Ace Football previews the League One game between Peterborough and Mansfield who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Mansfield head over to the Weston Homes Stadium on Saturday to face title favourites Peterborough in a round 2 match in the League One.
A glance at the League One table reveals that the current difference between the teams is three points and 16 places.
Team form: Peterborough vs Mansfield
Peterborough Form
Peterborough are currently performing inconsistently, as they lost against Doncaster by a 1-3 score, before winning 0-1 against Bristol Rovers. They were back on the losing side in a 2-0 defeat against Bradford. Peterborough claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the League One, which also saw them drawing three and losing two matches, in which they scored nine and conceded eight goals.
Mansfield Form
Two victories are what Mansfield have to show from their past three matches, as they first beat Cardiff 5-4. This was followed by a 0-3 defeat against Sheffield United, before winning again 2-1 against Doncaster. Mansfield won half their previous six away matches in the League One, as well as seeing two draws and suffering one defeat. They scored eight goals whilst conceding three.
Betting stats and facts for Peterborough and Mansfield
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Peterborough and Mansfield. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- Peterborough have lost 5 of the last 7 matches in the League One while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In the last 3 Peterborough matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Peterborough have lost 3 of the last 4 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In the last 3 Peterborough matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Peterborough home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 21 of the last 23 Mansfield away matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Mansfield away matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 11 of the last 12 Mansfield away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Mansfield away matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 4 Mansfield matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
In-form players: Peterborough vs Mansfield
Harry Leonard has three strikes in six League One matches for Peterborough, who will be relying on his services, when clashing with Mansfield. The visitors are looking to Lucas Akins, who has provided his team with three League One goals.
Popular betting markets: Peterborough vs Mansfield
Full-time result
Peterborough won two of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing four and losing four as well. Mansfield won four from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew four and lost two in this run. Mansfield didn’t lose any of their previous 7 outings. Mansfield have not lost to Peterborough in 3 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Amazingly, Peterborough scored the first goal of the match in just three out of the last ten games at home. Mansfield scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Mansfield should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in on Saturday, as Peterborough only managed two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Mansfield claimed three clean sheets in their last 10 games.
Total goals
Peterborough saw over 2.5 goals in four of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.7 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Mansfield, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.6 times goals per game.
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