A new League Two season is about to begin and this is the first proper game for Mansfield Town and Bristol Rovers. Bring it on!
Mansfield Town form and stats
Last season, Mansfield Town's league statistics were 13 wins, 19 draws and 14 losses, resulting in a 16th position in the League Two. Over these 46 matches they scored 57 goals and conceded 55. Playing at home last season Mansfield Town managed 6-10-7 (win-draw-lost) with 33 goals and 31 conceded.
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 Town have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 20 matches with the results: Won four, drawn eight and lost eight.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Mansfield as they have a new game in only three days, a Carabao Cup match thankfully also at home. Preston North End are visiting.
With the first game of the season soon underway, it's time to look at the results from the Mansfield Town friendly games in pre-season: Mansfield Town played five friendlies, won 3, drew 0 and lost 2. If you are really into statistics you might appreciate knowing that Mansfield Town scored 6 goals and conceded 3 in these five games.
Bristol Rovers form and stats
The last season was not a pleasant experience for Bristol Rovers as they could not accumulate enough points to survive. After only 10 victories from 46 games, relegation was a fact. Bristol's manager J. Barton are hoping to lead the team right back to League One at the first attempt.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found eleven similar matches played by Bristol in our archives, and the results are: five wins for Bristol Rovers, three draws and three defeats.
After this away game Bristol Rovers return home for a Carabao Cup game against Cheltenham Town. That game is only three sleeps after this.
It's finally time to play a game of importance again as a long period of training has passed. Bristol have played a number of friendly games in this period, resulting in 1 win, 3 draws and 0 defeats from four fixtures.
Head 2 Head
Last eight meetings between the teams: Mansfield Town won one, Bristol Rovers won five and two draws. two games with over 2,5 goals, six matches with two goals or less.Mansfield Town missing players
Bristol Rovers missing players
| Mansfield Town | Bristol Rovers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Mansfield Town | Last season | Bristol Rovers | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 46 | 23 | Played | P | 23 | 46 | ||
| 13 | 6 | Won | W | 3 | 10 | ||
| 19 | 10 | Drew | D | 6 | 8 | ||
| 14 | 7 | Lost | L | 14 | 28 | ||
| 57 | 33 | Scored | S | 17 | 40 | ||
| 55 | 31 | Conceded | C | 38 | 70 | ||
| 89% | 87% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 87% | 91% | ||
| 70% | 78% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 65% | 70% | ||
| 41% | 52% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 30% | 37% | ||
| 26% | 35% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 22% | 20% | ||
| 13% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 22% | 15% | ||
| 54% | 61% | BTTS | BTTS | 43% | 43% | ||
| 26% | 26% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 15% | ||
| 30% | 26% | Failed to Score | F T | 52% | 50% | ||
| 5.3 | 5.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.9 | 5.2 | ||
| 4.2 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.9 | 5.1 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.6 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 12.7 | 14.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.3 | 11.5 | ||
| 2.7 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.5 | ||
| 46% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 25% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Barrow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Bradford City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Bristol Rovers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Carlisle United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Colchester United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Crawley Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Exeter City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Forest Green Rovers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Harrogate Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Hartlepool United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Leyton Orient | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Mansfield Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Newport County | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Northampton Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Oldham Athletic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Port Vale | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Rochdale | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Salford City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Scunthorpe United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Stevenage | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Sutton United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Swindon Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Tranmere Rovers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Walsall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Cheltenham Town | 46 | 24 | 10 | 12 | 61 | 39 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 21 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 18 | 22 | 82 |
| 2 | Cambridge United | 46 | 24 | 8 | 14 | 73 | 49 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 20 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 43 | 29 | 24 | 80 |
| 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 59 | 50 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 27 | 9 | 79 |
| 4 | Morecambe | 46 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 69 | 58 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 27 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 31 | 31 | 11 | 78 |
| 5 | Newport County | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 57 | 42 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 17 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 25 | 15 | 73 |
| 6 | Forest Green Rovers | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 59 | 51 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 27 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 24 | 8 | 73 |
| 7 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 55 | 50 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 22 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 25 | 28 | 5 | 73 |
| 8 | Salford City | 46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 54 | 34 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 36 | 15 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 71 |
| 9 | Exeter City | 46 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 71 | 50 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 38 | 20 | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 33 | 30 | 21 | 70 |
| 10 | Carlisle United | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 60 | 51 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 38 | 25 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 26 | 9 | 66 |
| 11 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 53 | 55 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 25 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 21 | 30 | -2 | 61 |
| 12 | Crawley Town | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 56 | 62 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 27 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 26 | 35 | -6 | 61 |
| 13 | Port Vale | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 57 | 57 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 30 | 32 | 0 | 60 |
| 14 | Stevenage | 46 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 41 | 41 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 20 | 23 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 0 | 60 |
| 15 | Bradford City | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 48 | 53 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 19 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 26 | 34 | -5 | 59 |
| 16 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 13 | 19 | 14 | 57 | 55 | 23 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 33 | 31 | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 2 | 58 |
| 17 | Harrogate Town | 46 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 52 | 61 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 29 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 28 | 32 | -9 | 57 |
| 18 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 72 | 81 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 31 | 42 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 41 | 39 | -9 | 54 |
| 19 | Walsall | 46 | 11 | 20 | 15 | 45 | 53 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 27 | 23 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 25 | 26 | -8 | 53 |
| 20 | Colchester United | 46 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 44 | 61 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 26 | 23 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 35 | -17 | 51 |
| 21 | Barrow | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 53 | 59 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 32 | 32 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 21 | 27 | -6 | 50 |
| 22 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 41 | 64 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 28 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 19 | 36 | -23 | 48 |
| 23 | Southend United | 46 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 29 | 58 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 29 | 23 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 29 | -29 | 45 |
| 24 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 37 | 69 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 30 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 39 | -32 | 43 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Hull City | 46 | 27 | 8 | 11 | 80 | 38 | 23 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 14 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 48 | 24 | 42 | 89 |
| 2 | Peterborough United | 46 | 26 | 9 | 11 | 83 | 46 | 23 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 52 | 22 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 31 | 24 | 37 | 87 |
| 3 | Blackpool | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 60 | 37 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 18 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 19 | 23 | 80 |
| 4 | Sunderland | 46 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 70 | 42 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 32 | 25 | 23 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 38 | 17 | 28 | 77 |
| 5 | Lincoln City | 46 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 69 | 50 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 35 | 30 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 20 | 19 | 77 |
| 6 | Oxford United | 46 | 22 | 8 | 16 | 77 | 56 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 39 | 21 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 38 | 35 | 21 | 74 |
| 7 | Charlton Athletic | 46 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 70 | 56 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 36 | 37 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 34 | 19 | 14 | 74 |
| 8 | Portsmouth | 46 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 65 | 51 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 24 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 36 | 27 | 14 | 72 |
| 9 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 46 | 46 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 18 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 28 | 0 | 69 |
| 10 | Gillingham | 46 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 63 | 60 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 30 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 32 | 30 | 3 | 67 |
| 11 | Accrington Stanley | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 63 | 68 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 26 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 32 | 42 | -5 | 67 |
| 12 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 56 | 61 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 30 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 31 | -5 | 66 |
| 13 | Milton Keynes Dons | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 64 | 62 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 36 | 28 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 28 | 34 | 2 | 65 |
| 14 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 19 | 7 | 20 | 63 | 67 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 34 | 32 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 29 | 35 | -4 | 64 |
| 15 | Fleetwood Town | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 49 | 46 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 17 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 29 | 3 | 60 |
| 16 | Burton Albion | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 61 | 73 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 32 | 42 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 31 | -12 | 57 |
| 17 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 50 | 57 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 28 | 31 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 26 | -7 | 54 |
| 18 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 53 | 80 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 31 | 39 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 41 | -27 | 53 |
| 19 | AFC Wimbledon | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 54 | 70 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 32 | 39 | 23 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 22 | 31 | -16 | 51 |
| 20 | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 54 | 77 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 42 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 28 | 35 | -23 | 48 |
| 21 | Rochdale | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 61 | 78 | 23 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 27 | 42 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 34 | 36 | -17 | 47 |
| 22 | Northampton Town | 46 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 41 | 67 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 41 | -26 | 45 |
| 23 | Swindon Town | 46 | 13 | 4 | 29 | 55 | 89 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 25 | 38 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 30 | 51 | -34 | 43 |
| 24 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 10 | 8 | 28 | 40 | 70 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 23 | 32 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 38 | -30 | 38 |