MillersMad Match Thread...v Mansfield Town
Welcome to another MillersMad match thread and this weekend sees the Millers make the short journey to the One Call Stadium, home of Mansfield Town FC. Let's meet our hosts.
The Boss
Nigel Clough doesn't really need much of an introduction. Appointed Mansfield boss on 6th November 2020, he is currently the longest serving manager in L1. Since his appointment, the Stags have made incremental progress under Clough and in 2023/24, he guided them back to the third tier of English football, ending a 21 year absence at this level.
Player(s) to watch
Will Evans was top scorer for Mansfield last season with 13 goals. The 28 year old Welshman had previously scored 21 goals for L2 outfit Newport County before being snapped up by the Stags at the beginning of last season for a club record fee of around 200k.
Another player to look out for is midfielder Jamie McDonnell, a player the Stags have on loan from Nottingham Forest. Albeit as a late substitute, the 21 year old made his debut for the Northern Ireland senior team v Germany during the recent international break. He's meant to be a player with real potential.
Tyler Roberts is another player they have on loan, this time from Birmingham. The 26 year old striker is a former Leeds and Welsh international so will no doubt pose a threat on Saturday.
They played for both clubs
Alex MacDonald, John Mullins, Lee Williamson, Neil Richardson. Paul Warne played 7 games on loan at Mansfield when he was with us.
Mansfield home form
P4
W2 D1 L1
(L1) Mansfield 1 v 1 Stevenage
(EFL Trophy) Mansfield 0 v 1 Harrogate
(L1) Mansfield 4 v 1 Leyton Orient
(L1) Mansfield 2 v 0 Blackpool
(L1) Mansfield 1 v 2 Doncaster
Latest Odds
Millers 29/10
Stags 10/11
Draw 23/10
Recent Meetings
Millers 3 v 3 Stags (18/04/2025)
Stags 1 v 0 Millers (21/12/2024)
Summary
Mansfield come into this game without a win in 6. Although, looking behind that statistic, 4 of those games were away from home, including one v Everton in the EFL Cup. Last time out they were beaten away at Port Vale so they'll be very much hoping to get back to winning ways.
Mansfield have major issues defensively and are likely to have no fit centre backs available for Saturday, this is due to injuries and a sending off last week. Is this something our depleted strike-force can take advantage of? We'll know by 5pm on Saturday. Enjoy the game everyone and UTM.
