Mansfield Town
- Mansfield Town are 16th-placed with 23pts from 19 games.
- Mansfield are the prototypical Nigel Clough side, who will most likely set up in a 3-5-2 or 5-3-2 formation, use the width of their wing-backs and create set-piece opportunities from their physicality and compactness.
- The Stags have been winless in their last quintet (D2, L3).
- Mansfield have failed to win any of their last three home matches.
Stockport County
- Stockport County are sixth-placed with 32pts from 19 games.
- Dave Challinor’s Hatters are a modern, flexible team who press high, dominate possession and look to transition quickly to exploit space behind defenses.
- County have won five of their nine away League One games this season, scoring an average of 1.67 goals per away match.
- The Hatters are in better recent form than Mansfield, having won two, drawn one and lost two of their last five.
Head-to-Head
Stockport County have failed to beat Mansfield in any of their last five head-to-head meetings, with Mansfield winning three and drawing two.
Key Players
- Kyle Wootton - eight goals in 19 League One appearances this season and has scored twice in his last five outings for the Hatters.
- Will Evans - provides an aerial threat for Mansfield and has five League One goals this season.
Betting Insights
- Stockport are the slight favorites at 2.2, Mansfield are available at 3.18 and the draw is 3.34.
- Both Teams To Score is available at 2.05.
Prediction
Backing Stockport County to edge it because of their better league position, superior away form and high-tempo pressing style, although Mansfield’s five-match unbeaten run in this fixture suggests it could go to the wire.
