Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Mansfield Town in 16th and Carlisle United in 12th place.
- Mansfield Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Carlisle United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
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
Mansfield Town have played 16 League Two games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-6-6 (wins-draws-losses). Two home wins in a row for Mansfield bring valid hopes of a third.
The fans are hoping that Mansfield Town will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the League Two game against Crawley Town (placed 10th). Before that, Mansfield Town had a home game versus Cheltenham Town which ended with a victory 3-1.
The defeat against Crawley Town was especially painful as the deciding goal against was scored two minutes into stoppage time (by J. Tilley).
This is expected to be a close game, with Mansfield Town perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Mansfield as a small favourite), we find 18 games. Mansfield Town has won four of these, drawn six and lost eight.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Mansfield as they have a new game in only four days, a League Two match thankfully also at home. Grimsby Town are visiting.
Mansfield Town are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 22 goals in 16 games. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 24 goals have been conceded.
Carlisle United form and stats
Carlisle United have only collected 15 points from their away games in the League Two, after 4-3-8 (15 played). Carlisle United seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
Carlisle go into this game after a win, the home game against Bradford City that ended 3-1. A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Grimsby Town.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found eight similar matches played by Carlisle United in our archives, and the results are: two wins for Carlisle, one draw and five defeats.
The schedule is very tough for Carlisle now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A League Two game at Stevenage is waiting in only four days.
The attacking power of Carlisle when travelling is not overwhelming with 12 goals scored from 15 league matches away. Carlisle United have conceded 16 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Carlisle United - Mansfield Town 1-0. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Mansfield won five games, two matches ended with a draw and Carlisle United has three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / fiveTop Goalscorers
  J. Bowery 10 goals |   J. Mellish 8 goals | L. Alessandra 6 goals |
Mansfield Town missing players
Carlisle United missing players
| Mansfield Town | Carlisle United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 34 | 16 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 15 | 31 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 14 |
| 13 | 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 12 | 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 8 | 12 |
| 41 | 22 | 6 | Scored | S | 5 | 12 | 44 |
| 45 | 24 | 8 | Conceded | C | 2 | 16 | 37 |
| 91% | 88% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 68% | 75% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 53% | 68% |
| 44% | 56% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 27% | 48% |
| 29% | 38% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 7% | 29% |
| 15% | 19% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 13% |
| 59% | 62% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 33% | 52% |
| 21% | 25% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 27% | 29% |
| 29% | 25% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 40% | 19% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.7 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12.2 | 14.6 | 15.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.5 | 14.5 | 14.9 |
| 3 | 3.8 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 4 | 4.5 |
| 40% | 37% | 24% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 20% | 31% |
- Carlisle United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- 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 | Cheltenham Town | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 46 | 31 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 14 | 15 | 62 |
| 2 | Cambridge United | 36 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 54 | 34 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 14 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 31 | 20 | 20 | 61 |
| 3 | Forest Green Rovers | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 49 | 36 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 26 | 19 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 13 | 61 |
| 4 | Newport County | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 45 | 34 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 19 | 11 | 57 |
| 5 | Tranmere Rovers | 33 | 17 | 6 | 10 | 46 | 38 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 25 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 19 | 8 | 57 |
| 6 | Bolton Wanderers | 35 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 45 | 42 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 23 | 3 | 57 |
| 7 | Morecambe | 35 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 50 | 49 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 21 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 28 | 1 | 56 |
| 8 | Exeter City | 33 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 57 | 38 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 33 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 53 |
| 9 | Salford City | 33 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 41 | 27 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 28 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 50 |
| 10 | Crawley Town | 33 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 44 | 40 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 25 | 4 | 50 |
| 11 | Harrogate Town | 35 | 14 | 6 | 15 | 40 | 40 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 48 |
| 12 | Carlisle United | 31 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 44 | 37 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 47 |
| 13 | Bradford City | 33 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 38 | 38 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 24 | 0 | 47 |
| 14 | Leyton Orient | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 38 | 39 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 22 | -1 | 44 |
| 15 | Stevenage | 36 | 9 | 16 | 11 | 28 | 31 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 12 | 19 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -3 | 43 |
| 16 | Mansfield Town | 34 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 41 | 45 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 24 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 21 | -4 | 40 |
| 17 | Oldham Athletic | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 51 | 60 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 23 | 33 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 27 | -9 | 40 |
| 18 | Scunthorpe United | 33 | 12 | 4 | 17 | 34 | 43 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 20 | -9 | 40 |
| 19 | Walsall | 33 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 36 | 42 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 19 | 20 | -6 | 38 |
| 20 | Colchester United | 34 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 33 | 48 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 29 | -15 | 37 |
| 21 | Port Vale | 35 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 43 | 50 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 30 | -7 | 35 |
| 22 | Barrow | 32 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 36 | 41 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 14 | 20 | -5 | 32 |
| 23 | Southend United | 35 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 21 | 49 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 25 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 24 | -28 | 30 |
| 24 | Grimsby Town | 33 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 24 | 52 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 24 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 28 | -28 | 26 |