Stevenage Borough

vs

Mansfield Town

Preview

Stevenage Borough

• Stevenage Borough enter this weekend’s clash with Mansfield Town in bad form, winless in their last five (D2, L3).
• Stevenage Borough’s Alex Revell has implemented a different system to the one that Mansfield Town operate, and it may just have an edge on Saturday.
• The Lads like to get the ball wide quickly and play in a high-octane fashion, pressing with energy and transitioning as fast as possible.
• They can disrupt the flow of play and create chances on the counter-attack.

Mansfield Town

• Nigel Clough has done a fantastic job since arriving at the helm at Field Mill in November 2020, as he has instilled a tactical discipline and identity to his team.
• They have a well-defined structure and can sit in and defend compactly.
• Jamie Reid is their biggest scoring threat with eight goals in 22 League One appearances this season.
• Rhys Oates is starting to find his scoring boots up front with six goals in 14 games, including three in his last five.

Head-to-Head

• Clough’s side have won four, drawn three and lost five of their away games, but they’ve won two and drawn one of their last three.
• Stevenage have had two home draws in a row; their home record is W5, D4, L1.
• The last meeting between these two sides finished 1-1 at Field Mill.
• Stevenage have won only one of the last five games between the clubs (W1, D2, L2).
• The Lads have kept their home goal average to a mere 0.60 this season, conceding only six times in ten games.

Key Players

• Jamie Reid
  • Reid has eight goals in 22 League One appearances this season.
• Rhys Oates
  • Oates has six goals in 14 games, including three in his last five.

Betting Insights

• Stevenage (home) is available at 2.22, Mansfield at 3.3 and the draw at 3.15.
• An Under 2.5 goals bet is priced around 1.62 as neither side is particularly prolific.