Football match betting preview: Northampton Town vs Mansfield Town

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Tue 14.March
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: Sixfields Stadium (7798 seats)

The two sides are happy with a sweet season so far and games like this one could be key. Get ready for Northampton Town - Mansfield Town!

Insights:
  • Northampton Town have the most scored goals in the second half (31) in League Two
  • Mansfield Town have the most points from losing position (19) in League Two

These are hectic days for the hosts, as they had a match only three days ago in the League Two. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Hartlepool United.

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Northampton Town form and stats

When playing at home in the League Two, Northampton Town have managed 8 wins, 5 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 17 games.

The home team returns to Sixfields Stadium after drawing with Hartlepool United (placed 22nd) on their last time out; the game ended 1-1. Pinnock (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.63/10. Pinnock hit three key passes.

Ahead of that match, Northampton Town won a home game hosting Crawley Town (1-0).

This is expected to be a close game, with Northampton perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Northampton Town as a small favourite), we find 11 games. Northampton Town has won 5 of these, drawn 4 and lost 2.

Low on goals? In this team's last 10 league matches, 9 have had two goals or less.

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the League Two game versus Crewe Alexandra in only four days. This game is also played here at Sixfields Stadium.

The Northampton Town fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 22 in 17 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Northampton Town have only conceded 15 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Mansfield Town form and stats

9 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses. That’s the product of Mansfield Town playing as the away team in the League Two this season. It’s been three wins in a row for Mansfield Town on their travels, an amazing performance which inspire hopes of making this one the fourth consecutive victory.

Two trips in a row for Mansfield, whose manager Clough could celebrate last time after the win against AFC Wimbledon. Which player has scored three matches in a row for the away team? The correct answer is Keillor-Dunn and that is impressive! Defender Harbottle was the best team player with a rating of 7.65. Harbottle scored one goal, hit one key pass and won 8 of 14 duels.

The game before that, was lost at home, a 2-5 defeat against Salford City.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 6 similar matches played by Mansfield Town in our archives, and the results are: 2 wins for Mansfield Town, 1 draw and 3 defeats.

Betting related statistic: Both teams have scored at least one goal in 9 of this club's last 12 league fixtures.

Mansfield have another match away from home in just four nights, a League Two game vs Stockport County. A gruelling schedule for the visiting team!

Mansfield Town have scored 25 goals on their travels this season, from 17 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Mansfield Town have seen the ball go into their own net 18 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

Mansfield Town have put together a streak of 4 consecutive games without defeat (3-1-0) when playing Northampton.

The latest archived history between these teams is the Mansfield Town - Northampton Town 1-1 played previously this season.

Top Goalscorers

NorthamptonS. Hoskins
S. Hoskins
18 goals
Mansfield TownW. Swan
W. Swan
9 goals
Mansfield TownL. Akins
L. Akins
6 goals

Northampton Town missing players

Mansfield Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Northampton Town Mansfield Town
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
35 17 4 Played P 5 17 33
16 8 3 Won W 1 9 16
12 5 0 Drew D 2 2 7
7 4 1 Lost L 2 6 10
48 22 5 Scored S 5 25 54
33 15 3 Conceded C 4 18 43
89% 82% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 94% 91%
71% 59% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 76% 79%
43% 53% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 53% 58%
20% 18% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 24% 30%
9% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 18%
57% 53% 50% BTTS BTTS 20% 47% 61%
31% 35% 25% Clean Sheets C S 40% 35% 30%
23% 29% 25% Failed to Score F T 60% 24% 18%
 
4.8 4.9 4.8 Corners for (avg) C F 5.6 5.9 5.8
4.3 4 3.5 Corners against (avg) C A 4.8 4 3.6
1.8 1.9 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.2 1.6 1.9
4 2 0 Red cards R C 0 0 3
 
11.5 12.1 10.8 Shots (avg) S ( 12.4 12.9 12.6
4.2 4.6 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.4 3.5 4.1
33% 28% 31% Goal Efficiency G E 42% 42% 40%
 
9.9 9.2 8.2 Shots against (avg) S A 8.8 8.9 8.8
2.7 2.3 2.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.2 2.4 2.7
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • 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
  • Northampton Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Northampton Town have the most scored goals in the second half (31) 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 35 18 10 7 58 35 18 10 5 3 28 16 17 8 5 4 30 19 23 64
3 Stevenage 34 18 9 7 49 31 17 13 1 3 32 11 17 5 8 4 17 20 18 63
4 Northampton Town 35 16 12 7 48 33 17 8 5 4 22 15 18 8 7 3 26 18 15 60
5 Stockport County 36 17 8 11 49 31 18 9 6 3 24 13 18 8 2 8 25 18 18 59
6 Bradford City 35 16 11 8 43 30 17 7 6 4 22 15 18 9 5 4 21 15 13 59
7 Salford City 36 16 8 12 54 41 18 8 5 5 23 18 18 8 3 7 31 23 13 56
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 36 15 10 11 40 39 18 11 4 3 24 14 18 4 6 8 16 25 1 55
10 Barrow 36 15 7 14 38 41 18 9 3 6 21 15 18 6 4 8 17 26 -3 52
11 Doncaster Rovers 35 15 5 15 38 46 18 10 1 7 24 21 17 5 4 8 14 25 -8 50
12 Swindon Town 34 13 10 11 45 38 17 7 5 5 26 17 17 6 5 6 19 21 7 49
13 Tranmere Rovers 36 13 9 14 35 35 18 8 5 5 22 15 18 5 4 9 13 20 0 48
14 Walsall 34 10 14 10 36 32 17 7 6 4 21 14 17 3 8 6 15 18 4 44
15 AFC Wimbledon 35 10 12 13 37 41 17 6 6 5 20 19 18 4 6 8 17 22 -4 42
16 Grimsby Town 33 11 9 13 36 41 17 4 8 5 17 19 16 7 1 8 19 22 -5 42
17 Crewe Alexandra 34 9 15 10 33 43 19 7 6 6 22 23 15 2 9 4 11 20 -10 42
18 Newport County 35 9 12 14 34 41 17 4 5 8 16 22 18 5 7 6 18 19 -7 39
19 Gillingham 35 9 11 15 23 37 17 7 4 6 13 16 18 2 7 9 10 21 -14 38
20 Colchester United 36 9 8 19 31 43 18 4 7 7 16 19 18 5 1 12 15 24 -12 35
21 Harrogate Town 36 8 11 17 41 54 18 4 7 7 22 27 18 4 4 10 19 27 -13 35
22 Hartlepool United 36 6 12 18 38 64 18 3 8 7 20 30 18 3 4 11 18 34 -26 30
23 Crawley Town 34 7 8 19 37 58 16 7 2 7 25 27 18 0 6 12 12 31 -21 29
24 Rochdale 36 6 7 23 29 53 18 3 3 12 15 26 18 3 4 11 14 27 -24 25

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 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 35 18 10 7 58 35 18 10 5 3 28 16 17 8 5 4 30 19 23 64
3 Stevenage 34 18 9 7 49 31 17 13 1 3 32 11 17 5 8 4 17 20 18 63
4 Northampton Town 35 16 12 7 48 33 17 8 5 4 22 15 18 8 7 3 26 18 15 60
5 Stockport County 36 17 8 11 49 31 18 9 6 3 24 13 18 8 2 8 25 18 18 59
6 Bradford City 35 16 11 8 43 30 17 7 6 4 22 15 18 9 5 4 21 15 13 59
7 Salford City 36 16 8 12 54 41 18 8 5 5 23 18 18 8 3 7 31 23 13 56
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 36 15 10 11 40 39 18 11 4 3 24 14 18 4 6 8 16 25 1 55
10 Barrow 36 15 7 14 38 41 18 9 3 6 21 15 18 6 4 8 17 26 -3 52
11 Doncaster Rovers 35 15 5 15 38 46 18 10 1 7 24 21 17 5 4 8 14 25 -8 50
12 Swindon Town 34 13 10 11 45 38 17 7 5 5 26 17 17 6 5 6 19 21 7 49
13 Tranmere Rovers 36 13 9 14 35 35 18 8 5 5 22 15 18 5 4 9 13 20 0 48
14 Walsall 34 10 14 10 36 32 17 7 6 4 21 14 17 3 8 6 15 18 4 44
15 AFC Wimbledon 35 10 12 13 37 41 17 6 6 5 20 19 18 4 6 8 17 22 -4 42
16 Grimsby Town 33 11 9 13 36 41 17 4 8 5 17 19 16 7 1 8 19 22 -5 42
17 Crewe Alexandra 34 9 15 10 33 43 19 7 6 6 22 23 15 2 9 4 11 20 -10 42
18 Newport County 35 9 12 14 34 41 17 4 5 8 16 22 18 5 7 6 18 19 -7 39
19 Gillingham 35 9 11 15 23 37 17 7 4 6 13 16 18 2 7 9 10 21 -14 38
20 Colchester United 36 9 8 19 31 43 18 4 7 7 16 19 18 5 1 12 15 24 -12 35
21 Harrogate Town 36 8 11 17 41 54 18 4 7 7 22 27 18 4 4 10 19 27 -13 35
22 Hartlepool United 36 6 12 18 38 64 18 3 8 7 20 30 18 3 4 11 18 34 -26 30
23 Crawley Town 34 7 8 19 37 58 16 7 2 7 25 27 18 0 6 12 12 31 -21 29
24 Rochdale 36 6 7 23 29 53 18 3 3 12 15 26 18 3 4 11 14 27 -24 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.