Plymouth Argyle vs Mansfield Town Predictions

• Plymouth have won their last 5 matches against Mansfield.
• Plymouth have won 4 of their last 5 league games.
• Manfield have lost 3 of their last 4 league games.
• Plymouth have kept a clean sheet in 42% of their home games.

Plymouth have scored twice as many goals at home as they have conceded

Last time out Plymouth strolled to a 3-0 away win against struggling Carlilse while Mansfield lost a 7-goal thriller at home to Forest Green 4-3, leaving 17pts separating the two clubs heading into Saturday’s clash. The hosts have a great record against the visitors, winning 14 of the pairs’ last 22 encounters in all competitions, and have been victorious in each of the duos’ last five encounters.

Plymouth head into Saturday’s match as the form favourites having won four of their last five matches, with Mansfield managing just one win and three defeats during that same period of games. The hosts have secured seven wins from a possible twelve at home in the league so far this season, while Mansfield have lost four times on the road.

Plymouth average 2.00 points per home game and Mansfield average 1.31 points per away game, so you can see why we have backed a home win on Saturday. The hosts score an average of 2.00 goals per home game and we have backed Plymouth to claim a 2-0 victory this weekend. Mansfield’s away games p[roduce an average of 2.31 total goals which ties in well with our prediction for a 2-0 final scoreline on Saturday.

Mansfield have failed to score in 38% of their away games

Over 2.5 goals have been scored in just 38% of Mansfield’s away games and only 46% of their away games have seen both teams score, adding further weight to our prediction of a narrow 2-0 win for the hosts on Saturday. Over 1.5 goals have been scored in 92% of Plymouth’s home games this season suggesting that at least 2 goals are likely to be produced in this weekends’ clash.

Plymouth have kept clean sheets in 42% of their home games so far this season and have won-to-nil in each of those matches, while Mansfield have failed to score in 38% of their away games and have lost-to-nil in 31% their away games. A majority of Plymouth’s wins this season (7) have been obtained with a margin of 2 goals or more, while 3 of Mansfield’s defeats have been via a margin of 2-goals or more.

We’re confident that Plymouth will win on Saturday and we have predicted a final scoreline of 2-0. The hosts have a strong home record and have kept plenty of clean sheets in their own backyard, while Mansfield have struggled to score on the road against teams that have good defensive records and we can see the visitors failing to score this weekend as well.