Mansfield vs Derby – When Mansfield Town hosts Derby County for their first-round matchup on Tuesday at the One Call Stadium, they will want to spring an early EFL Cup surprise.
The earlier The sooner Nigel Clough and company can put last season’s playoff loss to Port Vale behind them, the worse Mansfield’s League two campaign started with a 2-0 loss to Salford City on the opening weekend.
Riley Harbottle’s goal at the hour mark was all that was needed to defeat Tranmere, though Mansfield’s fortunes improved upon their return to familiar surroundings as they picked up their first victory of the 2022–23 season at the second try.
Whlie In the 2018–19 season, the Stags advanced as far as the second round before falling to West Bromwich Albion have only kept one clean sheet at home, against Southampton in 2005.
Mansfield Town, who have been eliminated from the EFL Cup in the first round eight times in the past nine seasons, are now seeking to avoid yet another defeat after even reaching the playoff final last year.
During the early stages of the League One season, Derby County has gone in the opposite direction. The Rams started out by defeating Oxford United 1-0 before being knocked back to earth by Charlton Athletic.
With 62 minutes remaining, Corey Blackett-Taylor made the net ripple, handing Derby its first competitive loss of the season. Despite generally controlling play with 59 percent possession,
Liam Rosenior’s team only forced Joe Wollacott to make two saves in the Charlton goal. In an effort to quickly recover from their League One defeat,
Derby travel to the One Call Stadium hoping to avoid being eliminated in the first round of the EFL Cup for the first time since the 2015–16 season. However, they have been eliminated at the second round in each of the previous three seasons.
Derby’s setback at The Valley was their 11th defeat in 12 competitive away games. Despite this, they can feel confident because they’ve won three of four meetings with Mansfield, most recently in the 2002–03 EFL Cup.
Mansfield vs Derby – Betting Analysis
Mansfield’s centre defender Oliver Hawkins played for 78 minutes after serving his ban over the weekend, and Rhys Oates, the team’s leading scorer on Saturday, recovered quickly from an ankle injury suffered against Salford.
The Stags will definitely be without Kieran Wallace and Jason Law, and they continue to be concerned about James Perch after the 36-year-old visited the medical facility during preseason.
Although Clough would prefer to maintain the winning formula from the victory over Tranmere, tired legs may increase Ollie Clarke and George Lapslie’s chances of rejoining the starting lineup
As for Derby, veteran forward David McGoldrick is questionable due to a separate ailment, and James Chester’s Achilles injury is unlikely to improve in time for the trip to Mansfield.
Midweek, McGoldrick might be healthy enough to join the bench, and Rosenior will have to make a crucial decision regarding 20-year-old midfielder Louie Sibley.
Mansfield vs Derby – Head -to- Head
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