League One: Mansfield vs Northampton – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One round 39 match between Mansfield and Northampton and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

When Northampton come to One Call Stadium for the League One match this coming Saturday, Mansfield will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Ranked as number 15 in the League One standings, Mansfield, have so far collected 46 points this season, while Northampton collected 35 points. This puts them up as number 23 after 38 rounds.

Team form: Mansfield vs Northampton

Mansfield Form

Mansfield look in good shape before their upcoming match, as they seek to remain unbeaten. They started by taking out Reading in a 1-0 win, before a 2-2 draw followed against Barnsley. Their most recent outing resulted in a 1-1 draw in a hard fought encounter with Bradford. Mansfield just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six League One matches at the One Call Stadium. They also drew three and lost two of these six encounters, in which they scored six and conceded eight goals.

Northampton Form

Northampton were unable to pick up a single good result in their last three matches, as they were first beaten 1-0 by AFC Wimbledon. Next up, Burton won 0-2, before losing 2-1 against Stockport County. Northampton didn’t manage a single away win in their last six League One matches, but managed two draws, while suffering four defeats. They conceded 11 and scored four goals themselves.

Betting stats 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 in form: Mansfield vs Northampton

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Jonathan Russell, who is performing well for Mansfield. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent League One outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Northampton.The visitors will be looking to Tom Eaves to find the net once again, after managing two League One goals for Northampton in recent matches.

Popular markets: Mansfield vs Northampton

Full-time result

Mansfield claimed three wins, drew four and lost three of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Northampton won one, drew three and lost six of their last 10 games away. Mansfield didn’t lose any of their previous 5 matches. Northampton conceded a goal in their 7 most recent matches.

Both teams to score

Mansfield scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Interestingly, Northampton scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Northampton should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in this coming Saturday, as Mansfield only managed two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Northampton claimed one clean sheets in their last 10 games. Northampton have scored in 3 consecutive meetings with Mansfield when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Mansfield saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of one goal during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Northampton, who managed to score 0.6 times in those matches. Northampton conceded a goal in their last 7 matches.