The Mansfield Town manager G. Coughlan attacks this game with the team placed 21st so far. In the visitors dressing room Bradford City and their manager S. McCall are in 16th place before this match.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Mansfield Town form and stats
Mansfield Town have played three League Two home games so far, perhaps enough to set expectations for the season. In that case, only 2 points from these matches could be a signal of rough times ahead.
The home supporters saw a 0-0 draw versus Stevenage in the League Two last time out and are looking for a win here. Ahead of that match, Mansfield lost 1-3 at home to Lincoln City.
Mansfield are traveling soon after this match as the League Two match at Morecambe awaits in three days.
Mansfield Town have scored 1 goal here in 3 league matches, a depressing statistic. Mansfield Town have only conceded 2 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Bradford City form and stats
The visitors settled for one point in their first League Two away game of the season. During their previous season 19 away games resulted in 3 wins, 7 draws and 9 defeats.
Bradford City failed to get anything from their last game, a League Two home match vs Harrogate Town (placed 14th) that ended with defeat 0-1. A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Wolves U21 (after extra-time, 3-5 on penalties) in the EFL Trophy.
A quick return to home after this game, as Bradford are hosting Walsall in the League Two only three days away.
2 goals so far away for Bradford City, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 2. All from 1 league match away.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last four meetings): Mansfield Town won two games, one match ended with a draw and Bradford City has one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / twoTop Goalscorers
  L. Novak 3 goals |   R. Menayese 1 goals |  A. Cook 1 goals |
Mansfield Town missing players
Bradford City missing players
| Mansfield Town | Bradford City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 60% | 33% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 75% |
| 60% | 33% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 60% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 100% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 60% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 40% | 67% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 40% | 67% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.6 | 1 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1 | 1.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 66 | 41 | 34 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 7 | 48 |
| 22 | 10 | 8 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 3 | 17 |
| 18% | 10% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 67% | 24% |
- Mansfield Town has the most dropped points from leading position (8) in League Two
| Mansfield Town | Last season | Bradford City | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 36 | 17 | Played | P | 19 | 37 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Won | W | 3 | 14 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Drew | D | 7 | 12 | ||
| 16 | 8 | Lost | L | 9 | 11 | ||
| 48 | 27 | Scored | S | 15 | 44 | ||
| 55 | 29 | Conceded | C | 26 | 40 | ||
| 94% | 94% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 84% | 89% | ||
| 72% | 76% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 74% | 76% | ||
| 56% | 65% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 47% | 49% | ||
| 39% | 47% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 5% | 11% | ||
| 14% | 24% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 5% | 3% | ||
| 56% | 53% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 59% | ||
| 19% | 24% | Clean Sheets | C S | 26% | 30% | ||
| 31% | 29% | Failed to Score | F T | 32% | 22% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.8 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 4 | ||
| 467 | 268 | Total Shots | T S | 200 | 451 | ||
| 153 | 83 | Shots on Target | S O | 54 | 128 | ||
| 31% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 28% | 34% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Morecambe | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | -1 | 12 |
| 2 | Cambridge United | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 10 |
| 3 | Newport County | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | Cheltenham Town | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| 5 | Salford City | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 6 | Forest Green Rovers | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 7 | Carlisle United | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| 8 | Exeter City | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| 9 | Colchester United | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 10 | Port Vale | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 11 | Crawley Town | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 7 |
| 12 | Walsall | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 13 | Tranmere Rovers | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 6 |
| 14 | Harrogate Town | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 15 | Stevenage | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 16 | Bradford City | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 17 | Leyton Orient | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 5 |
| 18 | Bolton Wanderers | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -4 | 4 |
| 19 | Scunthorpe United | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 4 |
| 20 | Barrow | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 3 |
| 21 | Mansfield Town | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 3 |
| 22 | Southend United | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -7 | 2 |
| 23 | Grimsby Town | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 1 |
| 24 | Oldham Athletic | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -6 | 1 |
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