Mansfield Town vs Carlisle United Match Analysis and Prediction

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Carlisle United will continue to seek their way out of the relagation zone on Tuesday night when they travel to face Mansfield Town in their last League Two encounter.

Mansfield are currently in the midtable but will head into this match with confidence after progressing to the third round of the FA Cup.

They were impressive at the weekend when they defeated Doncaster Rovers 3-2 in the FA Cup. A goal from William Forrester and a brace from George Lapslie helped secure the results, making it the second game in a row they have been able to win.

Mansfield defeated Crawley Town in their most recent League Two fixture, with Rhys Oates and Oliver Hawkins scoring to secure the three points.

The club have had an impressive period of time, and have been defeated just once in their previous eight fixtures, which provides confidence to the squad.

Nigel Clough will hope that his team can continue this run of performances in order to get themselves to secure promotion as they are just seven points away from the playoffs.

Meanwhile, Carlisle United have a had a tough season so far, which is why they are just one place above the relagation zone, having won just three games all season.

However, one in those three victories came in their most recent League Two fixture, as they defeated Walsall 1-0 with Tristan Abrahams getting on the scoresheet.

The Blues really needed the result, with just one point sepatating them and Oldham Athletic, the reason keeping them out of the bottom two spots.

A victory on Tuesday would provide Carlisle United the opportunity to move to 20th, which is something that could put distance between them and the relagation spots.

After picking two victories in their previous three in all competitions, the team have had momentum for the first time this season.

Mansfield Town vs Carlisle United head to head

The pair have previously met in 33 occasions, with Mansfield slightly leading with 11 victories against 10 of Carlsle United, and they have drawn in 12. Mansfield have scored 44 goals and conceded 39. In their last five meetings, Mansfield have won one and Carlisle two with two draws.

Carlisle United 3-2 Mansfield Town 05/01/21

Carlisle United 0-2 Mansfield Town 17/08/19

Mansfield Town 2-2 Carlisle United 01/02/20

Carlisle United 1-0 Mansfield Town 15/12/20

Mansfield Town 1-1 Carlisle United 16/03/21

Mansfield Town latest home form

Mansfield Town have been on a good run of form at home in the recent few weeks, having not lost in their last five home fixtures, with their last loss being on October 5th when they lost 2-1 to Sheffield Wednesday. In the last five, they have won three and drawn two.

Mansfield Town 0-0 Oldham Athletic 09/10/21

Mansfield Town 1-1 Port Vale 19/10/21

Mansfield Town 2-0 Tranmere Rovers 30/10/21

Mansfield Town 6-3 Newcastle United U21 09/11/21

Mansfield Town 3-1 Scunthorpe United 20/11/21

Mansfield Town latest away form

The Stags are on a good form on the road in the recent few weeks, having lost just once in their last six matches in all competitions, a 2-0 loss to Sutton United. They have however not lost in their last three. In their last five, they have won four and lost one, scoring 8 and conceding 6.

Stevenage 1-2 Mansfield Town 13/11/21

Sutton United 2-0 Mansfield Town 23/11/21

Rainworth Miners Welfare 0-1 Mansfield Town 24/11/21

Crawley Town 1-2 Mansfield Town 27/11/21

Doncaster Rovers 2-3 Mansfield Town 04/12/21

Carlisle United latest home form

Carlisle United have had some inconsistency in their performance at home recently, having lost their last match at home of the back of two victories. Their last win at home was in the EFL Trophy where they won in the penalties shootouts after a 1-1 draw with Lincoln City.

Carlsle United 0-0 Barrow 13/11/21

Carlisle United 0-2 Harrogate Town 23/11/21

Carlisle United 1-0 Walsall 27/11/21

Carlisle United (p)1-1 Lincoln City 30/11/21

Carlsle United 1-2 Shrewsbury Town 04/12/21

Carlisle United latest away form

The Blues are on the struggling end of form on the road as they have failed to register successive victories, and they lost their last away match off the back of a 2-0 victory over Morecambe in the EFL Trophy. In their last five, they have won one, drawn one and lost three.

Bristol Rovers 3-0 Carlisle United 09/10/21

Newport County 2-2 Carlisle United 19/10/21

Northampton Town 3-0 Carlisle United 30/10/21

Morecambe 0-2 Carlisle United 09/11/21

Exeter 2-1 Carlisle United 20/11/21

Mansfield Town news

Lapslie came into the starting XI against Doncaster and scored a brace in the FA Cup, and is likely to earn a place again for the midweek encounter.

mansfield are likely to lineup with a 4-4-2 formation, which should lead to quality defensive structure throughtout the squad.

Carlisle United news

Carlisle will be missing Joe Riley at the moment and is set to be out for majority of the month with a shoulder problem. Brennan Dickenson is also on the sidelines in the moment, which is likely to keep hime out of the squad on Tuesday, with Carlisle having dealt with a lot of injury probles in the season.

Prediction and Odds

Mansfield Town are currently enjoying a good run of form and with the quality within their sqaud, they should be in a better position to take the victory and three points.

Despite Carlisle having improved recently this match could be a little bit tough for them and we could see them fall short here.

Odds: 1 1.89 X 3.50 2 3.61