The League One clash at One Call Stadium on Monday sees home team Mansfield Town prepare for the visit of Reading.
Our predictions, user poll and statistics for Mansfield Town v Reading can be found here - plus the latest betting odds.
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Mansfield Town
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Mansfield Town enter this game coming off the back of a 3-3 League One drawn game vs Rotherham United.
For Mansfield Town, the scorers were George Maris (8'), Aden Flint (77') and Jordan Bowery (87'). Mallik Wilks (17', 66') and Sam Nombe (36') scored for Rotherham United.
It has been seldom in recent games where Mansfield Town have kept a clean sheet. It will be a concern for them that Mansfield Town have been scored against in 6 of their previous 6 clashes, giving up 11 goals during that time.
Looking at the pre-match facts, Mansfield Town:
- have not registered a win against Reading in their previous 3 league matches.
- are without a win at home for the past 2 league games.
Reading
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After a losing effort in their last game against Lincoln City in League One action, Reading and their fans will hope to get a better result this time.
James Collins (65') was the scorer for Lincoln City.
In the course of their 6 latest matches, Noel Hunt's Reading have found the back of the net a total of 8 times - yielding them a goals scored per game average of 1.33.
Coming into this clash, Reading are undefeated in their last 2 away league matches.
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Head to head
The last league contest featuring these sides was League One match day 23 on 29/12/2024 and the score finished Reading 2-1 Mansfield Town.
The referee was Martin Woods.
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Prediction
We’re inclined to think that Reading should get enough chances to get a goal against this Mansfield Town lineup, although that is unlikely to be as many as they’ll concede.
We are anticipating a tight encounter finishing with a 2-1 advantage for Mansfield Town by the conclusion of the game. It will be interesting to see how this one goes.
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⚽️ What are the best odds for this match?
Regarding the latest bookmaker odds on the 90 minute result market, the win for Mansfield Town is available for 2, backing a draw is 3.5 & taking a punt on a win for Reading can get you 3.5. They are the top market prices being offered at present.
Lucas Pereira,
04:08 19/04/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
Mansfield Town
Formed: 1897
Stadium: One Call Stadium (9,186)
Captain: Aden Flint
Chairman: John Radford
Manager: Nigel Clough
Competitions: League One position 18
⭐ Key Man: Deji Oshilaja
Normally playing in the Central Defensive Midfielder position, Deji Oshilaja was born in Bermondsey, England. Having played his first senior match for Newport County in the 2013 - 2014 season, the skilful Midfielder has managed 4 league goals in this League One 2024 - 2025 season so far from a total of 35 appearances.