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Mansfield Town

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Mansfield Town will play in this match coming off the back of a 0-0 League One tied result versus Rotherham United.

It’s been a rare occasion in recent times that Mansfield Town have kept a clean sheet. The facts show that Mansfield Town have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 5 of their previous 6 clashes, leaking 8 goals along the way. Previous results aside, we will just have to wait and see whether that pattern will be replicated in this next game.

Arsenal

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Arsenal head into the meeting following a 0-1 Premier League win versus Brighton & Hove Albion in their previous match.

In that match, Arsenal had 40% possession and 7 shots at goal with 2 on target. The scorer for Arsenal was Bukayo Saka (9'). Brighton & Hove Albion got 11 shots at goal with 3 on target.

In as many as 5 out of the previous 6 games featuring Arsenal, at least three goals have been struck. The overall average goals scored per game in that spell is 3.5, with the number of goals averaged by Arsenal equalling 2.67.

🗞️ Team News: Mansfield Town

It looks as if The Stags will probably line up in a 4-4-2 system for this one featuring Liam Roberts, Kyle Knoyle, Adedeji Oshilaja, Frazer Blake-Tracy, Lucas Akins, Aaron Lewis, Louis Reed, Stephen McLaughlin, Will Evans, Tyler Roberts and Rhys Oates.

ℹ️ Team News: Arsenal

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has not got a full squad to pick from. Martin Ødegaard (Knee problems), William Saliba (Ankle sprain) and Mikel Merino (Foot surgery) will not be playing here.

We are inclined to think that The Gunners could decide to play in a 4-2-3-1 formation by sending out Kepa Arrizabalaga, Ben White, Cristhian Mosquera, Marli Salmon, Riccardo Calafiori, Eberechi Eze, Christian Noergaard, Noni Madueke, Kai Havertz, Gabriel Martinelli and Gabriel Jesus.

✨ Prediction

Our thinking is that Arsenal can see a lot of the ball and convert quite a few goal-scoring opportunities.

At the other end, Mansfield Town might well find it difficult getting goals, although we do see them hitting back at some stage here, too.

We can therefore see a pretty comfortable 1-3 win for Arsenal when the referee blows the final whistle.

Peter Guest, 12:00 07/03/2026