The Stags had a good stretch of unbeaten form snapped on Tuesday night as they succumbed to the struggling Cheltenham of all people and that stopped their climb up the table. Will they be able to bounce back from that shocker at Whaddon Road? They face a Notts County side who are showing no signs of slowing still as they won their sixth straight game in midweek, destroying Exeter away from home in a top-two clash. Country are 13/5 underdogs to actually win this though, with Mansfield at 21/20.
Football League Two – Field Mill, Mansfield 30th September – 13:00 UK Time
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Draw Best Odd of: 23/10 at Ladbrokes |
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Mansfield Town
Notts CountyyMansfield Form
The Stags at least remain unbeaten on home soil and that midweek defeat against Cheltenham, that heavy 3-0 loss totally came out of nowhere because they had been in good form. Grimsby had posted an unbeaten W3 D3 record before that loss against the Robins. At home, they are carrying strong form still with a W3 D2 record and they have won two of their last three there. They will be a threat because that Tuesday loss will have shaken them up.
Notts County Form
Notts County just rolled over Exeter in a top-two clash on Tuesday night away from home. That 3-0 win saw them win their sixth game on the bounce and they have gone W8 D1 in their last nine league games. How do you not back them? They have collected five clean sheets in their last six games, conceding just the one goal and away from home they are on a four-match winning streak, again each of that victories coming with a clean sheet. It’s immense stuff from them and now they have netted seven goals in their last two games.
Head to Head News
Mansfield are on a three-match winning streak at home against Notts County and that is why they are priced up like they are (along with their current home form). The Stags took four points from the two league clashes with County last season and they are actually unbeaten in their last five against them in all competitions with a W4 D1 record. So that’s solid head to head form and they are unbeaten in four League Two home games against them.
Top Betting Tips
County will slip at some point and it may be worth backing the Stags to pull something out in this one. They have strong head to head form, they are carrying decent home form at the moment and while it’s worth backing both teams to get on the scoresheet, there is value in settling on the draw here.