League Two preview: Can Mansfield Town edge out victory against Carlisle United?

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Competition: England League Two
Date: Sat 01.February
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: One Call Stadium (9186 seats)

Mansfield Town are welcoming Carlisle United for another important game after their 1-3 result against 17th-placed Oldham Athletic.

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 Carlisle United.

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Mansfield Town form and stats

Mansfield Town's struggle is real here at One Call Stadium with only 13 points collected from 15 League Two games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 3-4-8.

In their previous game, the manager J. Dempster led his Mansfield Town to a defeat in the League Two match away at Oldham Athletic. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at One Call Stadium. Ahead of that match, Mansfield Town won a home game hosting Bradford City (3-0).

The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Mansfield Town matches with similar probabilities have ended with 3 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats (from four games).

The Mansfield Town fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 24 goals in 15 league matches. Mansfield Town have conceded 27 from these games.

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Carlisle United form and stats

There's been little loot from Carlisle United's travels as they have only collected 15 points from 15 away games in the League Two. Carlisle United only have 4 wins to counter their 8 defeats and 3 draws.

Carlisle United play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 4-1 victory visiting Forest Green Rovers (placed 9th). Prior to that match, a home win 2-1 against Walsall.

It's hard not to mention N. Thomas's lethal finishing against Forest Green Rovers. 3 goals was a big reason for the important victory.

Looking at the earlier recent performances of Carlisle United when being an outsider away as they are today, we find five matches with the visitors losing 4 times, drawing 0 and winning 1 game.

Carlisle United have scored 18 goals on their travels this season, from 15 away games in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Carlisle United have conceded 27 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the Carlisle United - Mansfield Town 0-2 earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 6 Mansfield Town victories, 2 draws and 2 Carlisle United wins. 5 of these games ended with three goals or more, 5 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Mansfield TownN. Maynard
N. Maynard
12 goals
Mansfield TownD. Rose
D. Rose
9 goals
Mansfield TownA. Cook
A. Cook
6 goals

Mansfield Town missing players

Carlisle United missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Mansfield Town Carlisle United
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
30 15 5 Played P 4 15 29
7 3 1 Won W 1 4 8
9 4 2 Drew D 3 3 8
14 8 2 Lost L 0 8 13
41 24 10 Scored S 6 18 30
48 27 10 Conceded C 5 27 46
93% 93% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 86%
73% 80% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 87% 76%
57% 67% 80% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 53% 52%
43% 47% 80% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 33% 28%
17% 27% 40% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 27% 17%
53% 53% 60% BTTS BTTS 100% 67% 55%
20% 20% 20% Clean Sheets C S 0% 7% 21%
33% 33% 40% Failed to Score F T 0% 27% 38%
 
4.4 5.1 6.2 Corners For (avg) C F 4.8 3.9 4.4
5.2 4.9 5 Corners Against (avg) C A 6.2 6.4 5.8
2 1.5 1.4 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.3 1.9
5 2 2 Red Cards R C 0 2 3
 
413 248 100 Total Shots T S 49 178 349
130 74 31 Shots on Target S O 20 63 107
32% 32% 32% Goal Efficiency G E 30% 29% 28%
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Carlisle United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Carlisle United haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Mansfield Town has the most conceded goals (27) at home
  • Mansfield Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Swindon Town 30 17 5 8 53 34 15 10 2 3 27 13 15 7 3 5 26 21 19 56
2 Exeter City 29 15 9 5 39 30 14 8 5 1 22 11 15 7 4 4 17 19 9 54
3 Crewe Alexandra 29 15 7 7 53 35 15 9 3 3 29 14 14 6 4 4 24 21 18 52
4 Plymouth Argyle 28 15 6 7 47 30 14 8 4 2 29 15 14 7 2 5 18 15 17 51
5 Colchester United 30 12 13 5 41 26 15 8 5 2 23 12 15 4 8 3 18 14 15 49
6 Northampton Town 29 14 7 8 44 31 15 10 2 3 28 10 14 4 5 5 16 21 13 49
7 Bradford City 30 12 11 7 36 28 15 9 4 2 23 11 15 3 7 5 13 17 8 47
8 Cheltenham Town 28 11 12 5 42 23 13 7 4 2 28 14 15 4 8 3 14 9 19 45
9 Forest Green Rovers 30 12 8 10 35 31 15 5 4 6 13 17 15 7 4 4 22 14 4 44
10 Port Vale 30 11 11 8 38 37 15 8 6 1 22 12 15 3 5 7 16 25 1 44
11 Newport County 27 10 9 8 27 24 15 7 6 2 17 11 12 3 3 6 10 13 3 39
12 Salford City 30 10 9 11 40 40 15 4 5 6 15 19 15 6 4 5 25 21 0 39
13 Crawley Town 30 8 12 10 41 43 15 7 4 4 22 18 15 1 8 6 19 25 -2 36
14 Walsall 30 10 6 14 29 41 15 4 4 7 12 19 15 6 2 7 17 22 -12 36
15 Grimsby Town 28 8 9 11 30 34 14 4 4 6 14 19 14 4 5 5 16 15 -4 33
16 Scunthorpe United 30 8 9 13 39 45 15 4 6 5 22 21 15 4 3 8 17 24 -6 33
17 Oldham Athletic 30 7 12 11 31 44 15 4 6 5 19 20 15 3 6 6 12 24 -13 33
18 Cambridge United 30 8 8 14 31 42 15 5 3 7 18 23 15 3 5 7 13 19 -11 32
19 Carlisle United 29 8 8 13 30 46 14 4 5 5 12 19 15 4 3 8 18 27 -16 32
20 Leyton Orient 30 7 10 13 36 48 15 3 6 6 19 25 15 4 4 7 17 23 -12 31
21 Mansfield Town 30 7 9 14 41 48 15 3 4 8 24 27 15 4 5 6 17 21 -7 30
22 Macclesfield Town 29 7 13 9 28 32 14 5 8 1 16 10 15 2 5 8 12 22 -4 28
23 Morecambe 30 6 8 16 27 51 15 3 6 6 16 21 15 3 2 10 11 30 -24 26
24 Stevenage 30 3 13 14 21 36 15 2 6 7 10 18 15 1 7 7 11 18 -15 22

Mansfield Town:
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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Swindon Town 30 17 5 8 53 34 15 10 2 3 27 13 15 7 3 5 26 21 19 56
2 Exeter City 29 15 9 5 39 30 14 8 5 1 22 11 15 7 4 4 17 19 9 54
3 Crewe Alexandra 29 15 7 7 53 35 15 9 3 3 29 14 14 6 4 4 24 21 18 52
4 Plymouth Argyle 28 15 6 7 47 30 14 8 4 2 29 15 14 7 2 5 18 15 17 51
5 Colchester United 30 12 13 5 41 26 15 8 5 2 23 12 15 4 8 3 18 14 15 49
6 Northampton Town 29 14 7 8 44 31 15 10 2 3 28 10 14 4 5 5 16 21 13 49
7 Bradford City 30 12 11 7 36 28 15 9 4 2 23 11 15 3 7 5 13 17 8 47
8 Cheltenham Town 28 11 12 5 42 23 13 7 4 2 28 14 15 4 8 3 14 9 19 45
9 Forest Green Rovers 30 12 8 10 35 31 15 5 4 6 13 17 15 7 4 4 22 14 4 44
10 Port Vale 30 11 11 8 38 37 15 8 6 1 22 12 15 3 5 7 16 25 1 44
11 Newport County 27 10 9 8 27 24 15 7 6 2 17 11 12 3 3 6 10 13 3 39
12 Salford City 30 10 9 11 40 40 15 4 5 6 15 19 15 6 4 5 25 21 0 39
13 Crawley Town 30 8 12 10 41 43 15 7 4 4 22 18 15 1 8 6 19 25 -2 36
14 Walsall 30 10 6 14 29 41 15 4 4 7 12 19 15 6 2 7 17 22 -12 36
15 Grimsby Town 28 8 9 11 30 34 14 4 4 6 14 19 14 4 5 5 16 15 -4 33
16 Scunthorpe United 30 8 9 13 39 45 15 4 6 5 22 21 15 4 3 8 17 24 -6 33
17 Oldham Athletic 30 7 12 11 31 44 15 4 6 5 19 20 15 3 6 6 12 24 -13 33
18 Cambridge United 30 8 8 14 31 42 15 5 3 7 18 23 15 3 5 7 13 19 -11 32
19 Carlisle United 29 8 8 13 30 46 14 4 5 5 12 19 15 4 3 8 18 27 -16 32
20 Leyton Orient 30 7 10 13 36 48 15 3 6 6 19 25 15 4 4 7 17 23 -12 31
21 Mansfield Town 30 7 9 14 41 48 15 3 4 8 24 27 15 4 5 6 17 21 -7 30
22 Macclesfield Town 29 7 13 9 28 32 14 5 8 1 16 10 15 2 5 8 12 22 -4 28
23 Morecambe 30 6 8 16 27 51 15 3 6 6 16 21 15 3 2 10 11 30 -24 26
24 Stevenage 30 3 13 14 21 36 15 2 6 7 10 18 15 1 7 7 11 18 -15 22

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The English Football League Two (usually referred to as League Two) is the fourth highest division in English football. The League Two league table has 24 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 552 fixtures. Seasons run from August to May. Four teams are promoted and four relegated.