Reading v Mansfield Town result

Full-time · Reading 5–0 Mansfield Town

League One · Wed, 02 Sep 2026 20:00 BST · Select Car Leasing Stadium

Updated 19 Oct 2026, 05:22 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Reading · Mansfield Town

The model’s pre-match pick

Reading 5–0 Mansfield Town — Reading won this League One match. TACTIX’s pre-match model pick was Home or Away.

Free pick

Home or Away

Best price: 1.30 at William Hill

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The record in this market: of the calls the model rated 70% or more on Home or Away in the last 90 days, 77.2% of 4535 landed (95% range 76–78.4%); it had given them 74.3% on average. That is the market’s record, not a forecast for this pick. How accurate →

Match report, in numbers

The result

Reading beat Mansfield Town 5–0 at Select Car Leasing Stadium in League One on Wednesday 2 September.

The goals

Reading led 3–0 at half-time. The goals — Reading: Jack Marriott (35’, assisted by J. Dorsett; 58’, assisted by Lewis Wing), Benn David Ward (40’), George Earthy (44’, assisted by Kyreece Lisbie) and Jacob Brown (80’, assisted by Randell Williams).

How it turned

Replaying TACTIX’s published pre-match model through the match’s five key moments (goals and red cards), the biggest swing came with Jack Marriott’s goal on 35 minutes.

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) agree with the result: Reading 2.68, Mansfield Town 1.38, from 20 shots to 11 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

T. Reeves showed one yellow card — against 2.8 yellows a game across the last 8 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Reading: Joel Pereira (72’).

What it changes

Reading move up from 17th to 14th (three league matches played).

Mansfield Town move down from fifth to 12th (four league matches played).

Reading are unbeaten in their last three matches in all competitions. Reading have kept a clean sheet in their last three matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Jack Marriott (Reading) 8.5, Lewis Wing (Reading) 6.5 and Benn David Ward (Reading) 6.3 led the match.

What the model said

The model’s free pick, Reading or Mansfield Town (no draw), a Bronze-tier call, landed — graded in the live track record like every other call. Bronze-tier calls in this market have landed 77.2% of the time in the last 90 days (3501 of 4535).

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 5–0 Mansfield Town · League One
Venue: Select Car Leasing Stadium · Reading, Berkshire
Referee: T. Reeves
Model coverage: 246 markets priced for this fixture
Head-to-head (last 4): Reading 2 · draws 1 · Mansfield Town 1 · 3 goals/game
Recent form: Reading 1W 2D 2L · Mansfield Town 3W 0D 2L

Reading 5–0 Mansfield Town (League One): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across 246 markets, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 19 October 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.13 / 2.25

Goals

against 1.38 / 1.63 · 1 of the last 5 over 3

over 8 matches

5.38 / 5

Corners

against 5.13 / 5.25 · 4 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

3.63 / 4.38

Shots on target

against 4.5 / 4 · 1 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

1.75 / 2.63

Cards

against 2.38 / 1.38 · 3 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

2.75 yellows

Referee · T. Reeves

0.88 home / 1.88 away

over 8 matches

246

Markets analysed

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 30 August 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 30 August 2026. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Lines marked “our book” are this fixture’s; the rest are standard thresholds, not prices.
Per game	Reading for / against	Line	Mansfield Town for / against
Goals scored	1.13 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5	3our book	2.25 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.38 for · 5.13 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	5 for · 5.25 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	12.25 for · 11.75 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	12.5 for · 14.63 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	3.63 for · 4.5 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	4.38 for · 4 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	11.25 for · 11.25 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	13.13 for · 10.13 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.75 for · 2.38 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2.63 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: T. Reeves — 2.75 yellow cards a game, 0 red cards, 22.88 fouls over 8 matches (0.88 to the home side, 1.88 to the away side).

Home 0.88Away 1.88

Reading

Reading — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
A. Ahmed n 8	63.1	2.5 7/4	0.9 4/1	—
J. Marriott n 8	64.8	2.1 7/5	1 4/2	R. Oates
K. Ehibhatiomhan n 8	78	1.9 6/4	1.6 6/4	—
C. Savage n 8	58.1	1.9 5/3	1.2 4/2	—
A. Rinomhota n 8	68.5	1.8 6/3	1.8 6/3	—

Reading — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Marriott n 8	64.8	3 7/6	2.1 7/3
D. Kyerewaa n 8	78.5	1.7 7/4	0.9 4/2
K. Ehibhatiomhan n 8	78	1.6 7/3	1.3 6/3
L. Wing n 8	91.4	1.4 6/3	0.2 2/0
P. Lane n 8	50.4	1.3 4/2	0.7 3/0

Reading — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Marriott n 8	64.8	1.2 3/2	0 0/0
Kyreece Lisbie n 8	50.5	0 0/0	0.7 3/0
P. Lane n 8	50.4	0.2 1/0	0.4 2/0
D. Kyerewaa n 8	78.5	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
K. Ehibhatiomhan n 8	78	0.4 3/0	0 0/0

Reading — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
K. Abrefa n 8	41.1	2.7 6/2
A. Ahmed n 8	63.1	2.3 6/4
A. Rinomhota n 8	68.5	2 6/4
R. Nyambe n 8	61.4	1.8 6/3
Benn David Ward n 8	83.5	1.6 7/4

Reading — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Joel Pereira n 8	91.4	3 6/4

Mansfield Town

Mansfield Town — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
E. Hewitt n 8	40.9	2.2 6/1	0 0/0	—
W. Evans n 8	83.8	2.1 8/4	0.5 4/0	—
Joseph Charles Gardner n 8	40.9	1.9 6/1	1.1 4/0	—
N. Moriah-Welsh n 8	30.3	1.9 3/1	0.4 1/0	—
R. Oates n 8	55.1	1.8 6/3	1.2 5/1	J. Marriott

Mansfield Town — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
D. McGoldrick n 8	72.5	3.3 8/7	0.9 5/1
O. Irow n 8	37.8	3.3 6/4	1.2 4/0
W. Evans n 8	83.8	1.9 8/5	0.7 4/1
J. Russell n 8	77	1.8 5/4	1.3 4/3
T. Roberts n 8	43.6	1.8 4/3	1 2/2

Mansfield Town — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
N. Moriah-Welsh n 8	30.3	0.7 1/1	0.7 2/0
R. Oates n 8	55.1	0.4 2/0	0.6 2/1
O. Irow n 8	37.8	0.9 3/0	0 0/0
L. Akins n 8	88.5	0.4 2/1	0.3 2/0
L. Reed n 8	84.4	0.3 2/0	0.4 1/1

Mansfield Town — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Bowery n 8	35.4	3.5 5/2
L. Reed n 8	84.4	3.2 7/7
N. Moriah-Welsh n 8	30.3	3 4/3
R. Sweeney n 8	81.6	2.2 8/5
Joseph Charles Gardner n 8	40.9	2.2 5/2

Mansfield Town — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
L. Roberts n 8	90	3 7/6
H. Lewis n 8	90	1.9 4/3

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Reading		Mansfield Town
54%	Possession	46%
2.68	Expected goals (xG)	1.38
20	Shots	11
7	Shots on target	5
8	Shots off target	4
5	Blocked shots	2
17	Shots inside the box	7
5	Corners	2
0	Offsides	2
9	Fouls	16
1	Yellow cards	0
0	Red cards	0
5	Saves	1
442	Passes	372
77%	Pass accuracy	76%

Reading player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
J. Dorsett	90	0	1	2	0	2	0	0	7.6
Joel Pereira	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	8.2
L. Wing	90	0	1	0	0	4	3	0	7.9
P. Lane	90	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.3
U. Godwin-Malife	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
Benn David Ward	90	1	0	3	1	0	1	0	7.5
P. O'Connor	82	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	6.9
K. Lisbie	82	0	1	4	1	2	1	0	7
Kyreece Lisbie	82	0	1	3	1	2	1	0	7.3
A. Rinomhota	77	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	7.2
J. Marriott	68	2	0	2	2	0	0	0	8.2
George Earthy	68	1	0	1	1	0	2	0	8.2
R. Williams sub	22	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	7.2
J. Brown sub	22	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	7
C. Savage sub	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
C. Masterson sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
D. Kyerewaa sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7

Mansfield Town player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
R. Sweeney	90	1	1	0	0	5.9
A. Oshilaja	90	0	0	0	1	5.6
E. Hewitt	90	0	0	0	3	5.9
O. Dodgson	90	0	0	3	1	7.9
L. Akins	90	0	0	1	0	6.5
H. Lewis	90	0	0	0	1	6
R. Oates	76	1	1	0	2	6.2
L. Reed	69	1	0	0	1	6.5
D. McGoldrick	68	3	1	0	2	7.2
L. Thompson	45	1	1	0	1	6.2
N. Moriah-Welsh	45	0	0	0	2	6.3
R. Hendry sub	45	1	1	1	0	7.3
G. Maris sub	45	0	0	1	0	6.2
F. Blake-Tracy sub	22	0	0	1	0	6
T. Roberts sub	21	1	0	0	0	6.7
L. Bolton sub	14	0	0	0	1	6.3

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Reading v Mansfield Town — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

ReadingLDLDW

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 1.4 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

Mansfield TownWLWLW

Last 5: 3W 0D 2L · 2.6 scored / 2.4 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 4

Reading 2 · 1 draw · Mansfield Town 1 · 3 goals/game

2026-03-10 Mansfield Town 1–0 Reading
2025-10-04 Reading 1–1 Mansfield Town
2025-04-21 Mansfield Town 1–5 Reading
2024-12-29 Reading 2–1 Mansfield Town

League standing · 2026/27

Reading#7 pos15 pts10 pl+10 GD

Mansfield Town#13 pos12 pts9 pl-2 GD

Goals per game

Reading scored2.2

Mansfield Town scored1.44

Reading conceded1.2

Mansfield Town conceded1.67

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Frequently asked questions

What was the model’s pick for Reading v Mansfield Town?: TACTIX’s free model pick for Reading v Mansfield Town was Home or Away (best price 1.30 at William Hill).
What is the head-to-head record between Reading and Mansfield Town?: In their last 4 meetings, Reading won 2, Mansfield Town won 1 and there was 1 draw, averaging 3 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Reading and Mansfield Town?: Recent form — Reading 1W 2D 2L; Mansfield Town 3W 0D 2L.

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