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League Two: Accrington vs Mansfield – Betting preview

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Ace Football team previews the League Two clash between Accrington and Mansfield and offers the latest team news, stats, and free betting tips with the best odds.

Mansfield go up against Accrington this coming Saturday for an exciting League Two meeting at Wham Stadium.

Accrington rank eight with ten points to their name from six matches, while visitors Mansfield rank seven in the table on ten points.

Team form: Accrington vs Mansfield

Accrington Form

Accrington hope to get back to winning ways after first beating Harrogate Town by 2-1, before winning 1-2 against Salford City. The streak ended in a recent 3-1 defeat against Notts Co.. In their last six League Two home matches, Accrington have four wins, while they’ve drawn two and lost none. They scored ten and conceded three goals.

Mansfield Form

Mansfield are unbeaten in their previous three matches, winning 3-2 against Stockport County, before sharing the points in a 1-1 draw with Sheffield Wednesday. Another draw followed, this time 0-0 against Bradford. Mansfield, meanwhile, won twice, while they’ve drawn four and lost zero in their last six away in the League Two.

Betting stats and facts for Accrington and Mansfield

Here are some interesting betting-relevant stats and facts. They take into account matches that Accrington and Mansfield played across all tournaments.

  • In 7 of the last 9 home matches Accrington played, both teams scored
  • In 8 of the last 10 Accrington home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • In the last 4 matches in a row Accrington played, both teams scored
  • Accrington have scored in 9 of the last 10 home matches
  • Accrington have scored in 10 of the last 12 matches
  • Mansfield have not lost the last 10 away matches in a row
  • In 9 of the last 10 away matches Mansfield played, both teams scored
  • Mansfield have scored in 18 of the last 19 matches
  • Mansfield have scored in the last 10 away matches in a row
  • Mansfield have not lost the last 9 matches in a row

In-form players: Accrington vs Mansfield

Shaun Whalley found the back of the net two times in the previous six League Two games for Accrington, who won’t mind him striking again on Saturday. Punters will also be looking for Davis Keillor-Dunn to keep his current streak of five goals in his last six League Two games going for Mansfield.

Betting markets: Accrington vs Mansfield

Full-time result

Accrington racked up four wins from a possible 10 across all tournaments at Wham Stadium, drew three and lost three. Mansfield won four of their previous 10 away, drew six and lost zero times. Amazingly, Accrington are on a streak of 15 home matches without defeat. Mansfield remained unbeaten in their last 7 games on the bounce. Mansfield have hit a nice vein of form away from home with 8 matches now without losing. Accrington have not lost to Mansfield in 14 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Accrington scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Interestingly, Mansfield scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Both teams have scored in last 4 consecutive Accrington games Mansfield should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in this coming Saturday, as Accrington only managed two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Mansfield claimed three clean sheets in their last 10 games. Accrington have scored in 14 consecutive league meetings with Mansfield.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Accrington’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.5 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Mansfield, who scored 1.9 times on average in those matches.

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

Accrington vs Mansfield: Who wins the game?

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