National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Mansfield Town or Peterborough United that keep their silverware dream alive.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Mansfield Town and Peterborough United.
Mansfield Town form and stats
This is not the first game this season in the Carabao Cup for Mansfield, as the manager Clough led his troops to eliminate Grimsby Town and Sheffield Wednesday, and reach the 3rd Round.The story so far in the League Two for Mansfield Town at their home stadium (One Call Stadium) is 3 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats.
The Mansfield Town regulars enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Barrow and win 1-0. Flint was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.85 out of 10. The defender Flint hit one key pass and won 10 of 13 duels.
Preceding that game was the away draw at Colchester United that finished 1-1.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Mansfield have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 12 matches with the results: Won 8, drawn 3 and lost 1.
There will be little rest for Mansfield Town after this match as they are travelling to Gillingham for a League Two game in only four days.
A decent goal production from Mansfield in their home games so far, with 7 goals from 4 league matches. Mansfield Town are not conceding a lot of goals here at One Call Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 2 from 4 matches.
Peterborough United form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Portsmouth and Swindon Town in order to reach 3rd round of Carabao Cup.2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses. That’s the product of Peterborough United playing as the away team in the League One this season.
Peterborough United are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Bolton Wanderers. Burrows, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 8.61. Burrows hit the woodwork two (!) times, served one assist, hit five key passes and won 5 of 9 duels.
A home win before that, celebrating 3-0 vs Cheltenham Town.A quick return to home after this game, as Peterborough are hosting Bristol Rovers in the League One only four days away.
The visiting Peterborough United have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 6 goals from 5 games. Peterborough United have conceded 6 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head to head statistics (for the last seven meetings): Mansfield won one game, one match ended in a draw and Peterborough United got five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / six.
Top Goalscorers
  D. Keillor-Dunn 7 goals |   J. Clarke-Harris 4 goals |  G. Maris 3 goals |
Mansfield Town missing players
Peterborough United missing players
| Mansfield Town | Peterborough United | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 6 | Won | W | 7 | 14 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | ||
| 49 | 19 | Scored | S | 27 | 48 | ||
| 25 | 12 | Conceded | C | 18 | 30 | ||
| 92% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 84% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 86% | 84% | ||
| 56% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 56% | ||
| 32% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 36% | ||
| 20% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 21% | 20% | ||
| 60% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 56% | ||
| 40% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 21% | 32% | ||
| 8% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 14% | 16% | ||
| 5.8 | 7.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.9 | 5.6 | ||
| 3.6 | 2.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.3 | 5.4 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.8 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 15.8 | 18.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15.1 | 14.6 | ||
| 5.4 | 5.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.6 | 5.1 | ||
| 36% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 38% | ||
| 10.4 | 8.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.4 | 12.4 | ||
| 3 | 2.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.9 | 4.4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Notts County | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 20 |
| 2 | Gillingham | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 18 |
| 3 | Mansfield Town | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 17 |
| 4 | Crawley Town | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 17 |
| 5 | Swindon Town | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 16 |
| 6 | Crewe Alexandra | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 16 |
| 7 | Wrexham | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 15 |
| 8 | AFC Wimbledon | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 14 |
| 9 | Stockport County | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 14 |
| 10 | Milton Keynes Dons | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 14 |
| 11 | Bradford City | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 13 |
| 12 | Accrington Stanley | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| 13 | Barrow | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 12 |
| 14 | Morecambe | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -1 | 11 |
| 15 | Newport County | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -2 | 11 |
| 16 | Walsall | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 11 |
| 17 | Grimsby Town | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -1 | 10 |
| 18 | Harrogate Town | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -3 | 10 |
| 19 | Doncaster Rovers | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -7 | 8 |
| 20 | Colchester United | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | -1 | 7 |
| 21 | Salford City | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -5 | 7 |
| 22 | Forest Green Rovers | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | -9 | 7 |
| 23 | Tranmere Rovers | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -3 | 6 |
| 24 | Sutton United | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -9 | 4 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Portsmouth | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 19 |
| 2 | Oxford United | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 18 |
| 3 | Stevenage | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 18 |
| 4 | Port Vale | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | -3 | 17 |
| 5 | Barnsley | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 16 |
| 6 | Exeter City | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 16 |
| 7 | Bolton Wanderers | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 |
| 8 | Peterborough United | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 14 |
| 9 | Derby County | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| 10 | Cambridge United | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
| 11 | Wycombe Wanderers | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 13 |
| 12 | Lincoln City | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 12 |
| 13 | Bristol Rovers | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
| 14 | Blackpool | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 12 |
| 15 | Leyton Orient | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -5 | 11 |
| 16 | Charlton Athletic | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| 17 | Shrewsbury Town | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -5 | 9 |
| 18 | Northampton Town | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 7 |
| 19 | Carlisle United | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 7 |
| 20 | Burton Albion | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -8 | 6 |
| 21 | Wigan Athletic | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 5 |
| 22 | Reading | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -3 | 5 |
| 23 | Fleetwood Town | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -10 | 2 |
| 24 | Cheltenham Town | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | -15 | 1 |
