Newport County vs Mansfield Town
The first leg of the League 2 play-off semi-final phase will be held between Newport vs Mansfield. The hosts who have an impressive home record this season will try to score as many goals as possible so that the second task is easier. The game starts at 1.45 WIB at Rodney Parade Stadium.
Newport has the right to get a play off ticket after finishing in seventh in the league standings. Not an easy struggle because they were only able to equalize to 1-1 at 87 minutes when they appeared at Morecambe headquarters last week, and this result made them reach the last ticket by just 2 points from Carlisle in 10th place.
Meanwhile, Mansfield closed their campaign with defeat at MK Dons headquarters; the host was ahead quickly 2 minutes after kick off through David Wheeler, while the visitors failed to catch up until time was up. As a result of this defeat Mansfield also had to be willing to finish in 4th place, overtaken MK Dons who ranked 3rd as the deadline for automatic promotion.
Mansfield also received underdog status in the match tomorrow after only winning 1 time in the last 5 away games, namely when facing Exeter, while the remaining 2 draws and 2 defeats. Compare it with Newport’s home record which bagged 2 draws and 3 consecutive wins at Rodney. In fact, they only conceded 1 time during this period.
Each enjoyed a victory when appearing as a host in the league competition; Mansfield were 3-0 up in August and Newport responded by a single goal at Rodney in early February.
Our Prediction: 1
Odds: 1.45