League One: Peterborough vs Mansfield – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One round 22 match between Peterborough and Mansfield and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Peterborough enjoy home advantage, when visitors Mansfield swing by on Thursday for a clash in the League One. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Peterborough are placed 16th with 24 points after 20 matches. Mansfield occupy a position as tenth in the league on 28 points.

Team form: Peterborough vs Mansfield

Peterborough Form

Peterborough are currently performing inconsistently, as they lost against Northampton by a 2-1 score, before winning 4-3 against Crawley. They lost again in their most recent match, this time 2-1 against Stockport County. Peterborough claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the League One. They also drew one and lost two, as they scored 19 and conceded 11 goals.

Mansfield Form

Mansfield collected a single win and a draw in their past three outings, in which they were first defeated 1-2 against Huddersfield. They followed up, drawing 0-0 with Charlton, before winning 1-0 against Rotherham. Mansfield claimed two wins against one draw and three defeats in their last six away matches in the League One. The scoreline from these matches reads six goals conceded and five scored.

Betting stats and facts for Peterborough and Mansfield

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Peterborough and Mansfield. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players in form: Peterborough vs Mansfield

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Full-time result

Peterborough claimed all three points seven times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing one along the way. They endured defeat in two of the games in this run. Mansfield won five of their last 10 games away, while drawing one and losing four in this series of matches. Peterborough have not lost to Mansfield in 6 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Peterborough scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. 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 this coming Thursday, as Peterborough only managed one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Mansfield claimed five clean sheets in their last 10 games. Peterborough have scored in 3 consecutive home meetings with Mansfield.

Total goals

Peterborough saw over 2.5 goals in nine of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.8 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Mansfield, who managed to score 1.1 times in those matches. Astonishingly, Peterborough failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 24 matches.