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Mansfield Town v Northampton Town : League One match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 21st Mar, 15:00 BST, One Call Stadium, Mansfield

Nigel Clough welcomes Kevin Nolan to the One Call Stadium on Saturday afternoon, as their Mansfield Town and Northampton Town troops go head to head in the League One. Recent form, head to head (H2H) statistics, predictions and odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers are all published below. It's our job to give you all the information you need to place a smart, well-informed bet. We're tipping , but why not flip through the tabs and find the one you like best?


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Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Mansfield
49%
--
Draw
26%
--
Northampton
25%
--
Draw 1-1
12%
--
Mansfield 1-0
12%
--
Mansfield 2-1
9%
--
Mansfield 2-0
9%
--
Northampton 1-0
8%
--
Draw 0-0
8%
--
Northampton 2-1
6%
--
Mansfield 3-1
5%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Mansfield 3-0
5%
--
Northampton 2-0
4%
--
Mansfield 3-2
2%
--
Northampton 3-1
2%
--
Mansfield 4-1
2%
--
Mansfield 4-0
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
47%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
53%
--
Home 1st Goal
53%
--
Away 1st Goal
43%
--
No 1st Goal
5%
--
BTTS - Yes
50%
--
BTTS - No
50%
--
BTTS - Home Win
21%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
11%
--
Home/draw
75%
--
Away/draw
51%
--
Home/away
74%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
72%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
28%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
26%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
75%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
12%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
88%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
8%
--
Home DNB
67%
--
Away DNB
43%
--
Mansfield win to nil
28%
--
Northampton win to nil
14%
--
Win / draw / win League One table

Mansfield have played 33 matches so far this season and lay in 16th place in the League One league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 11 games against teams below in the table, having won 4, drawn 2 and lost 5 matches. They have kept 3 clean sheets and have failed to score in 2 fixtures. Mansfield have outscored their opponents by 39 goals to 31 goals.

Home League Performance

Mansfield have played 17 games at home winning 6, drawing 5 and losing 6 games. They have scored 24 goals, kept 6 clean sheets and conceded 18 goals at home.

Northampton are in 23rd position in the League One on 35 points having played 35 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

10 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 28 goals and kept 5 clean sheets. They have scored 12 goals in total and failed to score in 9 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

33 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 17 games, drawn 7 and won 9. Northampton have conceded 46 goals, scored 31, failed to score in 13 fixtures and have kept 9 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Mansfield
Northampton
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Lincoln3522853474 
l
 
0-2A
d
 
1-1A
l
 
0-1A
l
 
4-0A
2
Cardiff3522673072 
May 2
l
 
3-0A
l
 
1-3A
Apr 25
3
Bolton36171361764 
l
 
0-1A
w
 
0-1F
w
 
2-0F
d
 
0-00-0
4
Bradford3518710661 
w
 
3-0F
Mar 17
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 3
5
Stockport3416810456 
l
 
1-2F
-
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 17
6
Huddersfield36167131055 
l
 
1-3A
Apr 25
d
 
1-1F
l
 
2-0A
7
Reading3514129754 
Mar 10
d
 
1-1F
l
 
0-2A
l
 
1-0A
8
Stevenage3415910354 
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1F
w
 
3-1F
l
 
2-0A
9
Wycombe361411111353 
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
2-0A
l
 
1-2A
l
 
2-0A
10
Plymouth3515416049 
w
 
2-0F
d
 
1-1A
May 2
w
 
0-3F
11
Luton3513814147 
Apr 18
w
 
0-2F
l
 
0-1A
Apr 15
12
Barnsley3313812047 
Mar 14
w
 
2-3A
Mar 28
d
 
2-2F
13
Peterborough3514417146 
l
 
1-2A
Mar 28
d
 
1-1F
l
 
2-1A
14
AFC Wim3312714-743 
d
 
2-2F
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
3-1F
Mar 8
15
Exeter3511915-242 
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
1-2F
w
 
2-0F
d
 
0-00-0
16
Mansfield33101112241 
-
-
w
 
2-1A
Mar 21
17
Burton36101016-1240 
Apr 6
l
 
2-1A
Mar 14
l
 
5-1A
18
Doncaster3411617-2039 
l
 
1-2F
Apr 3
Apr 18
w
 
1-2A
19
Wigan3491114-1138 
d
 
1-1F
Apr 11
Apr 6
l
 
3-1A
20
Blackpool3510817-1438 
w
 
2-0F
l
 
1-0A
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-0A
21
L Orient3410618-1336 
w
 
4-1F
Apr 14
l
 
1-2A
w
 
0-1F
22
Rotherham359818-1535 
w
 
2-1A
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
1-2F
l
 
2-1F
23
Northampton359818-1635 
Mar 21
l
 
2-1F
-
-
24
Port Vale326917-1827 
w
 
3-0F
l
 
2-1A
l
 
0-1A
d
 
0-00-0
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Mansfield 16TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
8
Draw
5
Lost
7
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
5
Draw
7
Lost
8
Northampton 23RD
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
17
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
10 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
10 / 20
W
4
D
4
Lost
12
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
W
3
Draw
6
Lost
11
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Mansfield since 2004
Mansfield
Northampton
Goals: Scored
20
8
Games: Scored
10 / 11
7 / 11
Clean sheets
4 / 11
1 / 11
MAN
6
D
4
NHT
1
League games at Northampton since 2005
Northampton
Mansfield
Goals: Scored
13
9
Games: Scored
10 / 12
7 / 12
Clean sheets
5 / 12
2 / 12
MAN
3
D
2
NHT
7
Goal Statistics

Goals have been difficult to come by for Northampton Town of late. It has been 5 League One games since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.0 suggests they'll have problems ending that run on Saturday afternoon against Mansfield Town.

Mansfield 16th Northampton 23rd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.5
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
21%
1
33%
2
25%
3
13%
4+
There is a 79% probability that Mansfield will score 1 or more goals
0
36%
1
37%
2
19%
3
4+
There is a 73% probability that Northampton will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+9
Mansfield’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-11
Northampton have scored 11% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.6
average goals scored
0.9
average goals scored
1.3
conceded
1.7
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2025/2026 season
Mansfield
PG (predicted goals)
Northampton
1.5
1
Attack rating
20%
better
MAN
NHT
view stats
Games scored24
20
Failed to score9
15
Scored first15
12
Goals scored39
31
Avg. goals scored1.2
0.9
Avg. shots per game7
6
Avg. shots per goal6
7
Conversion rate for16
14
Avg. XG for1.3
1.1
KickOff rating
+20%
Defence rating
11%
better
MAN
NHT
view stats
Games conceded23
25
Clean sheets10
10
Conceded first14
18
Goals conceded37
47
Avg. goals conceded1.1
1.3
Avg. shots/game conceded8
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
7
Conversion rate against13%
15%
Avg. XG against1.4
1.6
KickOff rating
+11%

Mansfield v Northampton League One lLine ups will show here when available.

Mansfield League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
32636
L RobertsW EvansS McLaughlinS McLaughlin
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
L Roberts GLK321
-
W Evans FWD3261
2
-
F Blake-Tracy DEF301
4
-
A Lewis MID3012
2
-
S McLaughlin DEF2923
6
-
N Moriah-Welsh MID2913
4
-
A Oshilaja DEF241
5
-
L Reed MID2311
2
1
R Oates FWD2361
1
R Sweeney DEF211
3
1
K Knoyle DEF211
2
-
B Cargill DEF2011
5
-
J. McDonnell MID192
2
-
E Hewitt DEF181
4
-
R Hendry MID1822
1
-
L Bolton DEF161
-
J Bowery DEF141
2
-
D Dwyer FWD141
1
-
L Akins FWD142
1
-
T Roberts FWD1231
1
-
K. McAdam MID10
1
-
G Maris MID101
1
-
J. Gardner FWD81
-
Northampton League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
32855
T TaylorT EavesD CampbellT Taylor
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
T Taylor MID333
5
-
D Campbell MID325
2
-
S Hoskins FWD315
4
-
N Guinness-Walker DEF2922
2
-
E List FWD281
1
-
M Dyche DEF272
1
-
K Simon-Swyer FWD271
1
-
R Fitzsimons GLK26
2
-
J. Perkins MID2512
3
1
T Eaves FWD2581
-
C McCarthy DEF2412
4
-
T Fornah MID242
3
-
C McGeehan  MID2241
3
-
E. Wheatley FWD2231
4
-
J Burroughs DEF21
2
-
M. Forbes DEF2021
1
-
J Thorniley DEF181
5
-
J Wormleighton DEF15
2
-
J Willis DEF141
-
J Vale FWD14
1
K Edwards FWD10
-
M Jacobs FWD101
-
L Burge GLK9
-
J Guthrie DEF911
-
English League One match betting previews, predictions and odds
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