Pre-match most people would expect a notable contrast in quality between these sides based on the matches played so far, with Mansfield Town in front of Crawley Town by 21 points.
- Mansfield Town have the most points from losing position (20) in League Two
- Crawley Town have the fewest points (9) away in League Two
Crawley Town could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a League Two game only four sleeps ago.
Mansfield Town form and stats
When playing at home in the League Two, Mansfield Town have managed 7 wins, 7 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 18 games. With three draws from their last three games overall it has been a case of neither great nor terrible for Mansfield Town.
Stress levels are on the rise for Mansfield Town's attacking players as they have now played 180 minutes without scoring in a league game. Akins was their last goal scorer. Nothing to worry about in defence for Mansfield Town, as their goalkeeper Christy Pym has completely shut out the opponents for 240 minutes in the League Two.
Mansfield drew their last game, also a home match. Sutton United (placed 9th) was the opponent, 0-0 the score. Midfielder Wallace was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.22 (out of ten) in that game. Wallace hit two key passes.
In the match before that, Mansfield Town hosted Grimsby Town and drew the game 0-0.The Mansfield fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 29 goals in 18 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. On the other hand, Mansfield Town have conceded 25 goals.
Crawley Town form and stats
There's been little loot from Crawley Town's travels as they have only collected 9 points from 19 away games in the League Two. Crawley Town only have 1 win to counter their 12 defeats and 6 draws.
Crawley Town delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Grimsby Town (placed 15th) in their previous game. Ogungbo, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.4. Ogungbo won 9 of 10 duels.
Prior to that match, a home win 2-0 against Rochdale.Looking at the earlier recent performances of Crawley Town when being an outsider away as they are today, we find 10 matches with the visitors losing 5 times, drawing 2 and winning 3 games.
The attacking power of Crawley when travelling is not overwhelming with 13 goals scored from 19 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Crawley Town's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 31 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
It's not the first time these two sides meet on the pitch this season, as the fixture list show this recent fixture: Crawley Town - Mansfield Town 3-2. Numbers for the preceeding ten meetings featuring these two participants are: three wins for Mansfield, three draws and four wins for Crawley Town. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.
Top Goalscorers
![]() W. Swan 9 goals | ![]() D. Telford 9 goals | ![]() L. Akins 7 goals |
Mansfield Town missing players
Crawley Town missing players
| Mansfield Town | Crawley Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 37 | 18 | 5 | Played | P | 7 | 19 | 38 |
| 16 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 10 | 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 11 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 5 | 12 | 19 |
| 55 | 29 | 7 | Scored | S | 5 | 13 | 42 |
| 45 | 25 | 4 | Conceded | C | 11 | 31 | 60 |
| 86% | 78% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 95% | 95% |
| 73% | 72% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 57% | 58% | 71% |
| 51% | 56% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 43% | 47% | 50% |
| 27% | 33% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 29% | 26% | 32% |
| 16% | 28% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 5% | 16% |
| 57% | 67% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 57% | 47% | 55% |
| 32% | 33% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 11% | 16% |
| 24% | 22% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 43% | 47% | 34% |
| 5.8 | 5.8 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.5 |
| 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.4 | 7 | 5.5 |
| 1.8 | 1.9 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2.2 | 1.9 |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 12.2 | 11.9 | 12.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.1 | 8.6 | 9.3 |
| 3.8 | 4.3 | 5.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.4 | 3.1 |
| 39% | 37% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 28% | 36% |
| 9.1 | 8.7 | 7.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 17.9 | 15 | 13 |
| 2.9 | 2.9 | 1.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 5.2 | 4.4 |
- Crawley Town have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Crawley Town have the fewest points (9) away in League Two
- Crawley Town have the the worst goal difference (-18) away in League Two
- Mansfield Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Mansfield Town have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Crawley Town have scored away.
- Mansfield Town have the most points from losing position (20) in League Two
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Leyton Orient | 37 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 49 | 25 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 24 | 74 |
| 2 | Northampton Town | 38 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 52 | 33 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 18 | 19 | 69 |
| 3 | Stevenage | 37 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 51 | 34 | 19 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 34 | 14 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 67 |
| 4 | Carlisle United | 38 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 58 | 36 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 20 | 22 | 66 |
| 5 | Stockport County | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 51 | 32 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 26 | 18 | 19 | 63 |
| 6 | Salford City | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 60 | 43 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 34 | 24 | 17 | 62 |
| 7 | Bradford City | 37 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 45 | 32 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 13 | 61 |
| 8 | Mansfield Town | 37 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 55 | 45 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 29 | 25 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 20 | 10 | 58 |
| 9 | Sutton United | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 40 | 40 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 0 | 56 |
| 10 | Barrow | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 40 | 43 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 16 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 27 | -3 | 55 |
| 11 | Swindon Town | 37 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 49 | 43 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 18 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 25 | 6 | 51 |
| 12 | Doncaster Rovers | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 40 | 52 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 29 | -12 | 51 |
| 13 | Walsall | 38 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 39 | 35 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 14 | 19 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 4 | 49 |
| 14 | Tranmere Rovers | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 37 | 39 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 18 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 21 | -2 | 49 |
| 15 | Grimsby Town | 37 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 39 | 43 | 18 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 23 | -4 | 48 |
| 16 | AFC Wimbledon | 39 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 41 | 45 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 25 | -4 | 46 |
| 17 | Gillingham | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 26 | 40 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 23 | -14 | 44 |
| 18 | Newport County | 37 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 38 | 43 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 23 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 20 | -5 | 43 |
| 19 | Crewe Alexandra | 37 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 34 | 47 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 24 | -13 | 42 |
| 20 | Harrogate Town | 37 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 42 | 54 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 27 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 27 | -12 | 38 |
| 21 | Colchester United | 38 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 34 | 46 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 26 | -12 | 37 |
| 22 | Crawley Town | 38 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 42 | 60 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 29 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 31 | -18 | 37 |
| 23 | Hartlepool United | 38 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 41 | 67 | 19 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 21 | 31 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 36 | -26 | 32 |
| 24 | Rochdale | 38 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 33 | 59 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 30 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 29 | -26 | 26 |