League Two match prediction: Little separates Mansfield Town and Leyton Orient in quality

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 11.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: One Call Stadium (9186 seats)

Sit down for a show! The starring antagonists are Mansfield Town and Leyton Orient, victory is the objective and 1 1/2 hours the duration.

Insights:
  • Mansfield Town have the most points from losing position (19) in League Two
  • Leyton Orient have the fewest conceded goals (22) in League Two

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Mansfield Town form and stats

7 victories, 5 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Mansfield Town have to build on here at One Call Stadium in the League Two.

A good away victory last time out for Mansfield, who won 3-1 against AFC Wimbledon (placed 15th). The home team have an in-form goalscorer in Keillor-Dunn, having bagged a goal in three games in a row. Harbottle, defender, was given a rating of 7.63/10 in that game, top of the team. Harbottle scored one goal, hit one key pass and won 8 of 14 duels.

Preceding that match was the home game against Salford City that was lost 2-5.

Take note that 9 of the most recent 12 league games from these players have had goals from both sides.

The manager Clough will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Northampton Town in only three days.

The Mansfield Town fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 29 goals in 16 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Mansfield Town defense is not exactly impregnable. 25 goals conceded from 16 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Leyton Orient form and stats

Playing away, Leyton Orient have won 8 games, drawn 5 and suffered 4 defeats in the League Two this season. Leyton Orient has drawn their two previous away games.

Leyton's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Swindon Town that finished 1-1. James, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.33. James hit one key pass and won 6 of 8 duels.

Preceding that game, the 2-2 draw paying a visit to Grimsby Town.

Few goals the story here? 12 of this side's latest 15 league fixtures have contained two goals or less.

Leyton Orient have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 17 league away games 21 goals have been scored. It's not easy to score on Leyton as they have only conceded 16 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

The records show that this isn''t the first time these parties meet on the pitch this campaign, as the fixture list show this recent match: Leyton Orient - Mansfield Town 1-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Mansfield Town three wins, two draws and Leyton Orient five victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Mansfield TownW. Swan
W. Swan
9 goals
Leyton OrientP. Smyth
P. Smyth
9 goals
Mansfield TownL. Akins
L. Akins
6 goals

Mansfield Town missing players

Leyton Orient missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Mansfield Town Leyton Orient
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
33 16 5 Played P 4 17 35
16 7 1 Won W 2 8 21
7 5 2 Drew D 0 5 9
10 4 2 Lost L 2 4 5
54 29 6 Scored S 5 21 46
43 25 9 Conceded C 7 16 22
91% 88% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 89%
79% 81% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 71% 60%
58% 62% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 29% 26%
30% 38% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 18% 11%
18% 31% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 6% 6%
61% 75% 80% BTTS BTTS 50% 41% 31%
30% 25% 20% Clean Sheets C S 0% 35% 57%
18% 12% 20% Failed to Score F T 50% 29% 23%
 
5.8 5.8 5.8 Corners for (avg) C F 4 4.2 5.1
3.6 3.2 2.8 Corners against (avg) C A 5 4.1 3.7
1.9 2.1 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 2.1 1.9
3 3 0 Red cards R C 2 2 3
 
12.6 12.2 11 Shots (avg) S ( 8 10.6 11.9
4.1 4.8 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.2 3.8 4
40% 38% 40% Goal Efficiency G E 56% 33% 33%
 
8.8 8.6 10.8 Shots against (avg) S A 13.8 9.1 8.9
2.7 3 3.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 2.8 2.3
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Leyton Orient have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Leyton Orient have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Leyton Orient have the fewest conceded goals (22) in League Two
  • Leyton Orient have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (11) in League Two
  • Leyton Orient have the most clean sheets (20) in League Two
  • Leyton Orient have the the best goal difference (+24) in League Two
  • Mansfield Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Mansfield Town have the fewest matches under the total-line (14) in League Two
  • Mansfield Town have the most points from losing position (19) in League Two

  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 35 21 9 5 46 22 18 13 4 1 25 6 17 8 5 4 21 16 24 72
2 Carlisle United 34 17 10 7 56 34 18 10 5 3 28 16 16 7 5 4 28 18 22 61
3 Stevenage 33 17 9 7 46 30 16 12 1 3 29 10 17 5 8 4 17 20 16 60
4 Northampton Town 34 16 11 7 47 32 17 8 5 4 22 15 17 8 6 3 25 17 15 59
5 Bradford City 33 16 9 8 42 29 17 7 6 4 22 15 16 9 3 4 20 14 13 57
6 Salford City 35 16 8 11 51 37 18 8 5 5 23 18 17 8 3 6 28 19 14 56
7 Stockport County 34 16 7 11 48 31 17 9 5 3 24 13 17 7 2 8 24 18 17 55
8 Mansfield Town 33 16 7 10 54 43 16 7 5 4 29 25 17 9 2 6 25 18 11 55
9 Sutton United 34 14 9 11 37 39 17 10 4 3 21 14 17 4 5 8 16 25 -2 51
10 Barrow 35 15 6 14 38 41 17 9 2 6 21 15 18 6 4 8 17 26 -3 51
11 Swindon Town 33 13 10 10 44 36 16 7 5 4 25 15 17 6 5 6 19 21 8 49
12 Tranmere Rovers 35 13 9 13 35 33 18 8 5 5 22 15 17 5 4 8 13 18 2 48
13 Doncaster Rovers 33 14 5 14 36 43 16 9 1 6 22 18 17 5 4 8 14 25 -7 47
14 Walsall 32 10 13 9 35 29 16 7 5 4 21 14 16 3 8 5 14 15 6 43
15 AFC Wimbledon 34 10 12 12 36 39 17 6 6 5 20 19 17 4 6 7 16 20 -3 42
16 Crewe Alexandra 33 8 15 10 29 40 18 6 6 6 18 20 15 2 9 4 11 20 -11 39
17 Grimsby Town 31 10 8 13 34 40 15 3 7 5 15 18 16 7 1 8 19 22 -6 38
18 Newport County 33 9 10 14 32 39 16 4 4 8 15 21 17 5 6 6 17 18 -7 37
19 Colchester United 35 9 8 18 31 42 17 4 7 6 16 18 18 5 1 12 15 24 -11 35
20 Gillingham 33 8 10 15 21 37 16 6 4 6 11 16 17 2 6 9 10 21 -16 34
21 Harrogate Town 34 7 11 16 38 51 18 4 7 7 22 27 16 3 4 9 16 24 -13 32
22 Hartlepool United 35 6 11 18 37 63 17 3 7 7 19 29 18 3 4 11 18 34 -26 29
23 Crawley Town 32 6 8 18 34 54 15 6 2 7 22 26 17 0 6 11 12 28 -20 26
24 Rochdale 35 6 7 22 29 52 18 3 3 12 15 26 17 3 4 10 14 26 -23 25

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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 35 21 9 5 46 22 18 13 4 1 25 6 17 8 5 4 21 16 24 72
2 Carlisle United 34 17 10 7 56 34 18 10 5 3 28 16 16 7 5 4 28 18 22 61
3 Stevenage 33 17 9 7 46 30 16 12 1 3 29 10 17 5 8 4 17 20 16 60
4 Northampton Town 34 16 11 7 47 32 17 8 5 4 22 15 17 8 6 3 25 17 15 59
5 Bradford City 33 16 9 8 42 29 17 7 6 4 22 15 16 9 3 4 20 14 13 57
6 Salford City 35 16 8 11 51 37 18 8 5 5 23 18 17 8 3 6 28 19 14 56
7 Stockport County 34 16 7 11 48 31 17 9 5 3 24 13 17 7 2 8 24 18 17 55
8 Mansfield Town 33 16 7 10 54 43 16 7 5 4 29 25 17 9 2 6 25 18 11 55
9 Sutton United 34 14 9 11 37 39 17 10 4 3 21 14 17 4 5 8 16 25 -2 51
10 Barrow 35 15 6 14 38 41 17 9 2 6 21 15 18 6 4 8 17 26 -3 51
11 Swindon Town 33 13 10 10 44 36 16 7 5 4 25 15 17 6 5 6 19 21 8 49
12 Tranmere Rovers 35 13 9 13 35 33 18 8 5 5 22 15 17 5 4 8 13 18 2 48
13 Doncaster Rovers 33 14 5 14 36 43 16 9 1 6 22 18 17 5 4 8 14 25 -7 47
14 Walsall 32 10 13 9 35 29 16 7 5 4 21 14 16 3 8 5 14 15 6 43
15 AFC Wimbledon 34 10 12 12 36 39 17 6 6 5 20 19 17 4 6 7 16 20 -3 42
16 Crewe Alexandra 33 8 15 10 29 40 18 6 6 6 18 20 15 2 9 4 11 20 -11 39
17 Grimsby Town 31 10 8 13 34 40 15 3 7 5 15 18 16 7 1 8 19 22 -6 38
18 Newport County 33 9 10 14 32 39 16 4 4 8 15 21 17 5 6 6 17 18 -7 37
19 Colchester United 35 9 8 18 31 42 17 4 7 6 16 18 18 5 1 12 15 24 -11 35
20 Gillingham 33 8 10 15 21 37 16 6 4 6 11 16 17 2 6 9 10 21 -16 34
21 Harrogate Town 34 7 11 16 38 51 18 4 7 7 22 27 16 3 4 9 16 24 -13 32
22 Hartlepool United 35 6 11 18 37 63 17 3 7 7 19 29 18 3 4 11 18 34 -26 29
23 Crawley Town 32 6 8 18 34 54 15 6 2 7 22 26 17 0 6 11 12 28 -20 26
24 Rochdale 35 6 7 22 29 52 18 3 3 12 15 26 17 3 4 10 14 26 -23 25

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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.