Rochdale vs Mansfield Town Predictions

• Seven of Rochdale’s last 11 games have seen both teams score
• Both teams have netted in six of Mansfield’s last nine away fixtures
• Rochdale have only won two of their last 14 matches

Rochdale searching for victories

The form book shows Rochdale have not won in five, but they are also a pretty tough team to beat on home soil, losing only three of their 17 games and drawing a staggering ten times.

Robbie Stockdale’s side are struggling to score on the road at the moment, but they head into this fixture having netted in 10 of their last dozen matches at Spotland, with both teams scored on eight occasions.

Dale sit in 19th place in the table, still only nine points clear of the relegation zone, so they are far from safe yet, with nine stalemates in 12 home games shows they are not putting games to bed.

Mansfield need a return to form

Back-to-back defeats for the first time since October, coupled with Saturday’s match against Stevenage being postponed, have seen Mansfield drop down to tenth place in League Two, five points outside the play-off positions.

The Stags were in the top three before those two losses, at the hands of Tranmere and Port Vale, and their away form remains a concern, winning just four times from 16 attempts.

Nigel Clough’s side have seen both teams score in four of their last five matches, as well as six of their last nine on the road.

Both teams have somewhat fragile defences, so I predict both teams will net in this match, but it is hard to separate them, so I select 1-1 as a correct score prediction.