League One: Burton vs Mansfield – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One round 1 match between Burton and Mansfield and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

League One title favourites Burton begin their title challenge this coming Saturday in an opening day encounter with Mansfield at Pirelli Stadium.

Team form: Burton vs Mansfield

Burton Form

Judging by their last three matches, we can expect a bit of everything from Burton at the moment. Against Cambridge U, they came out on top in a 2-1 win, before drawing 1-1 against Wigan. Most recently, they were left reeling in a 3-1 defeat against Charlton. Burton won three of their previous six matches at Pirelli Stadium in the League One. They drew one and suffered two defeats, scoring ten goals to seven against.

Mansfield Form

Mansfield won twice in their last three matches, but began by losing 4-0 against Birmingham, before beating Peterborough 4-2. Another win followed, this time by 3-0 against Exeter. Mansfield claimed just one win from the last six away games in the League One. They also drew two and were defeated three times, as they were outscored by 13 goals to seven.

Betting facts for Burton and Mansfield

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

In-form players: Burton vs Mansfield

Having scored just once lately in the League One, Julian Larsson will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Mansfield hope George Maris can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of three League One goals in his last six League One games.

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Full-time result

Burton claimed a modest five wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in two of the games, whilst losing three. Mansfield won one of their last 10 games away, drew four and lost five of the games in this run.

Both teams to score

Burton scored the first goal in seven out of their last ten games. Curiously, Mansfield only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Both teams have scored in last 4 consecutive Burton games Burton managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. Both teams scored in the last 6 consecutive meetings between Burton and Mansfield.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Burton, who scored an average of 1.2 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in nine of the last ten games for Mansfield, who managed to hit the net 1.8 times on average in these games.