Mansfield Town vs Scunthorpe Predictions

When any side is relegated from a higher division, it is always interesting to track their progress in the new campaign. Will the side be able to prove they are too good for the lower level or will they continue their descent down the football pyramid?

Unfortunately for Scunthorpe United, they appear to be falling into the latter category, but this weekend they have the opportunity to kick start their campaign when they make the trip to face off against Mansfield Town.

Mansfield Town were widely expected to be in or around the promotion hunt this season but they have struggled to get over the line in their recent outings. The hosts have either had to recover from a poor start to salvage a point or have started strongly before being pegged back, and as a result, they have only managed one win so far this season.

The Stags have tightened up defensively of late, however, and although they fell to defeat last time out, they had kept two clean sheets in the three games prior to that so they will hope that they can capitalise on that newly found steel at the back in order to get a strong result this weekend.

The side hoping to deny them that opportunity is a Scunthorpe United side who are still searching for their first win of the season. The visitors have had a miserable start to the campaign and with the side conceding an average of over two goals per game, it is easy to see why.

Although the hosts may not be at the top of their game, there has been a few signs of improvement in recent weeks and, when you factor in that they are against a side in no sort of form at the moment, we think backing a home win looks to be a reasonably safe bet.

With the visitors conceding an average of around two goals per game and the hosts now starting to tighten up at the back, we think that a 2-0 home win is the best way to go for those of you looking at the correct score market.