Ace Football previews the League One game between Mansfield and Reading who meet up on Monday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Mansfield face Reading at One Call Stadium in one of the last matches of the season, as only three rounds remain in this current League One campaign.
Form: Mansfield vs Reading
Mansfield Form
Mansfield only added a single draw to their account in their last three games, where they lost 2-1 and 2-3 against Huddersfield and Leyton Orient respectively. At least they managed a 3-3 draw with Rotherham. Mansfield just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six League One matches at the One Call Stadium. They also drew one and lost four of these six encounters, in which they scored six and conceded 11 goals.
Reading Form
Reading have been inconsistent in their last three matches. They claimed a 1-3 win against Shrewsbury, before drawing 0-0 with Northampton. This little streak came to an end, when Lincoln City proved too strong in a 0-1 defeat for Reading. Reading claimed two wins against three draws and one defeat in their last six away matches in the League One. The scoreline from these matches reads six goals conceded and six scored.
Betting facts for Mansfield and Reading
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Mansfield and Reading. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 25 of the last 27 Mansfield home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 21 of the last 23 Mansfield home matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 6 Mansfield matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 6 Mansfield matches in the League One, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Mansfield matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 14 of the last 16 Reading matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 14 of the last 16 Reading matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Reading away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Reading away matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Reading matches the sum of goals was under 1.5
In-form players: Mansfield vs Reading
It is a great season for Will Evans, who currently has 12 league goals to his name during this season. Mansfield will rely on his services to gun down Reading.
Betting markets: Mansfield vs Reading
Full-time result
Mansfield claimed one wins, drew one and lost eight of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Reading won three, drew four and lost three of their last 10 games away.
Both teams to score
Amazingly, Mansfield scored the first goal of the match in just two out of the last ten games at home. Curiously, Reading only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Both teams have scored in last 6 consecutive Mansfield games Reading will feel optimistic about scoring on Monday with Mansfield managing a measly one clean sheet in the previous 10 games. The latter fought their way to four clean sheets in their previous 10 games.
Total goals
Mansfield saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in three of Reading’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.1 goals in these matches. Mansfield conceded a goal in their 8 most recent matches.
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