League One: Lincoln City vs Mansfield – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One round 3 match between Lincoln City and Mansfield and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

As the early season favourites, Lincoln City will look to justify their title credentials this coming Saturday when they take on Mansfield for a round 3 match in the League One.

Lincoln City enter this round three of the League One with three points in the bag, and they will be hoping to double that in the coming match.

Form: Lincoln City vs Mansfield

Lincoln City Form

Lincoln City managed one win in the last three matches, which was a 2-3 victory against Burton. They went on to lose 1-2 against Harrogate Town, before getting dumped in a 1-2 defeat against Barnsley. Lincoln City won three of their previous six matches at LNER Stadium in the League One. They drew zero and suffered three defeats, scoring 14 goals to six against.

Mansfield Form

In their previous three outings, Mansfield won by 1-2 against Barnsley, drew 1-1 with Bolton, before also drawing 3-3 against Burton. Mansfield only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the League One. In these six matches they drew two and lost three as well as being outscored by 14 goals to nine.

Betting stats for Lincoln City and Mansfield

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Lincoln City and Mansfield played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Lincoln City vs Mansfield

Look no further than Paudie O’Connor, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Lincoln City in the League One, while Lee Gregory managed two goals in the last half dozen matches for Mansfield in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.

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Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at LNER Stadium across all tournaments Lincoln City won five times, drew one and lost four times. Mansfield claimed four wins, two draw and four defeats in their last 10 games away. Amazingly, Mansfield failed to keep a clean sheet in their 18 last matches. Mansfield have not lost to Lincoln City in 9 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Lincoln City scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Mansfield got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Both teams have scored in last 5 consecutive Mansfield games. Mansfield managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Mansfield have scored in 10 consecutive league meetings with Lincoln City.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Lincoln City, who scored an average of 1.4 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Mansfield’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.7 goals in these matches.

Betting prediction: Lincoln City vs Mansfield

In conclusion, the upcoming game between Lincoln City and Mansfield seems like a decent betting opportunity. Considering the abovementioned stats and facts, we have come up with a betting suggestion for this League One match.

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