The Stags have put together a really good string of home form and they have lost only the one league game since the middle of October. So they have played their way well into the play off picture now. As for Cheltenham, they have been holding themselves well clear of any relegation issues, but they are having struggles trying to make headway towards the top half of the table.
Football League Two – Mansfield v Cheltenham – Field Mill, Mansfield – Saturday 20th January 2018 – 15:00 UK Time
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Draw Best Odd of: 11/5 at Ladbrokes |
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Mansfield Town FC
Cheltenham TownMansfield Form
The Stags are going so well at the moment not having suffered a defeat in any of their last six played now in League Two (W3 D3). So they look as if they should hold their own easily here and they have only lost the one game overall since a defeat against Swindon back in mid-October. They did have to come through an extra midweek FA Cup replay though. At home, they are unbeaten in six on league duty and have won their last two there. They have conceded in three of their last four home fixtures though so both teams to score looks like a bit of value. Overall home and away the Stags have just the one clean sheet in their last five played. At Field Mill, they have returned an average of 1.77 goals per game this season and should carve out some chances in this.
Cheltenham Form
The Robins are doing alright in terms of having gotten well away from the relegation zone. But they are in patchy form and nothing else at the moment with a W1 D1 L3 record in their last five games, and starting with a loss at Coventry in mid-December, they have lost every second league game played since them. The Robins have claimed only the three away wins on their travels this season so it’s unlikely that they are going to go and bust out a win against a good home side. With that having been said though they have won two of their last three away games, including a victory over Colchester back on January 6th which was an excellent result. Cheltenham haven’t earned a clean sheet in any of their last five league games so they will be at risk in this one and they have conceded an average of 1.7 goals per away game this season as well, with just the two clean sheets. They have scored in each of their last ten road games though.
Head to Head News
Cheltenham broke out a 3-0 home win over the Stags towards the end of September and that has left them with an unbeaten streak of six against the Robins (W2 D4). Four of the last five meetings have been drawn so there hasn’t been much to choose between them. The last two clashes at Field Mill have ended in a 1-1 draw and the Stags are winless in five at home against the Robins.
Mansfield v Cheltenham – Betting Odds and Predictions
Mansfield are at 6/5 at home to get the win with Cheltenham at 23/10.
Top Betting Tip Mansfield v Cheltenham
Mansfield have the form and despite an extra game in midweek should be strong enough at Field Mill to avoid defeat in this one. However, Cheltenham have been patchy on the road but they did land a big positive in their last away game and could battle their way to a point.