League Two match prediction: Little separates Newport County and Mansfield Town in quality

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 03.October
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Rodney Parade (7850 seats)

Only a few games have been played in the League Two so far, with Newport County placed 3rd and Mansfield Town sitting in the 19th position.

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.

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Newport County form and stats

Newport County have only played one League Two game here so far, a win. Last season their home statistics were 9 wins, 7 draws and 3 defeats from 19 matches.

A strong away win for Newport against Bolton Wanderers the last match, as Tristan Abrahams (2) were on target. Ahead of that match, Newport won a home game hosting Watford (3-1).

This is expected to be a close game, with Newport County perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Newport County as a small favourite), we find 21 games. Newport has won ten of these, drawn eight and lost three.

Early season league goal statistics from Newport County's 1 home game: 2 goals, 1 conceded.

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Mansfield Town form and stats

One match played away so far in the League Two for Mansfield Town and it was a tie. Last season the statistics for their away games were 5 wins, 6 draws and 8 losses from 19 games.

The manager G. Coughlan was unhappy after their last game, a League Two match played at their home ground One Call Stadium. Mansfield suffered a 1-2 loss to Exeter City (placed 15th). Preceding that game, the 2-2 draw paying a visit to Leyton Orient.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found ten similar matches played by Mansfield Town in our archives, and the results are: one win for Mansfield Town, five draws and four defeats.

A new game in only three days for Mansfield Town, the EFL Trophy home match versus Lincoln City. Busy days.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Mansfield Town has managed 2 goals and let in 2 from 1 match.

Head 2 Head

As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's one Newport victory, four draws and five Mansfield Town wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Newport CountyT. Abrahams
T. Abrahams
2 goals
NewportR. Taylor
R. Taylor
2 goals
Newport CountyL. Shephard
L. Shephard
1 goals

Newport County missing players

Mansfield Town missing players

Newport County Mansfield Town
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
3 1 1 Played P 0 1 3
2 1 1 Won W 0 0 0
1 0 0 Drew D 0 1 2
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 1
5 2 2 Scored S 0 2 3
2 1 1 Conceded C 0 2 4
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 67%
100% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 67%
33% 100% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 100% 67%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 100% 33%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
67% 100% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 100% 67%
33% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 33%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 33%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.7 2 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2 1.3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
49 13 13 Total Shots T S 0 13 41
12 3 3 Shots on Target S O 0 7 13
42% 67% 67% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 29% 23%
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Mansfield Town has the most dropped points from leading position (5) in League Two
Newport County Last season Mansfield Town
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
36 19   Played P   19 36
12 9   Won W   5 9
10 7   Drew D   6 11
14 3   Lost L   8 16
32 20   Scored S   21 48
39 13   Conceded C   26 55
92% 95%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   95% 94%
58% 53%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   68% 72%
28% 21%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   47% 56%
11% 5%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   32% 39%
6% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   5% 14%
42% 47%   BTTS BTTS   58% 56%
33% 42%   Clean Sheets C S   16% 19%
33% 16%   Failed to Score F T   32% 31%
 
0 0   Corners for (avg) C F   0 0
0 0   Corners against (avg) C A   0 0
1.9 1.5   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.1 1.8
2 0   Red cards R C   3 5
 
449 272   Total Shots T S   199 467
117 75   Shots on Target S O   70 153
27% 27%   Goal Efficiency G E   30% 31%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Cambridge United 3 2 1 0 8 0 2 1 1 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 8 7
2 Port Vale 3 2 1 0 4 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 4 7
3 Newport County 3 2 1 0 5 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 3 1 3 7
4 Crawley Town 3 2 0 1 4 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 3 4 0 6
5 Morecambe 3 2 0 1 4 7 1 0 0 1 0 5 2 2 0 0 4 2 -3 6
6 Harrogate Town 3 1 2 0 6 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 1 1 0 4 0 4 5
7 Salford City 3 1 2 0 6 2 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 4 0 4 5
8 Colchester United 3 1 2 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 5
9 Bradford City 3 1 2 0 4 3 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 5
10 Forest Green Rovers 3 1 2 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 5
11 Stevenage 3 1 1 1 5 3 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 1 2 3 2 4
12 Leyton Orient 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 4
13 Walsall 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 4
14 Scunthorpe United 3 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 4
15 Exeter City 3 1 1 1 4 5 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 4 3 -1 4
16 Cheltenham Town 2 1 0 1 4 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 3
17 Carlisle United 3 1 0 2 2 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 4 -2 3
18 Barrow 3 0 2 1 3 4 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 2
19 Mansfield Town 3 0 2 1 3 4 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 -1 2
20 Tranmere Rovers 3 0 2 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 -3 2
21 Oldham Athletic 3 0 0 3 2 7 2 0 0 2 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 -5 0
22 Bolton Wanderers 3 0 0 3 0 5 2 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 -5 0
23 Grimsby Town 2 0 0 2 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 -5 0
24 Southend United 3 0 0 3 1 8 2 0 0 2 1 6 1 0 0 1 0 2 -7 0
Last season 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 25
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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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.