League One: Peterborough vs Mansfield – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One round 40 match between Peterborough and Mansfield and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Mid-placed Mansfield visit Peterborough, who are currently struggling to put some distance between themselves and the relegation-zone. This is a round 40 match taking place at Weston Homes Stadium this coming Tuesday.

Form: Peterborough vs Mansfield

Peterborough Form

Only a single draw prevents Peterborough from having nothing to show for their previous three games. They came up short in a 1-3 defeat against Port Vale, before drawing 1-1 with Burton. They came up empty-handed once again when Stockport County ran out as 3-1 winners. Peterborough managed to win two of their past six home matches in the League One. In the remaining four, they drew three and lost one, as they scored 17 and conceded nine goals.

Mansfield Form

Mansfield went unbeaten through their last three matches, which began with a 2-2 draw against Luton. A 0-1 win against Stockport County followed, before they beat Huddersfield by 1-4. Mansfield won half their previous six away matches in the League One, as well as seeing two draws and suffering one defeat. They scored nine goals whilst conceding four.

Betting stats and facts for Peterborough 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 Peterborough and Mansfield played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Peterborough vs Mansfield

It has been a great season for Harry Leonard so far as he currently has 15 goals on his account during this season. He also hit the net three times in his last six games, leaving Peterborough hoping he delivers against Mansfield this coming Tuesday as well. Siding with him to score in the upcoming game seems like a reasonable choice.

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Full-time result

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

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Peterborough only scored the first goal of the match in two out of their last ten games. Mansfield scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Both teams have scored in last 7 consecutive Peterborough games Mansfield will feel optimistic about scoring this coming Tuesday with Peterborough managing a measly one clean sheet in the previous 10 games. The latter fought their way to four clean sheets in their previous 10 games.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Peterborough, who scored an average of 1.4 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Mansfield, who managed to score 1.7 times in those matches. Peterborough conceded a goal in their previous 7 matches.