The Exiles are still hanging around the top six in League Two with four wins in their last six games, so the Welsh club are doing alright at the moment but are going into this one on the back of a midweek defeat. Mansfield were stringing together a really good season but the wheels have come off that recently with a poor stretch of form going. They need to regain some confidence from somewhere and this is a tough away game for them. Newport are 6/4 to claim the home win, with the Stags out at 9/5.
Football League Two – Rodney Parade, Newport – Saturday 21st October – 15:00 UK Time
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Draw Best Odd of: 9/4 at Ladbrokes |
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Newport
Mansfield Town FCNewport Form
The Exiles have posted a great W4 D1 L1 record at home this season in the division, but they slipped at Rodney Parade against Colchester in midweek, to suffer their first home loss. All season the Exiles have been a great defensive side and they have two clean sheets in their last three and on home soil they have picked up four clean sheets in their six games. Newport to win to nil will likely have appeal at 10/3 with William Hill in this one. Of the seven league wins they have collected this season, five of them have been with a clean sheet. They have conceded just three goals at Rodney Parade this term.
Mansfield Form
The Stags lost just one of their opening nine league games, but they are struggling at the moment with a dodgy W1 D1 L3 record on the board in their recent form. They have hit the skids on the road with back to back defeats and they are stuck on just the one away victory all term in a W1 D3 L3 record on the board. They have shipped an average of over 1.5 goals per game away from home and they have only netted the six away goals this season a well. So this will probably be a low scoring affair. It is just not quite happening for them at the moment.
Head to Head News
Mansfield won both meetings with Newport last season in the division and they have actually lost just one of their last six against the Welsh club in a good W5 L1 record. So they have handled themselves well against the Exiles. They have won two of their last three trips to Rodney Parade as well (L1).
Top Betting Tips
Newport have been a strong home side this season and while they don’t have the head to head form against the Stags, they do look value to pounce and land the three points in this one. There’s just not quite enough happening from the Stags at the moment to suggest that they can keep their winning streak over Newport going. Home win and under 2.5 goals.