Delightful dogfight as daring Northampton Town duels with determined Mansfield Town

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 07.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Sixfields Stadium (7798 seats)

The league table in League Two tells a story about these teams so far, with Northampton Town leading Mansfield Town by 23 points. Match preview to follow:

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

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Northampton Town form and stats

11 victories, 2 draws and 5 defeats. That’s what Northampton Town have to build on here at Sixfields Stadium in the League Two.

A strong away win for Northampton Town against Grimsby Town the last match, as Callum Morton (2) and Charlie Goode were on target. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Cheltenham Town (1-2).

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Northampton Town have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found twelve games) they have won four times, drawn five and lost three.

Northampton Town have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Sixfields Stadium with 30 goals in 18 league matches. Northampton Town are not conceding a lot of goals here at Sixfields Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 12 from 18 matches.

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Mansfield Town form and stats

Mansfield Town have only collected 18 points from their away games in the League Two, after 4-6-8 (18 played). Mansfield Town has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.

Mansfield Town lost away at Cheltenham Town (0-1) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Newport County.

We have checked recent matches where Mansfield Town have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those six games were zero victories, zero draws and six defeats.

Mansfield Town are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 19 away goals from 18 games (in the league). Mansfield Town have conceded 25 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Mansfield Town - Northampton Town 1-1, played this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Northampton Town won two games, five matches ended with a draw and Mansfield Town has three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / seven

Top Goalscorers

Mansfield Town
N. Maynard
14 goals
Mansfield TownD. Rose
D. Rose
10 goals
Northampton Town
S. Hoskins
8 goals

Northampton Town missing players

Mansfield Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Northampton Town Mansfield Town
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
36 18 5 Played P 6 18 35
17 11 3 Won W 0 4 8
7 2 0 Drew D 2 6 11
12 5 2 Lost L 4 8 16
53 30 9 Scored S 4 19 46
38 12 4 Conceded C 9 25 54
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 94%
72% 67% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 67% 71%
44% 33% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 44% 54%
25% 22% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 33% 40%
11% 11% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 14%
44% 33% 40% BTTS BTTS 50% 56% 54%
36% 44% 40% Clean Sheets C S 0% 17% 20%
19% 22% 20% Failed to Score F T 50% 33% 31%
 
4.9 4.4 4 Corners for (avg) C F 4.3 3.8 4.3
6 5.2 5.2 Corners against (avg) C A 5 5.3 5.1
2.2 1.7 1.4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 2.1 1.8
3 0 0 Red cards R C 1 3 5
 
445 248 78 Total Shots T S 71 185 453
152 87 31 Shots on Target S O 23 63 146
35% 34% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 17% 30% 32%
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Northampton Town has the fewest conceded goals (12) at home
  • Northampton Town have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Northampton Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  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 35 21 6 8 62 37 18 13 2 3 34 15 17 8 4 5 28 22 25 69
2 Crewe Alexandra 36 19 9 8 64 42 18 12 3 3 35 16 18 7 6 5 29 26 22 66
3 Plymouth Argyle 36 19 8 9 58 39 18 11 5 2 35 16 18 8 3 7 23 23 19 65
4 Exeter City 36 18 11 7 52 40 18 10 7 1 31 15 18 8 4 6 21 25 12 65
5 Cheltenham Town 35 17 12 6 52 27 17 11 4 2 35 17 18 6 8 4 17 10 25 63
6 Northampton Town 36 17 7 12 53 38 18 11 2 5 30 12 18 6 5 7 23 26 15 58
7 Port Vale 36 14 14 8 50 44 18 9 8 1 28 15 18 5 6 7 22 29 6 56
8 Colchester United 36 14 13 9 49 37 18 9 5 4 28 17 18 5 8 5 21 20 12 55
9 Bradford City 36 14 12 10 44 38 18 11 5 2 29 14 18 3 7 8 15 24 6 54
10 Salford City 36 12 11 13 47 46 18 4 6 8 18 24 18 8 5 5 29 22 1 47
11 Forest Green Rovers 35 12 10 13 41 40 17 5 4 8 16 22 18 7 6 5 25 18 1 46
12 Crawley Town 36 10 15 11 48 47 18 9 5 4 27 19 18 1 10 7 21 28 1 45
13 Cambridge United 36 12 9 15 39 46 18 7 3 8 23 27 18 5 6 7 16 19 -7 45
14 Grimsby Town 36 11 11 14 43 51 18 6 5 7 22 27 18 5 6 7 21 24 -8 44
15 Walsall 35 12 8 15 37 48 18 5 5 8 18 25 17 7 3 7 19 23 -11 44
16 Newport County 34 11 10 13 31 37 18 8 7 3 19 13 16 3 3 10 12 24 -6 43
17 Oldham Athletic 36 9 14 13 44 54 18 6 7 5 28 21 18 3 7 8 16 33 -10 41
18 Scunthorpe United 36 10 10 16 44 54 18 6 6 6 24 23 18 4 4 10 20 31 -10 40
19 Leyton Orient 35 9 12 14 45 54 18 4 8 6 24 29 17 5 4 8 21 25 -9 39
20 Carlisle United 35 9 12 14 37 53 17 4 7 6 15 23 18 5 5 8 22 30 -16 39
21 Mansfield Town 35 8 11 16 46 54 17 4 5 8 27 29 18 4 6 8 19 25 -8 35
22 Morecambe 36 7 11 18 35 59 18 4 8 6 20 23 18 3 3 12 15 36 -24 32
23 Macclesfield Town 36 7 15 14 32 44 18 5 9 4 19 17 18 2 6 10 13 27 -12 30
24 Stevenage 35 3 13 19 23 47 17 2 6 9 10 22 18 1 7 10 13 25 -24 22

Mansfield Town:
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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 Swindon Town 35 21 6 8 62 37 18 13 2 3 34 15 17 8 4 5 28 22 25 69
2 Crewe Alexandra 36 19 9 8 64 42 18 12 3 3 35 16 18 7 6 5 29 26 22 66
3 Plymouth Argyle 36 19 8 9 58 39 18 11 5 2 35 16 18 8 3 7 23 23 19 65
4 Exeter City 36 18 11 7 52 40 18 10 7 1 31 15 18 8 4 6 21 25 12 65
5 Cheltenham Town 35 17 12 6 52 27 17 11 4 2 35 17 18 6 8 4 17 10 25 63
6 Northampton Town 36 17 7 12 53 38 18 11 2 5 30 12 18 6 5 7 23 26 15 58
7 Port Vale 36 14 14 8 50 44 18 9 8 1 28 15 18 5 6 7 22 29 6 56
8 Colchester United 36 14 13 9 49 37 18 9 5 4 28 17 18 5 8 5 21 20 12 55
9 Bradford City 36 14 12 10 44 38 18 11 5 2 29 14 18 3 7 8 15 24 6 54
10 Salford City 36 12 11 13 47 46 18 4 6 8 18 24 18 8 5 5 29 22 1 47
11 Forest Green Rovers 35 12 10 13 41 40 17 5 4 8 16 22 18 7 6 5 25 18 1 46
12 Crawley Town 36 10 15 11 48 47 18 9 5 4 27 19 18 1 10 7 21 28 1 45
13 Cambridge United 36 12 9 15 39 46 18 7 3 8 23 27 18 5 6 7 16 19 -7 45
14 Grimsby Town 36 11 11 14 43 51 18 6 5 7 22 27 18 5 6 7 21 24 -8 44
15 Walsall 35 12 8 15 37 48 18 5 5 8 18 25 17 7 3 7 19 23 -11 44
16 Newport County 34 11 10 13 31 37 18 8 7 3 19 13 16 3 3 10 12 24 -6 43
17 Oldham Athletic 36 9 14 13 44 54 18 6 7 5 28 21 18 3 7 8 16 33 -10 41
18 Scunthorpe United 36 10 10 16 44 54 18 6 6 6 24 23 18 4 4 10 20 31 -10 40
19 Leyton Orient 35 9 12 14 45 54 18 4 8 6 24 29 17 5 4 8 21 25 -9 39
20 Carlisle United 35 9 12 14 37 53 17 4 7 6 15 23 18 5 5 8 22 30 -16 39
21 Mansfield Town 35 8 11 16 46 54 17 4 5 8 27 29 18 4 6 8 19 25 -8 35
22 Morecambe 36 7 11 18 35 59 18 4 8 6 20 23 18 3 3 12 15 36 -24 32
23 Macclesfield Town 36 7 15 14 32 44 18 5 9 4 19 17 18 2 6 10 13 27 -12 30
24 Stevenage 35 3 13 19 23 47 17 2 6 9 10 22 18 1 7 10 13 25 -24 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.