Reading will be out to prove that they have turned a corner under new boss Hunt following their Boxing Day win. However, having won their last two games, Mansfield look poised to seize the opportunity to leapfrog their hosts with a win on Sunday. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Reading win with a probability of 40.93%. A win for Mansfield Town had a probability of 33.14% and a draw had a probability of 25.9%.

The most likely scoreline for a Reading win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.88%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.72%) and 2-0 (6.99%). The likeliest Mansfield Town win was 0-1 (8.71%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.31%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Reading would win this match.

Result
Reading	Draw	Mansfield Town
40.93% ( 0)	25.93% ( 0)	33.14% ( -0)

Both teams to score 53.94% (

-0.02)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

49.68% (

-0.02)

50.31% (

0.02)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

27.74% (

-0.02)

72.26% (

0.02)

Reading Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

75.7% (

-0.01)

24.3% (

0.01)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

41.32% (

-0.01)

58.67% (

0.02)

Mansfield Town Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

71.25% (

-0.01)

28.75% (

0.01)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

35.41% (

-0.02)

64.59% (

0.02)

Score Analysis

Reading 40.93%

Mansfield Town 33.14%

Draw 25.92%

Reading	Draw	Mansfield Town
1-0 @ 9.88% ( 0) 2-1 @ 8.72% 2-0 @ 6.99% ( 0) 3-1 @ 4.11% ( -0) 3-0 @ 3.3% ( 0) 3-2 @ 2.56% ( -0) 4-1 @ 1.45% 4-0 @ 1.17% 4-2 @ 0.91% ( -0) Other @ 1.85% Total : 40.93%	1-1 @ 12.31% 0-0 @ 6.99% ( 0.01) 2-2 @ 5.43% ( -0) 3-3 @ 1.07% ( -0) Other @ 0.13% Total : 25.92%	0-1 @ 8.71% ( 0) 1-2 @ 7.68% ( -0) 0-2 @ 5.43% ( 0) 1-3 @ 3.19% ( -0) 2-3 @ 2.26% ( -0) 0-3 @ 2.26% 1-4 @ 1% Other @ 2.63% Total : 33.14%