League One: Mansfield vs Northampton – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One game between Mansfield and Northampton who meet up this coming Friday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Despite their unconvincing form, Mansfield stand a good chance of adding three more points to their account in round 31. They face Northampton on Friday, and they’ll be disappointed to miss out on a win at One Call Stadium.

Mansfield approach round 31 as number 14 in the League One table with 37 points on their account so far. With 27 rounds behind them, Northampton have amassed 30 points, placing them as number 20 in the standings.

Team form: Mansfield vs Northampton

Mansfield Form

Mansfield have had to endure a tough spell in their last three matches, from which they have nothing to show. They were beaten 3-2 by Cambridge U, before Crawley ran out 0-1 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against Shrewsbury, who came out 2-1 winners. Mansfield claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the League One. They also drew zero and lost four, scored five goals and conceded seven.

Northampton Form

Northampton claimed a single victory in their last three matches. They started with a 0-0 draw against Wycombe. Afterwards, a 3-1 defeat against Bolton followed, before beating Huddersfield 3-2. Northampton managed to win just once in their past six away games in the League One. On top of winning once they also drew two as well as losing three, while scoring 11 time and letting in four.

Betting stats and facts for Mansfield and Northampton

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Mansfield and Northampton. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Mansfield vs Northampton

It is a great season for Will Evans, who currently has 11 league goals to his name during this season. Mansfield will rely on his services to gun down Northampton.

Popular betting markets: Mansfield vs Northampton

Full-time result

Mansfield claimed a modest three wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in one of the games, whilst losing six. Northampton won one of their last 10 games away, drew three and lost six of the games in this run. Mansfield lost their previous 4 matches. Mansfield have not lost to Northampton in 10 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Mansfield scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Curiously, Northampton only scored the opening goal of the match in one of the last ten away games. Northampton should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in on Friday, as Mansfield only managed two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Northampton claimed three clean sheets in their last 10 games. Mansfield have scored in 13 consecutive home meetings with Northampton.

Total goals

Mansfield saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Northampton’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.7 goals in these matches. Mansfield conceded a goal in their last 7 matches.