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League One | Gameweek 3
Aug 24, 2024 at 3pm UK
LNER Stadium
Mansfield Town

Lincoln
4 - 1
Mansfield

Jackson (29', 47'), Roughan (45+2'), House (51')
McGrandles (31'), House (43'), O'Connor (75')
FT(HT: 2-0)
Oshilaja (69')
Quinn (18'), Oshilaja (23'), Hewitt (63')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's League One clash between Lincoln City and Mansfield Town, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Lincoln 1-2 Barnsley
Saturday, August 17 at 3pm in League One
Last Game: Rotherham 2-0 Mansfield
Tuesday, August 20 at 7pm in EFL Trophy

We said: Lincoln City 2-2 Mansfield Town

Both involved in high-scoring affairs so far this season, we are expecting an open game between Lincoln and Mansfield on Saturday afternoon. The Imps are arguably favourites given their home advantage, although we feel that the attacking quality of the Stags should fire them to at least a point on their travels. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Mansfield Town win with a probability of 41.51%. A win for Lincoln City had a probability of 32.02% and a draw had a probability of 26.5%.

The most likely scoreline for a Mansfield Town win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.67%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.69%) and 0-2 (7.37%). The likeliest Lincoln City win was 1-0 (9.11%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.58%). The actual scoreline of 4-1 was predicted with a 0.9% likelihood.

Result
Lincoln CityDrawMansfield Town
32.02% (0.0020000000000024 0) 26.47% (0.0010000000000012 0) 41.51% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
Both teams to score 51.85% (0.0039999999999978 0)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
47.16% (0.0030000000000001 0)52.84% (-0.0020000000000024 -0)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
25.54% (0.0030000000000001 0)74.46%
Lincoln City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
69.25% (0.0040000000000049 0)30.74% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
32.99% (0.0040000000000049 0)67.01% (-0.0019999999999953 -0)
Mansfield Town Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
74.87% (0.0030000000000001 0)25.13%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
40.16% (0.0019999999999953 0)59.84%
Score Analysis
    Lincoln City 32.02%
    Mansfield Town 41.51%
    Draw 26.46%
Lincoln CityDrawMansfield Town
1-0 @ 9.11%
2-1 @ 7.42%
2-0 @ 5.37%
3-1 @ 2.92% (0.0010000000000003 0)
3-0 @ 2.11%
3-2 @ 2.02%
Other @ 3.07%
Total : 32.02%
1-1 @ 12.58%
0-0 @ 7.73%
2-2 @ 5.13%
3-3 @ 0.93% (0.001 0)
Other @ 0.1%
Total : 26.46%
0-1 @ 10.67%
1-2 @ 8.69%
0-2 @ 7.37%
1-3 @ 4%
0-3 @ 3.39%
2-3 @ 2.36%
1-4 @ 1.38%
0-4 @ 1.17%
Other @ 2.48%
Total : 41.51%

How you voted: Lincoln vs Mansfield

Lincoln City
47.5%
Draw
17.5%
Mansfield Town
35.0%
40
Head to Head
Oct 6, 2020 7pm
Group Stage
Mansfield
1-3
Lincoln
Menayese (72')
Perch (34'), Gordon (55')
Soule (31'), Scully (49'), Archibald (62')
Edun (55'), Archibald (61')
Mar 18, 2019 7.45pm
Gameweek 38
Mansfield
1-1
Lincoln
Pearce (4')
Grant (17'), Preston (81')
Akinde (75' pen.)
Akinde (79')
Nov 24, 2018 1pm
Gameweek 19
Lincoln
1-1
Mansfield
Gordon (85')
Pett (27')
Mellis (90')
Mellis (30'), Sweeney (70'), Rose (75')
Sep 4, 2018 7.45pm
Group Stage
Lincoln
1-2
Mansfield
Rhead (6')
Bostwick (54'), McCombe (90')
O'Connor (90')
Butcher (8'), Walker (72')
Preston (13'), White (29'), Rose (31'), Benning (33'), Elsnik (83'), MacDonald (90')
Mar 6, 2018 7.45pm
Mansfield
1-1
Lincoln
Byrom (49')
King (11'), Bennett (82')
Bennett (90')
Palmer (90')
Frecklington (22'), Bostwick (69'), Rhead (74')
Waterfall (90')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Wycombe WanderersWycombe19134243222143
2Birmingham CityBirmingham18133234161842
3Wrexham20125330131741
4Huddersfield TownHuddersfield19113530181236
5Stockport CountyStockport2096532211133
6Reading199463028231
7Barnsley208662926330
8Bolton WanderersBolton189362829-130
9Lincoln CityLincoln207762625128
10Blackpool197572931-226
11Mansfield TownMansfield187472222025
12Stevenage187471517-225
13Peterborough UnitedPeterborough197393735224
14Charlton AthleticCharlton196671819-124
15Exeter CityExeter197391721-424
16Wigan AthleticWigan196581716123
17Rotherham UnitedRotherham186571920-123
18Leyton Orient196491920-122
19Northampton TownNorthampton205692129-821
20Bristol Rovers1963101728-1121
21Crawley TownCrawley1954102032-1219
22Cambridge UnitedCambridge1945102031-1117
23Burton Albion1926111630-1412
24Shrewsbury TownShrewsbury1932141939-2011


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