Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Mansfield Town & Port Vale face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Carabao Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Mansfield Town form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at One Call Stadium as Mansfield Town have scored 9 goals to get 15 points from 7 games. The overall stats in the League Two are 4-3-0 (wins-draws-losses).
The Mansfield Town regulars enjoyed the previous game, watching their team host Walsall and win 2-1. Flint was "man of the match" with a rating of 8.35 out of 10. The defender Flint scored one goal, hit one key pass and won 10 of 13 duels.
In the game before, an away victory in the League Two match versus Harrogate Town with a 4-1 scoreline.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Mansfield have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 11 games) they have won 2 times, drawn 4 and lost 5.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Wrexham are coming to town in four days.
Mansfield Town has scored 9 league goals at home this season, in 7 matches. Mansfield Town have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only {3 goals}.
Port Vale form and stats
2-3-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Port Vale in their League One matches away.
The manager Crosby was unhappy after their last game, played at their home venue Vale Park. Port suffered a 1-2 loss to Cheltenham Town. Devine, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.63. Devine scored one goal, hit one key pass and had 31 successful passes (of 38 total).
The game before that, in the League One, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against Peterborough United.Port Vale are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 2 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats. From a total of 8 matches.
A quick return to home after this game, as Port Vale are hosting Burton Albion in the FA Cup only four days away.
The visitors have scored 6 goals from 8 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game.
Head 2 Head
Mansfield Town-Port Vale H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Mansfield Town three wins, Port Vale three wins, four draws. eight of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Top Goalscorers
  D. Keillor-Dunn 8 goals |  L. Akins 5 goals |  G. Maris 4 goals |
Mansfield Town missing players
Port Vale missing players
| Mansfield Town | Port Vale | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 6 | Won | W | 3 | 9 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Drew | D | 4 | 6 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Lost | L | 5 | 10 | ||
| 51 | 19 | Scored | S | 10 | 24 | ||
| 25 | 13 | Conceded | C | 20 | 34 | ||
| 88% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 84% | ||
| 84% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 56% | ||
| 60% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 40% | ||
| 40% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 24% | ||
| 24% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 20% | ||
| 60% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 40% | ||
| 40% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 36% | ||
| 12% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 58% | 40% | ||
| 6.3 | 7.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 5.4 | ||
| 4.3 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 4.7 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.7 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 17.9 | 19.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.2 | 11.5 | ||
| 6 | 5.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.4 | 3.8 | ||
| 34% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 34% | 25% | ||
| 11.6 | 10.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.4 | 9.7 | ||
| 3.2 | 3.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.6 | 3.6 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Stockport County | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 17 | 35 |
| 2 | Notts County | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 28 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 30 |
| 3 | Wrexham | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 32 | 27 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 30 |
| 4 | Mansfield Town | 15 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 29 |
| 5 | Crewe Alexandra | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 29 |
| 6 | Morecambe | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 27 |
| 7 | Accrington Stanley | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 26 |
| 8 | Gillingham | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -6 | 25 |
| 9 | Swindon Town | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 23 |
| 10 | AFC Wimbledon | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 22 |
| 11 | Barrow | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 22 |
| 12 | Milton Keynes Dons | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 22 |
| 13 | Salford City | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 21 |
| 14 | Crawley Town | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 27 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 17 | -3 | 21 |
| 15 | Walsall | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 21 | -4 | 20 |
| 16 | Bradford City | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -4 | 20 |
| 17 | Doncaster Rovers | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -5 | 20 |
| 18 | Harrogate Town | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -7 | 19 |
| 19 | Newport County | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 18 | -6 | 18 |
| 20 | Colchester United | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 22 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -7 | 16 |
| 21 | Grimsby Town | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -6 | 14 |
| 22 | Forest Green Rovers | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -9 | 13 |
| 23 | Tranmere Rovers | 16 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 18 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 17 | -11 | 10 |
| 24 | Sutton United | 16 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 22 | 36 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 23 | -14 | 10 |
| 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 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 35 |
| 2 | Oxford United | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 29 |
| 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 29 |
| 4 | Peterborough United | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 28 |
| 5 | Barnsley | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 16 | 27 |
| 6 | Stevenage | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 26 |
| 7 | Blackpool | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 23 |
| 8 | Lincoln City | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 22 |
| 9 | Derby County | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 21 |
| 10 | Wycombe Wanderers | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 21 |
| 11 | Burton Albion | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -3 | 20 |
| 12 | Leyton Orient | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -4 | 20 |
| 13 | Bristol Rovers | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 19 |
| 14 | Cambridge United | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | -2 | 19 |
| 15 | Charlton Athletic | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 18 |
| 16 | Port Vale | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | -11 | 18 |
| 17 | Exeter City | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -7 | 17 |
| 18 | Shrewsbury Town | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 14 | -11 | 17 |
| 19 | Wigan Athletic | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 14 |
| 20 | Northampton Town | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 14 |
| 21 | Carlisle United | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | -6 | 14 |
| 22 | Fleetwood Town | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | -10 | 12 |
| 23 | Cheltenham Town | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 12 | -18 | 8 |
| 24 | Reading | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 17 | -12 | 6 |
