League One: Mansfield vs Bristol Rovers – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One round 17 match between Mansfield and Bristol Rovers and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

This will be the first time that Mansfield face Bristol Rovers lately, as the teams have not shared a spot in the same division in this century.

Ranked as number 7 in the League One standings, Mansfield, have so far collected 24 points this season, while Bristol Rovers collected 18 points. This puts them up as number 14 after 15 rounds.

Form: Mansfield vs Bristol Rovers

Mansfield Form

Judging by their last three matches, we can expect a bit of everything from Mansfield at the moment. Against Wigan, they came out on top in a 1-2 win, before drawing 1-1 against Birmingham. Most recently, they were left reeling in a 1-0 defeat against Wrexham. Mansfield claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the League One. They also drew two and lost one, as they scored eight and conceded five goals.

Bristol Rovers Form

In their previous three matches, Bristol Rovers drew 1-1 with Weston Super Mare, 1-1 with Lincoln City and 0-0 with Crawley. Bristol Rovers claimed just one win from the last six away games in the League One. They also drew zero and were defeated five times, as they were outscored by 12 goals to seven.

Betting facts for Mansfield and Bristol Rovers

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Mansfield and Bristol Rovers. 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 Bristol Rovers

Shaqai Forde shows decent form right now for Bristol Rovers, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the League One. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Mansfield, who are strong favourites on Saturday. Siding with Will Evans also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six League One matches.

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Full-time result

Mansfield claimed all three points five times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing three along the way. They endured defeat in two of the games in this run. Bristol Rovers won one of their last 10 games away, while drawing one and losing eight in this series of matches.

Both teams to score

Mansfield scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Curiously, Bristol Rovers only scored the opening goal of the match in zero of the last ten away games. Mansfield probably enjoy the prospect of scoring this coming Saturday, as Bristol Rovers managed only two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed five clean sheets in their last 10 matches. Both Team have scored in 3 last consecutive meetings between Mansfield and Bristol Rovers when playing at One Call Stadium.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Mansfield’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.8 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Bristol Rovers, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.4 times goals per game themselves.

Betting prediction: Mansfield vs Bristol Rovers

To sum up, the upcoming match between Mansfield and Bristol Rovers seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this League One game.

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