Mansfield Town vs Crawley Town Predictions

• Six of Mansfield’s last nine home matches have seen both teams score
• Both teams have netted in nine successive Crawley away games
• The Stags have lost just once in 14 home fixtures

Stuttering Mansfield desperate to bounce back

Three defeats in four games has seen Mansfield drop out of the play-off picture, but two of those losses have come away from home, against Carlisle and Forest Green.

At Field Mill they have been in near imperious form, with only Sutton beating them since October, with Nigel Clough’s side scoring in 13 of those 14 games and both teams netting on eight occasions.

The Stags’ defence has certainly become more fragile of late though, managing just three clean sheets in eleven outings at all venues, one of which came against an awful Scunthorpe side.

Crawley strong on the road

Crawley have been in great form recently, and it must be a great frustration to John Yems that their run of five wins in six games has come too late to push them into the play-off frame.

They have scored in 11 of their last 12 games, showing they are strong in front of goal, and have taken points off the likes of Forest Green and Swindon since February.

The Red Devils’ defence is a little feeble though, conceding in nine successive away fixtures, with both teams netting in each of those games.

I predict both teams will score in this game, but given Mansfield’s latest form, it could well end all square, with 1-1 my correct score prediction.