Saturday’s game will affect both ends of the League Two table, as Oldham Athletic hosts Mansfield Town with kickoff at 6 pm.
Oldham Athletic hosted playoff hopefuls Sutton United in the FA Cup on Tuesday evening. In a poor first-half display, the home side fell behind 1-0, conceding three more goals in the second 45.
One goal from Will Sutton with nine minutes remaining was an only consolation to a dreadful performance, meaning that Latics are now on course for relegation.
Stevenage has only lost once in seven home games since Sheridan brought them from the brink of relegation to the verge of promotion, but Oldham is not out of the woods yet. Stevenage has two games in hand over their visitors, who have won only twice since Sheridan took over.
Meanwhile, Mansfield Town’s intentions in League Two lie at the top end of the table as they prepare for their trip to Oldham. A narrow 1-0 victory at Rochdale, courtesy of a late goal from Jordan Bowery, pulled the Stags to within two points of the playoff places.
With at least two games on all sides above them in the table, manager Nigel Clough’s side is presented with an excellent opportunity to achieve their goal, particularly with an excellent trip to another struggling side in the form of Oldham to come on Saturday.
Oldham Athletic vs Mansfield Town Head to Head
Both sides have 12 games against each other, with each side taking four wins and four draws. Here is a look at their previous encounters:
Home
- Oldham 1-3 Sutton United
- Oldham 0-2 Exeter City
- Walsall 2-1 Oldham
- Swindon 1-0 Oldham
- Oldham 1-2 Carlisle
Away
- Rochdale 0-1 Mansfield
- Port Vale 3-1 Mansfield
- Tranmere Rovers 3-2 Mansfield
- Mansfield 1-2 Exeter
- Bradford 0-2 Mansfield
Oldham Athletic Team News
Sam Hart will not be available for the second successive game due to his two-match ban for his yellow card accumulation. However, Carl Piergianni will return after serving his respective suspension for the same reason.
Mansfield Town Team News
After a switch in formation paid dividends in a midweek game, Clough could opt to use a 3-5-2 formation in Saturday’s game. A back three is the most likely system Clough will use because it could easily create space for Oliver Hawkins to work in the striker position he occupied on Tuesday.
Prediction and Odds
Mansfield’s late game-winner is likely to have reenergized their team, as the squad had suffered back-to-back losses before its score.
- Mansfield Win
- Goals Under 1.5
- No Goals: 1H
