Mansfield Town are finding life sweet in the top spots while Hartlepool United are more worried about escaping relegation. Who will get the points?
- Mansfield Town have the most points from losing position (9) in League Two
- Hartlepool United have the the worst goal difference (-11) in League Two
This should be an exciting game with lots of spark and bustle as both squads are well refreshed since they last ran out on the pitch. Let's start!
Mansfield Town form and stats
3 victories, 1 draw and 0 defeats. That’s what Mansfield Town have to build on here at One Call Stadium in the League Two.
Mansfield Town are returning here after visiting Crewe Alexandra and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. Hawkins and Swan scored the goal(s). Some amazing scenes last match, when Hawkins scored the winning goal three minutes into stoppage time. Hawkins was "man of the match" with a rating of 8.24 out of 10. The defender Hawkins scored one goal, hit one key pass and won 15 of 23 duels.
Before that game, a loss in the away fixture against Grimsby Town in the EFL Trophy.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Mansfield Town, as the EFL Trophy home game vs Derby County is only four days away.
Mansfield are not conceding a lot of goals here at One Call Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 3 from 4 matches.
Hartlepool United form and stats
As the visiting team matches, Hartlepool United, who have the the worst goal difference (-11) in League Two, have produced an overall stat of 0-1-4 so far.
Umerah was the last player to score for the away team. Hartlepool United haven't scored a league goal in the last 237 minutes.
Hartlepool delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Gillingham (placed 20th) in their previous match. Midfielder Tumilty was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.61. Tumilty hit two key passes.
Before that game, 0-0 away against Morecambe in the EFL Trophy.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Doncaster Rovers in just four days.
The attacking power of Hartlepool United when travelling is not overwhelming with 4 goals scored from 5 league matches away. Hartlepool are struggling defensively in their away games, having conceded 4 goals in these matches. Hartlepool United has visited these top teams two times, and 2 of 2 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
Mansfield Town have pulled off a sequence of 4 consecutive matches without defeat (2-2-0) when playing Hartlepool United.The games between these sides sometimes lean towards being hostile, having seen 5 red cards from the last ten encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  W. Swan 3 goals |  J. Umerah 3 goals | O. Clarke 2 goals |
Mansfield Town missing players
Hartlepool United missing players
| Mansfield Town | Hartlepool United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 16 | 8 | 2 | Scored | S | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| 10 | 3 | 1 | Conceded | C | 6 | 13 | 17 |
| 90% | 75% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 70% |
| 70% | 50% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 70% |
| 50% | 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 60% | 40% |
| 20% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 40% | 30% |
| 10% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 20% | 10% |
| 50% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 60% | 50% |
| 30% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 30% |
| 30% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 40% | 50% |
| 8 | 7.8 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1.5 | 3 | 4.2 |
| 3.3 | 2.2 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 5.2 | 5.1 |
| 1.6 | 1.5 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12.9 | 12.8 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 7.6 | 8.6 |
| 3.2 | 4.5 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 1.6 | 1.7 |
| 50% | 44% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 75% | 50% | 35% |
| 7 | 6 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 19.5 | 16 | 12.6 |
| 2.5 | 2 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.5 | 6.2 | 4.6 |
- All of Hartlepool United's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Hartlepool United have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Hartlepool United have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Hartlepool United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Hartlepool United have the most conceded goals (13) away in League Two
- Hartlepool United have the most conceded goals in the second half (11) in League Two
- Hartlepool United have the the worst goal difference (-11) in League Two
- Hartlepool United have the the worst goal difference (-9) away in League Two
- Hartlepool United have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Hartlepool United have yet to win a game.
- Hartlepool United haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Mansfield Town have not yet lost a game at home.
- Mansfield Town have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Mansfield Town have scored more than double the goals of Hartlepool United.
- Mansfield Town have the most points from losing position (9) in League Two
- Mansfield Town have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
| 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 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 28 |
| 2 | Northampton Town | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 23 |
| 3 | Stevenage | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 22 |
| 4 | Barrow | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 21 |
| 5 | Salford City | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 20 |
| 6 | Mansfield Town | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 19 |
| 7 | Bradford City | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 18 |
| 8 | Swindon Town | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 17 |
| 9 | Doncaster Rovers | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 17 |
| 10 | Grimsby Town | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 |
| 11 | Crewe Alexandra | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 15 |
| 12 | Carlisle United | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 |
| 13 | Sutton United | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 14 |
| 14 | Tranmere Rovers | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 13 |
| 15 | Walsall | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
| 16 | AFC Wimbledon | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -4 | 9 |
| 17 | Stockport County | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -4 | 8 |
| 18 | Newport County | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | -4 | 8 |
| 19 | Harrogate Town | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -6 | 8 |
| 20 | Gillingham | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -9 | 7 |
| 21 | Colchester United | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -7 | 6 |
| 22 | Crawley Town | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -8 | 6 |
| 23 | Rochdale | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -10 | 5 |
| 24 | Hartlepool United | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | -11 | 5 |
