Reading v Mansfield Town result
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Reading 2–1 Mansfield Town — Reading won this League One match.
The result
Reading beat Mansfield Town 2–1 at Select Car Leasing Stadium in League One on Sunday 29 December.
The goals
It was 1–1 at half-time. The goals — Reading: Mamadi Camará (17’, assisted by Lewis Wing) and Tyler Bindon (55’); Mansfield Town: Will Evans (45’, assisted by Elliott Hewitt).
The numbers
Expected goals (xG) had little between the sides: Reading 0.00, Mansfield Town 0.00, from 9 shots to 15 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).
Discipline
M. Woods showed four yellow cards — against 3.1 yellows a game across the last 8 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Reading: Amadou Mbengue (78’) and Jayden Wareham (90+2’); Mansfield Town: Will Evans (54’) and Stephen McLaughlin (83’).
Who stood out
By TACTIX Impact for this match, Lewis Wing (Reading) 8.9, Harvey Knibbs (Reading) 7.0 and B. Cargill (Mansfield Town) 7.0 led the match.
Next up
Reading next host Leyton Orient on 21 October 2026.
Mansfield Town next travel to AFC Wimbledon on 20 October 2026.
Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.
Next for Reading: Reading v Leyton Orient, Wednesday 21 October — the preview. Next for Mansfield Town: AFC Wimbledon v Mansfield Town, Tuesday 20 October — the preview.
The numbers
- Result: Reading 2–1 Mansfield Town · League One
- Venue: Select Car Leasing Stadium · Reading, Berkshire
- Referee: M. Woods
- Recent form: Reading 2W 1D 2L · Mansfield Town 2W 1D 2L
Reading 2–1 Mansfield Town (League One): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 8 May 2026). See the live track record →
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Match statistics & details
| Reading | Mansfield Town | |
|---|---|---|
| 35% | Possession | 65% |
| 9 | Shots | 15 |
| 5 | Shots on target | 2 |
| 3 | Shots off target | 6 |
| 1 | Blocked shots | 7 |
| 4 | Shots inside the box | 11 |
| 0 | Corners | 7 |
| 3 | Offsides | 6 |
| 11 | Fouls | 15 |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 1 | Saves | 2 |
| 240 | Passes | 418 |
| 58% | Pass accuracy | 72% |
Reading player stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | SoT | KP | Tkl | Cards | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joel Pereira | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| M. Craig | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6.3 |
| A. Mbengue | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | Y | 7.9 |
| Tyler Bindon | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.5 |
| H. Knibbs | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 6.9 |
| L. Wing | 90 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8.2 |
| C. Savage | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.5 |
| C. Campbell | 90 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7.2 |
| S. Smith | 89 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Abraham Kanu | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
| Mamadi Camará | 80 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.2 |
| A. Garcia sub | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| J. Wareham sub | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Y | 6.3 |
| H. Dean sub | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
Mansfield Town player stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | SoT | KP | Tkl | Cards | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Pym | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| A. Oshilaja | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.3 |
| A. Lewis | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6.9 |
| F. Blake-Tracy | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| L. Akins | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.5 |
| W. Evans | 90 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | Y | 7.2 |
| J. Bowery | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| E. Hewitt | 75 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 |
| L. Reed | 75 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| B. Cargill | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6.9 |
| K. Baccus | 65 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| S. McLaughlin sub | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Y | 6.6 |
| H. Boateng sub | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| S. Quinn sub | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.9 |
| L. Gregory sub | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
| A. Flint sub | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.
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