The visiting Forest Green Rovers side should be favourites in this visit to Mansfield Town, as the away team holds a 14 point advantage from their 26 league games this season.
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.
Mansfield Town form and stats
With 2 League Two wins, 4 draws and 7 defeats from their home games, Mansfield Town, who have the most conceded goals (23) at home in League Two, are certainly not brimming with confidence.
The Mansfield Town fans got no joy from their last match, a League Two game also here at One Call Stadium: A 0-1 defeat against Grimsby Town (placed 17th). A strong away win before that one, visiting Cambridge United and winning 3-2.
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 Town as a small favourite), we find eight games. Mansfield Town has won 2 of these, drawn 3 and lost 3.
Mansfield Town are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 18 goals in 13 games. Mansfield Town have conceded 23 from these games.
Forest Green Rovers form and stats
As the visiting team in League Two matches, Forest Green Rovers have produced an overall stat of 6-4-3 so far. Forest Green Rovers has drawn their two previous away games.
Forest Green Rovers are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Crawley Town (placed 16th). The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against Exeter City.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Forest Green Rovers playing away and similar expectations, we found 13 relevant matches. Results were 7 Forest Green Rovers wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats.
Forest Green Rovers find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 17 goals from 13 away fixtures in the league. Forest Green Rovers are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 9 times in 13 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Forest Green Rovers - Mansfield Town 2-2. Last ten meetings between the teams: Mansfield Town won 5, Forest Green Rovers won 2 and 3 draws. 3 games with over 2,5 goals, 7 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  N. Maynard 10 goals |  D. Rose 7 goals |   J. Mills 7 goals |
Mansfield Town missing players
Forest Green Rovers missing players
| Mansfield Town | Forest Green Rovers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 26 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 9 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 11 | 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 33 | 18 | 2 | Scored | S | 6 | 17 | 28 |
| 38 | 23 | 7 | Conceded | C | 2 | 9 | 20 |
| 92% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 85% | 85% |
| 69% | 77% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 54% | 46% |
| 50% | 62% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 31% | 27% |
| 38% | 46% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 15% | 19% |
| 15% | 23% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 8% | 4% |
| 50% | 54% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 38% | 31% |
| 19% | 15% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 75% | 46% | 46% |
| 38% | 38% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 31% | 38% |
| 4.2 | 4.9 | 5.7 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 4.5 | 5 |
| 5.1 | 4.7 | 5.3 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 5.9 | 5.2 |
| 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.3 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.7 | 1.9 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 366 | 221 | 36 | Total Shots | T S | 43 | 141 | 314 |
| 108 | 61 | 8 | Shots on Target | S O | 17 | 52 | 100 |
| 31% | 30% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 33% | 28% |
- Forest Green Rovers has the most matches under the total-line (19)
- Forest Green Rovers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Mansfield Town has the most conceded goals (23) at 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 | Swindon Town | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 46 | 28 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 18 | 50 |
| 2 | Exeter City | 25 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 35 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 47 |
| 3 | Crewe Alexandra | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 46 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 17 | 44 |
| 4 | Bradford City | 25 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 32 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 44 |
| 5 | Cheltenham Town | 25 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 38 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 41 |
| 6 | Plymouth Argyle | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 37 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 41 |
| 7 | Forest Green Rovers | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 41 |
| 8 | Colchester United | 25 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 35 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 40 |
| 9 | Northampton Town | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 34 | 28 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 39 |
| 10 | Port Vale | 25 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 32 | 31 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 1 | 35 |
| 11 | Walsall | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 33 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 17 | -8 | 33 |
| 12 | Salford City | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 32 | 36 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 20 | -4 | 32 |
| 13 | Cambridge United | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 30 | 31 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 16 | -1 | 31 |
| 14 | Scunthorpe United | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 34 | 36 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 19 | -2 | 31 |
| 15 | Newport County | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 30 |
| 16 | Crawley Town | 26 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 33 | 36 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 21 | -3 | 29 |
| 17 | Grimsby Town | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 24 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 11 | -4 | 29 |
| 18 | Mansfield Town | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 33 | 38 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 15 | -5 | 27 |
| 19 | Leyton Orient | 25 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 32 | 42 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 20 | -10 | 26 |
| 20 | Oldham Athletic | 25 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 25 | 40 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 22 | -15 | 26 |
| 21 | Carlisle United | 25 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 40 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 25 | -17 | 25 |
| 22 | Macclesfield Town | 24 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 23 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -3 | 23 |
| 23 | Stevenage | 25 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 30 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 15 | -15 | 18 |
| 24 | Morecambe | 25 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 44 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 26 | -24 | 18 |