Mansfield Town vs Crewe Alexandra match preview

Competition: England League Two
Date: Sat 23.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: One Call Stadium

It's advantage Mansfield Town so far with their 3rd position in the League Two table, welcoming Crewe Alexandra who are placed 14th.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Mansfield Town form and stats

Mansfield Town has performed well at One Call Stadium so far this season with 12 wins from 19 matches. Points have also been lost, 5 after draws and 2 from defeats.

The points were shared in Mansfield Town's previous game, also at home. Visiting Lincoln City (placed 1st) travelled back with a point after a 1-1 scoreline. 0-0 away at Crawley Town before that.

A decent goal production from Mansfield Town in their home games so far, with 31 goals from 19 matches. Mansfield Town have only conceded 11 in these games.

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Crewe Alexandra form and stats

The hunting on away grounds hasn’t been very fruitful for Crewe Alexandra so far with only 12 points returning home. The records show 2-6-11 (win-draw-lose).

Crewe Alexandra are travelling after their nice 6-1 home win in the League Two against Crawley Town (placed 18th). Before that, Crewe Alexandra travelled to Cambridge United and returned home with a draw after the game finished 0-0.

The attacking power of Crewe Alexandra when travelling is not overwhelming with 11 goals scored in 19 matches. In the opposite end, Crewe Alexandra have conceded 29 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Crewe Alexandra - Mansfield Town 0-3. Head-2-head stats last five meetings: 2 - 2 - 1 (Mansfield Town wins - draws - Crewe Alexandra wins).

Top Goalscorers

T. Walker
17 goals / 3 assists
C. Porter
10 goals / 1 assists
C. Hamilton
8 goals / 3 assists

Mansfield Town missing players

Crewe Alexandra missing players

Mansfield Town Crewe Alexandra
Total Home Statistic Away Total
38 19 Played 19 38
87% 89% Over 0.5 95% 92%
63% 63% Over 1.5 79% 63%
42% 42% Over 2.5 53% 42%
24% 16% Over 3.5 21% 21%
8% 5% Over 4.5 21% 16%
50% 42% Both teams to score 42% 37%
42% 53% Clean Sheet 37% 29%
21% 16% Failed To Score 26% 42%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Lincoln City 38 21 13 4 66 36 19 11 7 1 33 18 19 10 6 3 33 18 30 76
2 Bury 37 20 10 7 71 41 18 12 5 1 45 18 19 8 5 6 26 23 30 70
3 Mansfield Town 38 17 15 6 55 31 19 12 5 2 31 11 19 5 10 4 24 20 24 66
4 Milton Keynes Dons 38 19 9 10 62 40 19 12 4 3 31 11 19 7 5 7 31 29 22 66
5 Tranmere Rovers 37 17 10 10 54 42 19 12 4 3 27 10 18 5 6 7 27 32 12 61
6 Forest Green Rovers 38 15 13 10 55 39 19 6 8 5 23 17 19 9 5 5 32 22 16 58
7 Exeter City 37 16 10 11 50 37 19 10 3 6 29 18 18 6 7 5 21 19 13 58
8 Colchester United 38 16 9 13 57 46 19 10 4 5 36 19 19 6 5 8 21 27 11 57
9 Carlisle United 38 17 6 15 57 49 19 9 2 8 32 25 19 8 4 7 25 24 8 57
10 Stevenage 38 15 8 15 43 47 19 10 2 7 22 19 19 5 6 8 21 28 -4 53
11 Northampton Town 38 12 16 10 48 47 19 6 10 3 23 21 19 6 6 7 25 26 1 52
12 Newport County 37 15 7 15 46 56 18 11 4 3 26 21 19 4 3 12 20 35 -10 52
13 Swindon Town 37 13 12 12 43 46 19 6 8 5 22 23 18 7 4 7 21 23 -3 51
14 Crewe Alexandra 38 14 8 16 46 48 19 12 2 5 35 19 19 2 6 11 11 29 -2 50
15 Oldham Athletic 37 12 12 13 54 48 18 7 5 6 31 24 19 5 7 7 23 24 6 48
16 Grimsby Town 38 14 6 18 40 48 19 9 3 7 23 19 19 5 3 11 17 29 -8 48
17 Cheltenham Town 38 12 9 17 46 56 19 8 5 6 27 25 19 4 4 11 19 31 -10 45
18 Crawley Town 38 12 7 19 40 55 19 9 4 6 29 24 19 3 3 13 11 31 -15 43
19 Morecambe 38 11 9 18 44 58 19 6 3 10 26 29 19 5 6 8 18 29 -14 42
20 Port Vale 38 10 11 17 33 43 19 6 3 10 22 29 19 4 8 7 11 14 -10 41
21 Cambridge United 37 11 8 18 32 54 19 7 6 6 20 20 18 4 2 12 12 34 -22 41
22 Yeovil Town 38 9 9 20 36 54 19 4 7 8 18 29 19 5 2 12 18 25 -18 36
23 Macclesfield Town 37 8 9 20 38 62 18 4 7 7 19 29 19 4 2 13 19 33 -24 33
24 Notts County 38 7 12 19 38 71 19 4 8 7 18 28 19 3 4 12 20 43 -33 33

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