League Two match preview and statistics: Mansfield Town fight Crewe Alexandra

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

Struggling Mansfield Town will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Crewe Alexandra in the upcoming league round. It's 21st vs 1st and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

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Mansfield Town form and stats

With 4 League Two wins, 5 draws and 8 defeats from their home games, Mansfield Town are certainly not brimming with confidence.

A strong away win for Mansfield Town against Northampton Town the last match, as Danny Rose and Willem Tomlinson were on target. A defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Cheltenham Town.

The manager J. Dempster will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Salford City in only three days.

A decent goal production from Mansfield Town in their home games so far, with 27 goals from 17 league matches. Mansfield Town have conceded 29 from these games.

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Crewe Alexandra form and stats

7-6-5 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Crewe Alexandra, who have the most scored goals (67) in League Two, in their League Two matches away. Two points from the last two away games for Crewe Alexandra, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.

Impressive finishing from Charlie Kirk, Chris Porter and Ryan Wintle secured the home win 3-1 against Stevenage in their previous game. A 1-1 draw at Exeter City's stadium before that.

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The League Two trip to Colchester United.

The travelling fans enjoy Crewe Alexandra's attacking play in away games, having scored 29 goals in 18 league matches away. Crewe Alexandra have conceded 26 goals in these away matches.

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 1-1. Head-2-head stats last eight meetings: two - four - two (Mansfield Town wins - draws - Crewe Alexandra wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Mansfield TownN. Maynard
N. Maynard
14 goals
Crewe AlexandraC. Porter
C. Porter
12 goals
Mansfield TownD. Rose
D. Rose
11 goals

Mansfield Town missing players

Crewe Alexandra missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Mansfield Town Crewe Alexandra
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
36 17 5 Played P 7 18 37
9 4 0 Won W 4 7 20
11 5 2 Drew D 3 6 9
16 8 3 Lost L 0 5 8
48 27 5 Scored S 17 29 67
55 29 10 Conceded C 9 26 43
94% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 95%
72% 76% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 89% 84%
56% 65% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 71% 61% 59%
39% 47% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 43% 33% 35%
14% 24% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 29% 17% 19%
56% 53% 60% BTTS BTTS 100% 83% 70%
19% 24% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 11% 22%
31% 29% 40% Failed to Score F T 0% 11% 14%
 
4.2 4.9 3.8 Corners for (avg) C F 6.9 6.7 7.1
5.2 4.9 5.4 Corners against (avg) C A 6.1 5.3 4.9
1.8 1.5 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.4 0.8 1
5 2 0 Red cards R C 0 1 3
 
467 268 69 Total Shots T S 106 243 541
153 83 15 Shots on Target S O 37 81 191
31% 33% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 46% 36% 35%
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Crewe Alexandra has the most points from losing position (26)
  • Crewe Alexandra has the most scored goals (67)
  • Crewe Alexandra has the most scored goals in the second half (42)
  • Crewe Alexandra have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than 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 Crewe Alexandra 37 20 9 8 67 43 19 13 3 3 38 17 18 7 6 5 29 26 24 69
2 Swindon Town 36 21 6 9 62 39 19 13 2 4 34 17 17 8 4 5 28 22 23 69
3 Plymouth Argyle 37 20 8 9 61 39 19 12 5 2 38 16 18 8 3 7 23 23 22 68
4 Exeter City 37 18 11 8 53 43 18 10 7 1 31 15 19 8 4 7 22 28 10 65
5 Cheltenham Town 36 17 13 6 52 27 18 11 5 2 35 17 18 6 8 4 17 10 25 64
6 Colchester United 37 15 13 9 52 37 18 9 5 4 28 17 19 6 8 5 24 20 15 58
7 Northampton Town 37 17 7 13 54 40 19 11 2 6 31 14 18 6 5 7 23 26 14 58
8 Port Vale 37 14 15 8 50 44 18 9 8 1 28 15 19 5 7 7 22 29 6 57
9 Bradford City 37 14 12 11 44 40 18 11 5 2 29 14 19 3 7 9 15 26 4 54
10 Salford City 37 13 11 13 49 46 19 5 6 8 20 24 18 8 5 5 29 22 3 50
11 Forest Green Rovers 36 13 10 13 43 40 17 5 4 8 16 22 19 8 6 5 27 18 3 49
12 Crawley Town 37 11 15 11 51 47 19 10 5 4 30 19 18 1 10 7 21 28 4 48
13 Grimsby Town 37 12 11 14 45 51 18 6 5 7 22 27 19 6 6 7 23 24 -6 47
14 Walsall 36 13 8 15 40 49 19 6 5 8 21 26 17 7 3 7 19 23 -9 47
15 Newport County 36 12 10 14 32 39 19 9 7 3 20 13 17 3 3 11 12 26 -7 46
16 Cambridge United 37 12 9 16 40 48 18 7 3 8 23 27 19 5 6 8 17 21 -8 45
17 Leyton Orient 36 10 12 14 47 55 19 5 8 6 26 30 17 5 4 8 21 25 -8 42
18 Carlisle United 37 10 12 15 39 56 19 5 7 7 17 26 18 5 5 8 22 30 -17 42
19 Oldham Athletic 37 9 14 14 44 57 18 6 7 5 28 21 19 3 7 9 16 36 -13 41
20 Scunthorpe United 37 10 10 17 44 56 19 6 6 7 24 25 18 4 4 10 20 31 -12 40
21 Mansfield Town 36 9 11 16 48 55 17 4 5 8 27 29 19 5 6 8 21 26 -7 38
22 Morecambe 37 7 11 19 35 60 18 4 8 6 20 23 19 3 3 13 15 37 -25 32
23 Macclesfield Town 37 7 15 15 32 47 18 5 9 4 19 17 19 2 6 11 13 30 -15 30
24 Stevenage 36 3 13 20 24 50 17 2 6 9 10 22 19 1 7 11 14 28 -26 22

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  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Crewe Alexandra 37 20 9 8 67 43 19 13 3 3 38 17 18 7 6 5 29 26 24 69
2 Swindon Town 36 21 6 9 62 39 19 13 2 4 34 17 17 8 4 5 28 22 23 69
3 Plymouth Argyle 37 20 8 9 61 39 19 12 5 2 38 16 18 8 3 7 23 23 22 68
4 Exeter City 37 18 11 8 53 43 18 10 7 1 31 15 19 8 4 7 22 28 10 65
5 Cheltenham Town 36 17 13 6 52 27 18 11 5 2 35 17 18 6 8 4 17 10 25 64
6 Colchester United 37 15 13 9 52 37 18 9 5 4 28 17 19 6 8 5 24 20 15 58
7 Northampton Town 37 17 7 13 54 40 19 11 2 6 31 14 18 6 5 7 23 26 14 58
8 Port Vale 37 14 15 8 50 44 18 9 8 1 28 15 19 5 7 7 22 29 6 57
9 Bradford City 37 14 12 11 44 40 18 11 5 2 29 14 19 3 7 9 15 26 4 54
10 Salford City 37 13 11 13 49 46 19 5 6 8 20 24 18 8 5 5 29 22 3 50
11 Forest Green Rovers 36 13 10 13 43 40 17 5 4 8 16 22 19 8 6 5 27 18 3 49
12 Crawley Town 37 11 15 11 51 47 19 10 5 4 30 19 18 1 10 7 21 28 4 48
13 Grimsby Town 37 12 11 14 45 51 18 6 5 7 22 27 19 6 6 7 23 24 -6 47
14 Walsall 36 13 8 15 40 49 19 6 5 8 21 26 17 7 3 7 19 23 -9 47
15 Newport County 36 12 10 14 32 39 19 9 7 3 20 13 17 3 3 11 12 26 -7 46
16 Cambridge United 37 12 9 16 40 48 18 7 3 8 23 27 19 5 6 8 17 21 -8 45
17 Leyton Orient 36 10 12 14 47 55 19 5 8 6 26 30 17 5 4 8 21 25 -8 42
18 Carlisle United 37 10 12 15 39 56 19 5 7 7 17 26 18 5 5 8 22 30 -17 42
19 Oldham Athletic 37 9 14 14 44 57 18 6 7 5 28 21 19 3 7 9 16 36 -13 41
20 Scunthorpe United 37 10 10 17 44 56 19 6 6 7 24 25 18 4 4 10 20 31 -12 40
21 Mansfield Town 36 9 11 16 48 55 17 4 5 8 27 29 19 5 6 8 21 26 -7 38
22 Morecambe 37 7 11 19 35 60 18 4 8 6 20 23 19 3 3 13 15 37 -25 32
23 Macclesfield Town 37 7 15 15 32 47 18 5 9 4 19 17 19 2 6 11 13 30 -15 30
24 Stevenage 36 3 13 20 24 50 17 2 6 9 10 22 19 1 7 11 14 28 -26 22

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