Mansfield Town vs Carlisle United Live Stream, Predictions

📏 Form Guide

Mansfield Town

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Mansfield Town will be hoping for a repeat of their last result, following a 2-3 League Two success versus Oldham Athletic.

For Mansfield Town, the goalscorers were Harry Charsley (36'), Ryan Sweeney (38') and Jamie Reid (49'). Alfie McCalmont (6') and Conor McAleny (84') scored for Oldham Athletic.

It has not been often in recent times that Mansfield Town haven’t conceded. In fact, The Stags have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 5 of their previous 6 games, giving up 8 goals on the way.

Going into this game, the form guide shows that Mansfield Town:

• have not emerged victorious against Carlisle United in their previous 2 league games.
• are undefeated in their last 4 home league matches.

Carlisle United

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Carlisle United go into this encounter after a 0-2 League Two win with the eclipse of Walsall in their most recent fixture.

For Carlisle United, the goals were scored by Omari Patrick (26') and Joshua Kayode (78').

A sequence of reliable showings by the Carlisle United defence has resulted in their ‘goals against’ tally standing at 4 from their last 6 fixtures overall. In that period, the number of goals that they have scored themselves is 11. That kind of pattern might not be continued into this game, of course.

Ahead of this clash, Carlisle United are winless against Mansfield Town in away games against them for the last 7 league matches. Not good.

↔️ Head to head

A glance at their most recent head to head clashes stretching back to 01/01/2018 tells us that Mansfield Town have won 3 of these & Carlisle United 2, with the tally of draws being 1.

A combined total of 17 goals were shared by the two clubs throughout the course of those matches, with 10 for The Stags and 7 coming from The Cumbrians. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.83.

The last league meeting featuring these clubs was League Two match day 18 on 15/12/2020 and the score finished Carlisle United 1-0 Mansfield Town.

The match was refereed by Peter Wright.

📰 Team News: Mansfield Town

Almost everyone can be considered, as there’s just one fitness concern for the Mansfield Town gaffer Nigel Clough to be concerned with from a near full-strength group. Joe Riley (Cruciate Ligament Injury) is out of contention.

📰 Team News: Carlisle United

Thanks to a fully healthy squad available to choose from, Carlisle United manager Chris Beech does not have any fitness worries whatsoever before this match.

💡 Prediction

It seems to us that Carlisle United and Mansfield Town are probably both going to find scoring goals difficult here.

We’re therefore expecting a hard-fought 0-0 scoreline at the end of this one.

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Peter Guest, 00:12 12/01/2021