The match finished 1–0. The 2 prediction did not land.

Mansfield Town host Reading in the League One. Mansfield Town have taken 3 points from their last 5 matches, compared with 11 for Reading. Reading have scored 64 and conceded 60 in the league. Reading sit 12th, compared with Mansfield Town in 10th. Reading have won 3 of the last 5 head-to-head meetings. The away side's form and match profile therefore support the 2 selection. The model rates this selection at 30.77%.

• Mansfield Town have taken 3 points from their last 5 matches (0W-3D-2L), while Reading have taken 11 (3W-2D-0L).
• Mansfield Town have scored 62 goals in 46 league games this season, conceding 50.
• Reading have scored 64 goals in 46 league games, conceding 60.
• Mansfield Town currently sit 10th on 65 points, while Reading are 12th on 63.
• Across the last 5 head-to-head meetings, these sides have averaged 3.4 goals per game.
• Both teams scored in 3 of those 5 meetings.