The visiting Northampton Town side should be favourites in this visit to Mansfield Town, as the away team holds a 12 point advantage from their 21 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
Mansfield Town's struggle is real here at One Call Stadium with only 8 points collected from 10 League Two games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 2-2-6. Game days at One Call Stadium have recently become somewhat of a nightmare for Mansfield Town as they have lost three home games in a row. It hurts.
The home team returns to One Call Stadium after sharing the points with Crewe Alexandra (placed 4th) on their last time out; the League Two game ended 1-1. Before that game, the home loss against Cheltenham Town with the scoreline 0-3.
Trouble was brewing at the score 0-2 against .
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Mansfield Town have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found seven matches with the results: Won 2 Drawn 2 Lost 3.
The Mansfield Town fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 15 goals in 10 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 19 goals have been conceded.
Northampton Town form and stats
3 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Northampton Town playing as the away team in the League Two this season.
Northampton Town are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the League Two against Forest Green Rovers (placed 6th). Prior to that match, the Northampton Town manager K. Curle faced defeat when travelling to Exeter City and losing 2-3.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found ten similar matches played by Northampton Town in our archives, and the results are: 3 wins for Northampton Town, 4 draws and 3 defeats.
Northampton Town find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 12 goals from 10 away fixtures in the league. As opposed to that, Northampton Town have seen the ball go into their own net 14 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Mansfield Town-Northampton Town H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Mansfield Town 3 wins, Northampton Town 3 wins, 4 draws. 3 of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
 
D. Rose
7 goals
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N. Maynard
6 goals
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A. Williams
6 goals
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Mansfield Town missing players
Northampton Town missing players
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| Total | Home | vs
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Statistics | Stat | vs
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Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 2 | Played | P | 4 | 10 | 21 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 27 | 15 | 0 | Scored | S | 7 | 12 | 31 |
| 30 | 19 | 4 | Conceded | C | 4 | 14 | 22 |
| 90% | 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 80% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 70% | 71% |
| 52% | 70% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 43% |
| 38% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 30% | 29% |
| 14% | 30% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 10% |
| 48% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 43% |
| 24% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 30% | 38% |
| 38% | 40% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 19% |
| 4.3 | 5.3 | 6 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 5 | 4.6 |
| 5.5 | 4.8 | 4 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 8.5 | 8 | 6.8 |
| 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.1 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 287 | 172 | 22 | Total Shots | T S | 45 | 103 | 253 |
| 85 | 48 | 1 | Shots on Target | S O | 13 | 34 | 82 |
| 32% | 31% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 54% | 35% | 38% |
- Mansfield Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Mansfield Town have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Northampton Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Northampton Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
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| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Swindon Town | 21 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 37 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 15 | 42 |
| 2 | Exeter City | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 39 |
| 3 | Cheltenham Town | 20 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 32 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 35 |
| 4 | Crewe Alexandra | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 35 |
| 5 | Bradford City | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 35 |
| 6 | Forest Green Rovers | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 35 |
| 7 | Northampton Town | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 34 |
| 8 | Plymouth Argyle | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 32 |
| 9 | Colchester United | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 31 |
| 10 | Port Vale | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 25 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 18 | -1 | 29 |
| 11 | Cambridge United | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 28 |
| 12 | Newport County | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 28 |
| 13 | Scunthorpe United | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 25 |
| 14 | Salford City | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 17 | -7 | 25 |
| 15 | Macclesfield Town | 20 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -3 | 24 |
| 16 | Crawley Town | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 17 | -6 | 23 |
| 17 | Walsall | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 27 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -11 | 23 |
| 18 | Mansfield Town | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 11 | -3 | 22 |
| 19 | Leyton Orient | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 35 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 16 | -8 | 22 |
| 20 | Grimsby Town | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 10 | -5 | 21 |
| 21 | Carlisle United | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -12 | 21 |
| 22 | Oldham Athletic | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 29 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 18 | -9 | 20 |
| 23 | Stevenage | 20 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -9 | 16 |
| 24 | Morecambe | 21 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 39 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 24 | -22 | 15 |