Mansfield Town v Hartlepool United
30 September 1945hrs
Football – England – League Two
Pick Mansfield Town AH-0.75
Bookmaker bet365
Odds: 1.55 odds taken 0733 GMT, Thursday 29th September
Friday evening features action from League Two and this upcoming clash between 6th placed Mansfield Town and basement dwellers, Hartlepool United, when the two teams clash at the One Call Stadium with the hosts seeking another three points which could lift them up into 3rd spot, while the visitors will be eager to lift themselves off the bottom of the League Two table and in turn pick up their first win of this new fourth tier season.
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A 2-1 win away from home at Crewe Alexandra last week not only handed Mansfield Town a precious three points in League Two but also extended The Stags’ unbeaten run in the fourth tier to four matches which includes three wins and a draw and helped lift Nigel Clough’s side up into 6th place in the League Two standings.
Earlier in the season, Mansfield Town had experienced an early wobble as The Stags lost two out of their opening three league games, after suffering defeats to Salford City and Leyton Orient, both of which were away from home, but the hosts have since bounced back and have lost just one further game in their subsequent seven matches overall, which gives them a great opportunity of grabbing all three points in this Friday night fixture as well.
Even more impressive is the fact that Mansfield Town have won three of their last four matches overall, with all three victories being achieved on their travels with wins collected at Doncaster Rovers, Gillingham and Crewe Alexandra, while results on home soil at their One Call Stadium have also been impressive over a long period of time under Clough.
With just two defeats out of their last 23 matches at home, Mansfield Town will certainly fancy their chances of adding to their points tally on Friday night against League Two strugglers, Hartlepool United, with the hosts also having the added incentive of moving up into one of the early automatic promotion spots in 3rd place with a win here.
In addition, Mansfield Town have kept a total of 10 clean sheets within this 23-home game period as well as scoring 2 goals or more in no fewer than 16 of these games too, and the free-scoring abilities of the hosts could spell further trouble for Hartlepool United at the bottom of the table.
Hartlepool United Preview – Can ‘Pools break their duck?
10 games into this new League Two campaign and Friday night’s visitors, Hartlepool United, are still looking to pick up their first win of this new fourth tier season as the north-east outfit find themselves sitting bottom of the pile ahead of this tough looking fixture against a Mansfield Town outfit who are building momentum under manager, Nigel Clough.
Hartlepool have drawn five and lost five of their opening 10 league games of this new season and although they have picked up points in draws with AFC Wimbledon, Tranmere Rovers, Colchester United, Crewe Alexandra and Gillingham, Pools have also slumped to five defeats already this season which have outweighed their minimal success to date.
It should be noted that four of these five points have also been picked up on home turf at Hartlepool’s Suit Direct Stadium, while defeats to Walsall, Northampton Town, Bradford City, Leyton Orient and Sutton United have condemned the Monkey Hangers to bottom spot in the division, while the bigger picture paints an even bleaker outlook for the visitors.
It’s now a miserable run of 19 league matches without a win for Hartlepool United and along with the sacking of the previous manager, Graeme Lee, morale amongst the Hartlepool camp must be fragile at the very least as they prepare for this tough Friday night fixture at Mansfield Town.
The visitors have also failed to win any of their last nine games on the road as well, losing six of these matches, while also losing each of their previous three visits on the trot to the One Call Stadium too, which doesn’t bode well for this trip either.
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Mansfield Town v Hartlepool United
Key Facts – Mansfield Town v Hartlepool United Tip
- Mansfield Town have lost just 2 of their last 23 home games in League Two
- Hartlepool United have failed to win any of their last 19 league games
- Mansfield Town have won each of the last 3 home meetings v Hartlepool United
Mansfield Town are building some positive momentum under manager, Nigel Clough, and having won three out of their last four games overall, The Stags look to be too strong for this struggling Hartlepool United outfit who have failed to win any of their last nine away outings on the road and have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 13 away games as well.
The best betting odds for Mansfield Town v Hartlepool United
Mansfield to win: 1.45 at bet365
Draw: 4.20 at bet365
Hartlepool to win: 8.50 at bet365
