MANSFIELD. Mansfield Town beat Northampton Town to win 2-1. It was Mansfield Town to strike first with a goal of R. Oates at the 13′. Then J. Bowery scored again for Mansfield Town in the 32′ minute. Eventually, A. Koiki reduced the distance for Northampton Town (61′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.

The match was played at the One Call Stadium stadium in Mansfield on Saturday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Anthony Backhouse who was helped by Conor Farrell and Mark Stevens. The 4th official was Simon Mather. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 16.4 degrees Celsius or 61.5 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.​

Match Statistics​

Mansfield Town

2 - 1

Northampton Town

  • 48 Ball Possession 52
Shots
  • 4 Total 11
  • 2 On Target 1
  • 2 Off Target 10
  • 0 Shots blocked 3
  • 66 Attack 96
  • 11 Dangerous attack 40
  • 107 Ball safe 108
  • 9 Free Kicks 15
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 1 Corners 7
  • 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 12 Total 8
  • 2 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 2

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Mansfield Town was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Northampton Town that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Northampton Town had a more offensive attitude with 40 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 1 were on target. Still, Mansfield Town was capable to find the solution to win this match.​

Mansfield Town shot 4 times, 2 on target, 2 off target. On the other side, Northampton Town shot 11 times, 1 on target, 10 off target.

Cards

Mansfield Town received 2 yellow cards (G. Maris and J. Perch). On the opposite side, Northampton Town received 1 yellow card (S. McWilliams).

Match Timeline

Rhys Oates(goal)J. Bowery
13'
22'
Shaun McWilliams- Yellow
Jordan Bowery(goal)
32'
George Maris- Yellow
50'
56'
59'
61'
Ali Koiki(goal)L. Appéré
James Perch- Yellow
61'
66'
77'
Lucas Akins- sub ->J. Murphy
86'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Forest Green Rovers
84
46
Exeter City
84
46
Bristol Rovers
80
46
Northampton Town
80
46
Port Vale
78
46
Swindon Town
77
46
Mansfield Town
77
46
Sutton United
76
46
Tranmere Rovers
75
46
Salford City
70
46
Newport County
69
46
Crawley Town
61
46
Leyton Orient
58
46
Bradford City
58
46
Colchester United
55
46
Walsall
54
46
Hartlepool United
54
46
Rochdale
53
46
Harrogate Town
53
46
Carlisle United
53
46
Stevenage
47
46
Barrow
44
46
Oldham Athletic
38
46
Scunthorpe United
26
46

After playing this match, Mansfield Town will have 77 points like Swindon Town to remain in the 7th place. On the opposite side, Northampton Town will stay with 80 points like Bristol Rovers to remain in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Mansfield Town will play away against Northampton Town on the 18th of May with a 6-4 head to head statistic in favor of Mansfield Town (5 draws).

Northampton Town will host Mansfield Town on the 18th of May with a 6-4 head to head in favor of Mansfield Town (5 draws).

Mansfield Town – Formation

Mansfield Town
G
N. Bishop 1.England
7.0
D
James Perch 14.England
6.4
61'
D
Rhys Oates 18.England
7.3
13'
M
Stephen Quinn 16.Republic of Ireland
7.0
77'
M
Jamie Murphy 7.Scotland
6.6
86'
M
John-Joe O'Toole 35.Republic of Ireland
7.1
M
Stephen McLaughlin 3.Republic of Ireland
7.1
M
Matty Longstaff 44.England
6.2
59'
F
Jordan Bowery 9.England
8.2
32'
F
Oliver Hawkins 12.England
7.1
F
George Maris 10.England
6.8
50'
Substitutes
G
M. Štěch 24.Czech Republic
D
Elliott Hewitt 4.Wales
M
Kieran Wallace 23.England
6.3
59'
M
Ryan Stirk 25.Wales
6.1
77'
M
Ollie Clarke 8.England
M
George Lapslie 32.England
F
Lucas Akins 34.Grenada
6.4
86'

Mansfield Town started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).

The manager Nigel Clough decided to play with the following team: .

Substitutions

Mansfield Town made 3 changes: M. Longstaff for K. Wallace (59′), S. Quinn for R. Stirk (77′) and J. Murphy for L. Akins (86′).

Northampton Town – Formation

Northampton Town
G
J. Maxted 26.England
6.4
D
J. Mills 23.England
6.6
D
Jon Guthrie 5.England
6.8
D
Fraser Horsfall 6.England
6.9
D
Ali Koiki 14.England
6.8
61'
D
Shaun McWilliams 17.England
7.3
22'
M
Louis Appéré 24.Scotland
6.8
66'
F
Mitch Pinnock 11.England
6.8
F
Jack Sowerby 4.England
6.3
F
Sam Hoskins 7.England
7.4
F
Idris Kanu 19.Sierra Leone
6.4
56'
Substitutes
G
C. Woods 36.England
D
Max Dyche 35.England
D
M. Harriman 2.Republic of Ireland
M
Chanka Zimba 18.England
M
Scott Pollock 12.England
F
Joshua Eppiah 21.Belgium
6.3
56'
F
Danny Rose 32.England
6.8
66'

Northampton Town started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Jon Brady played with: .

Northampton Town could not rely on the presence of D. Rose (injured).

Substitutions

Northampton Town made 2 changes: I. Kanu for J. O. Eppiah (56′) and L. Appere for D. Rose (66′).

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the League Two.​