL
2 Huddersfield 6 3 3 0 +6 12 DDWWD
3 Bradford City 6 4 0 2 +2 12 WWLLW
4 Cambridge United 6 3 2 1 +2 11 WDWLD
5 Oxford United 5 3 1 1 +6 10 WWLWD
6 Plymouth Argyle 6 3 1 2 +2 10 WWLWD
7 AFC Wimbledon 6 3 1 2 -2 10 WWLWD
8 Stockport County 6 3 0 3 +6 9 LWLWL
9 Stevenage 6 2 3 1 +4 9 WWDDL
10 Blackpool 6 2 2 2 +2 8 DLLWW
11 Burton Albion 6 2 2 2 0 8 LDWLW
12 Luton Town 6 2 2 2 -1 8 LDWLD
13 Leicester City 6 2 2 2 -2 8 WLWDL
14 Reading 5 2 1 2 +5 7 LWWDL
15 Leyton Orient 6 2 1 3 +3 7 LDWLW
16 Notts County 6 1 4 1 0 7 LDDWD
17 Mansfield Town 6 2 1 3 -3 7 DLLWL
18 Barnsley 6 2 1 3 -5 7 LLWWD
19 Wycombe 6 1 3 2 -4 6 WDLLD
20 Milton Keynes Dons 6 0 5 1 -2 5 DDLDD
21 Peterborough United 6 1 2 3 -6 5 DLDLW
22 Bromley 6 1 2 3 -11 5 DLLLD
23 Wigan 6 1 1 4 -6 4 DLWLL
24 Doncaster Rovers 6 0 3 3 -3 3 LLDDD

Managers: Reading v Mansfield Town

L. Richardson
ReadingManagerL. Richardson
N. Clough
Mansfield TownManagerN. Clough

Match information: Reading v Mansfield Town

Kick-off
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Competition
English League One
Round
Regular Season – 4
City
Reading
Surface
grass
Capacity
24,161