Soccer preview: Home crowd has big expectations when Mansfield Town receive Crewe Alexandra

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 14.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: One Call Stadium (9186 seats)

Get set for League Two and Mansfield Town - Crewe Alexandra. In this pre-match guide you'll get stats, results, analysis, trends and news!

Insights:
  • Mansfield Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Crewe Alexandra have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.

Both sides have had plenty of rest since their previous effort on the pitch. Let's trust this will be an active game!

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Mansfield Town form and stats

Mansfield Town have played 12 League Two games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-4-3 (wins-draws-losses).

Mansfield Town's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 2-3 versus Barrow (placed 6th). Did Mansfield get overconfident in their match against Barrow? We'll let you decide, but they did lose a 2-0 lead to end up with a 2-3 defeat. McLaughlin, defender, was given a rating of 8.03/10 in that game, top of the team. McLaughlin scored one goal, hit two key passes and won 10 of 12 duels.

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Walsall (1-2).

Mansfield Town have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at One Call Stadium with 20 goals in 12 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 18 goals have been conceded.

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Crewe Alexandra form and stats

Crewe Alexandra have only collected 10 points from their away games in the League Two, after 2-4-4 (10 played).

Crewe Alexandra have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo. It's been 198 minutes since they last conceded in League Two.

Alexandra's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus AFC Wimbledon that finished 0-0. Okonkwo was the team player of the game with the player rating of 7.34. The agile goalkeeper Okonkwo topped it up with a clean sheet.

Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Tranmere Rovers.

There's been a serious shortage of goals from Crewe Alexandra's away games in the league this season with only {5 goals} from 10 matches. 14 goals have been conceded by Crewe Alexandra in these games.

Head 2 Head

Crewe Alexandra - Mansfield 1-2 was the end result in these teams' latest H2H game, played this season. Head to head totals (for the last nine meetings): Mansfield Town won three games, four matches ended in a draw and Crewe Alexandra managed two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / three.

Top Goalscorers

MansfieldW. Swan
W. Swan
8 goals
Crewe AlexandraC. Baker-Richardson
C. Baker-Richardson
7 goals
Crewe AlexandraD. Agyei
D. Agyei
6 goals

Mansfield Town missing players

Crewe Alexandra missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Mansfield Town Crewe Alexandra
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
25 12 3 Played P 3 10 23
11 5 1 Won W 0 2 7
5 4 2 Drew D 1 4 8
9 3 0 Lost L 2 4 8
35 20 4 Scored S 1 5 19
34 18 3 Conceded C 6 14 27
88% 83% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 80% 87%
72% 75% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 70% 65%
60% 67% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 40% 43%
24% 33% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 4%
16% 25% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
60% 75% 67% BTTS BTTS 33% 30% 39%
28% 25% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 30% 39%
24% 17% 33% Failed to Score F T 67% 60% 35%
 
6.1 5.8 5.7 Corners for (avg) C F 6.7 4 4.7
3.2 2.8 2.3 Corners against (avg) C A 5.7 5.9 5.9
1.7 2 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.7 1.8
2 2 1 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
12 11.1 10.3 Shots (avg) S ( 6 7.7 8.7
3.6 4.4 4.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0.3 1.1 2.3
38% 38% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 100% 45% 35%
 
8.2 8.2 6.7 Shots against (avg) S A 17.3 14.7 13.3
2.8 2.8 1 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 4.6 3.6
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Crewe Alexandra have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • 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 Crewe Alexandra have scored away.
  • Mansfield Town have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.

  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 25 17 5 3 36 13 13 10 2 1 20 4 12 7 3 2 16 9 23 56
2 Stevenage 24 15 6 3 35 17 13 11 1 1 24 6 11 4 5 2 11 11 18 51
3 Northampton Town 25 13 7 5 40 26 13 7 3 3 20 13 12 6 4 2 20 13 14 46
4 Carlisle United 24 10 9 5 37 25 11 5 5 1 15 9 13 5 4 4 22 16 12 39
5 Bradford City 23 11 6 6 30 23 12 5 5 2 16 11 11 6 1 4 14 12 7 39
6 Barrow 25 12 3 10 32 30 13 8 1 4 19 11 12 4 2 6 13 19 2 39
7 Salford City 24 11 5 8 32 24 12 4 4 4 13 13 12 7 1 4 19 11 8 38
8 Swindon Town 25 10 8 7 28 25 12 5 4 3 14 10 13 5 4 4 14 15 3 38
9 Mansfield Town 25 11 5 9 35 34 12 5 4 3 20 18 13 6 1 6 15 16 1 38
10 Doncaster Rovers 25 11 4 10 30 35 12 7 1 4 19 16 13 4 3 6 11 19 -5 37
11 Walsall 23 10 6 7 29 21 12 7 2 3 19 11 11 3 4 4 10 10 8 36
12 Sutton United 26 10 6 10 27 33 13 8 2 3 16 12 13 2 4 7 11 21 -6 36
13 AFC Wimbledon 25 9 8 8 29 28 11 5 3 3 14 11 14 4 5 5 15 17 1 35
14 Stockport County 23 10 4 9 33 23 11 5 3 3 15 10 12 5 1 6 18 13 10 34
15 Tranmere Rovers 25 9 7 9 27 22 12 5 3 4 17 11 13 4 4 5 10 11 5 34
16 Grimsby Town 23 8 6 9 26 27 12 3 5 4 13 15 11 5 1 5 13 12 -1 30
17 Crewe Alexandra 23 7 8 8 19 27 13 5 4 4 14 13 10 2 4 4 5 14 -8 29
18 Newport County 25 6 8 11 24 28 13 3 3 7 11 16 12 3 5 4 13 12 -4 26
19 Harrogate Town 24 6 5 13 31 39 12 4 3 5 17 19 12 2 2 8 14 20 -8 23
20 Colchester United 25 6 5 14 24 32 12 4 4 4 14 13 13 2 1 10 10 19 -8 23
21 Crawley Town 24 5 7 12 26 39 12 5 1 6 15 17 12 0 6 6 11 22 -13 22
22 Hartlepool United 24 4 7 13 24 45 12 2 5 5 11 21 12 2 2 8 13 24 -21 19
23 Rochdale 24 4 5 15 19 36 12 2 2 8 10 18 12 2 3 7 9 18 -17 17
24 Gillingham 23 2 8 13 7 28 11 2 4 5 4 12 12 0 4 8 3 16 -21 14

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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 Leyton Orient 25 17 5 3 36 13 13 10 2 1 20 4 12 7 3 2 16 9 23 56
2 Stevenage 24 15 6 3 35 17 13 11 1 1 24 6 11 4 5 2 11 11 18 51
3 Northampton Town 25 13 7 5 40 26 13 7 3 3 20 13 12 6 4 2 20 13 14 46
4 Carlisle United 24 10 9 5 37 25 11 5 5 1 15 9 13 5 4 4 22 16 12 39
5 Bradford City 23 11 6 6 30 23 12 5 5 2 16 11 11 6 1 4 14 12 7 39
6 Barrow 25 12 3 10 32 30 13 8 1 4 19 11 12 4 2 6 13 19 2 39
7 Salford City 24 11 5 8 32 24 12 4 4 4 13 13 12 7 1 4 19 11 8 38
8 Swindon Town 25 10 8 7 28 25 12 5 4 3 14 10 13 5 4 4 14 15 3 38
9 Mansfield Town 25 11 5 9 35 34 12 5 4 3 20 18 13 6 1 6 15 16 1 38
10 Doncaster Rovers 25 11 4 10 30 35 12 7 1 4 19 16 13 4 3 6 11 19 -5 37
11 Walsall 23 10 6 7 29 21 12 7 2 3 19 11 11 3 4 4 10 10 8 36
12 Sutton United 26 10 6 10 27 33 13 8 2 3 16 12 13 2 4 7 11 21 -6 36
13 AFC Wimbledon 25 9 8 8 29 28 11 5 3 3 14 11 14 4 5 5 15 17 1 35
14 Stockport County 23 10 4 9 33 23 11 5 3 3 15 10 12 5 1 6 18 13 10 34
15 Tranmere Rovers 25 9 7 9 27 22 12 5 3 4 17 11 13 4 4 5 10 11 5 34
16 Grimsby Town 23 8 6 9 26 27 12 3 5 4 13 15 11 5 1 5 13 12 -1 30
17 Crewe Alexandra 23 7 8 8 19 27 13 5 4 4 14 13 10 2 4 4 5 14 -8 29
18 Newport County 25 6 8 11 24 28 13 3 3 7 11 16 12 3 5 4 13 12 -4 26
19 Harrogate Town 24 6 5 13 31 39 12 4 3 5 17 19 12 2 2 8 14 20 -8 23
20 Colchester United 25 6 5 14 24 32 12 4 4 4 14 13 13 2 1 10 10 19 -8 23
21 Crawley Town 24 5 7 12 26 39 12 5 1 6 15 17 12 0 6 6 11 22 -13 22
22 Hartlepool United 24 4 7 13 24 45 12 2 5 5 11 21 12 2 2 8 13 24 -21 19
23 Rochdale 24 4 5 15 19 36 12 2 2 8 10 18 12 2 3 7 9 18 -17 17
24 Gillingham 23 2 8 13 7 28 11 2 4 5 4 12 12 0 4 8 3 16 -21 14

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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.