swindon will clearly see that there is no margin for error in the tight scrap for a play off place in this season’s League Two. They suffered a loss last weekend which has left them in a little bit of a precarious position. They start the weekend in seventh but with them having played a game more than most of those around them.
Football League Two – Swindon v Mansfield – County Ground, Swindon – Saturday 10th February 2018 – 15:00 UK Time
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Draw Best Odd of: 5/2 at Betfair |
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Swindon
MansfieldSwindon Form
There has been just the one point for Swindon from their last two games played in the division following a draw with Lincoln and then a loss to Accrington. Swindon are on a three-match winning streak at home in the league though and two of those were with a clean sheet. It’s probably worth backing both teams to score though in this one as they are facing a Mansfield side who are bang in form. Swindon have a much better away record than they do at home this season and have been leading at half time in just three home games all season. The half time draw should appeal because of that. The Robins have scored in each of their last eight league fixtures now and in each of their last three at the County Ground. Their defence is just a bit of a concern as they have conceded an average of 1.8 goals per home game. 70% of the goals that they have shipped at the County Ground have been in the second half of matches.
Mansfield Form
The Stags are rolling along at the moment, firing on all cylinders. They are undefeated in nine games now and are unbeaten in four on the road as well (W2 D2). During that run of away games, they took an impressive victory out at Wycombe who are currently sitting second in the league. Mansfield have conceded in all but one of their last eight league games so both teams to score may be worth a flutter here. The Stags have really brought their shooting boots to the party recently as they have scored at least two goals in five of their last six games. Impressive stuff. Away from home they have scored seventeen and have conceded seventeen goals this season and 76% of their away goals have been after the half time break in away games. Their most frequent scoreline away from home has been a 1-1 draw, so they should at least be good enough for that, but with their form, they will be expecting to win this and keep their strong promotion push going along.
Head to Head News
Swindon have good home form going over Mansfield with a four-match winning streak at the County Ground against the Stags in all competitions. They also took a 3-1 win out at Field Mill earlier in the season. That is back to back wins in League Two that Swindon has taken over Mansfield now. The home team has won five of the last six fixtures between these two interestingly enough and the home side has scored exactly two goals in four of the last five clashes.
Swindon v Mansfield – Betting Odds and Predictions
Mansfield are above Mansfield and they continued their red-hot form with a third straight win last weekend and there’s a chance that they could even break into the top three this weekend.
Top Betting Tip Swindon v Mansfield
This should be a close battle but right now Mansfield are the ones with the big form and big momentum going and they can get themselves over the line with three points in the bag. It probably will be by nothing more than a one goal margin though.