Match Report
73 points for Plymouth Argyle (8th), 65 for Mansfield Town (10th): an 8-point gap. Mansfield Town had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 4th in the league over the last five rounds against 10th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Plymouth Argyle 1.63 scored and 1.37 conceded per game, Mansfield Town 1.35 and 1.09, with the league averaging 1.32.
Plymouth Argyle came in having won four on the spin, having scored in 10 consecutive games. Defeat had not touched Mansfield Town in 6 games, having scored in 7 consecutive games.
The sides have met 12 times in the GioScore results database: 8 wins for Plymouth Argyle, 2 draws and 2 for Mansfield Town, at 2 goals per meeting. Historically tight: 33% of the meetings went beyond two goals.
The match was played at Home Park (capacity 19,500). On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 1-1 the final score.
Goal scorers
Plymouth Argyle: Aribim Pepple (20') · Mansfield Town: Ryan Sweeney (41')
Key stats
Possession: Plymouth Argyle 55% · Mansfield Town 45% · Total shots: 17-10 · On target: 7-3 · Corners: 6-2