Mansfield Town host Bromley in League One. Both sides have made a similarly rocky start to the season, sitting close together in the table with mixed form behind them.
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Recent matches: goals have flowed both ways
Mansfield's recent games, spanning League One, cup ties and pre-season friendlies, have been high-scoring affairs in both directions - wins like 5-0 and 5-2 sit alongside heavier defeats such as 1-4 and 0-3. It's a pattern of games with goals rather than tight, low-scoring contests.
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Mansfield Town: 20 completed matches; Bromley: 20 completed matches.
Mansfield Town
- Win
- 30% 6 / 20
- Draw
- 30% 6 / 20
- Loss
- 40% 8 / 20
- Scored
- 32
- Conceded
- 36
- Difference
- -4
Bromley
- Win
- 25% 5 / 20
- Draw
- 30% 6 / 20
- Loss
- 45% 9 / 20
- Scored
- 21
- Conceded
- 43
- Difference
- -22
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| League One | Burton Albion | Mansfield Town | 19.09.2026 | 2-2 |
| League One | Mansfield Town | Huddersfield | 12.09.2026 | 0-0 |
| League One | Bradford | Mansfield Town | 05.09.2026 | 1-0 |
| League One | Reading | Mansfield Town | 02.09.2026 | 5-0 |
| League One | Mansfield Town | Luton | 30.08.2026 | 5-2 |
| League One | Peterborough | Mansfield Town | 22.08.2026 | 2-1 |
| EFL Trophy | Mansfield Town | Manchester City U21 | 19.08.2026 | 1-4 |
| League One | Mansfield Town | Doncaster | 15.08.2026 | 2-1 |
| League Cup | Mansfield Town | Sheffield Utd | 09.08.2026 | 0-3 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Mansfield Town | Derby | 31.07.2026 | 1-3 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EFL Trophy | Bromley | Brentford U21 | 22.09.2026 | 0-1 |
| League One | Bromley | Huddersfield | 19.09.2026 | 2-1 |
| League One | Blackpool | Bromley | 12.09.2026 | 2-2 |
| League One | Bromley | AFC Wimbledon | 07.09.2026 | 0-2 |
| League One | Bromley | Leyton Orient | 01.09.2026 | 0-5 |
| League One | Sheffield Wednesday | Bromley | 29.08.2026 | 7-2 |
| League One | Bromley | Cambridge United | 22.08.2026 | 1-1 |
| League One | Barnsley | Bromley | 15.08.2026 | 0-1 |
| League Cup | Bromley | Reading | 08.08.2026 | 1-1 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Barnet | Bromley | 01.08.2026 | 1-1 |
Bromley's sample over the same stretch is more one-sided defensively. There are some tidy draws in there, 1-1 and 2-2 among them, but also some very heavy defeats, including 0-5, 0-7 and 7-2. That's a lot of goals conceded across a short run of matches, even accounting for friendlies and cup fixtures mixed in.
Neither side has looked settled defensively lately, which points towards an open game rather than a cagey one.
Comparative Team Statistics: Mansfield Town vs Bromley

Where they sit in League One
Seven games into the League One season, Mansfield and Bromley are level on points, with Mansfield 17th and Bromley 19th. That only tells us about these two clubs' positions, not the shape of the whole division, but it does show two sides who haven't yet found consistency.
| № | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Luton | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12/14 | 8 |
| 17 | Mansfield Town | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10/13 | 8 |
| 18 | Barnsley | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7/12 | 8 |
| 19 | Bromley | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8/18 | 8 |
| 20 | Notts County | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7/9 | 7 |
The goal difference gap is more telling. Mansfield have scored 10 and conceded 13, while Bromley have scored 8 and conceded 18. Bromley's defensive numbers stand out as noticeably worse.
Bromley's defensive record this season looks like their bigger problem area coming into this one.
Key contributors and card risk
Bromley's attacking threat looks concentrated in one player: V. Adeboyejo has scored 4 goals in his last 7 appearances, a big share of the team's output. Mansfield's creativity looks more shared, with N. Moriah-Welsh and R. Hendry each chipping in 2 assists over their recent matches.
On discipline, Mansfield's O. Dodgson picked up a red card in just 4 outings, while Bromley's M. Pinnock has collected 4 yellow cards in 7 games. Both squads carry some card risk, which is worth bearing in mind.

How this one could unfold
Put the pieces together and this doesn't look like a match built for a low-scoring script. Bromley have leaked goals in bunches recently, Mansfield have shown they can be breached too, and both sides sit close together in the table without a clear edge in form.
That combination suggests goals from either end are plausible, and a tight scoreline is far from guaranteed.
Match odds and squad lists
Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Sweeney | Republic of Ireland | 29 | Defender | 193 | 87 |
| J. Bowery | England | 35 | Defender | 185 | 76 |
| K. Knoyle | England | 30 | Defender | 173 | 63 |
| R. Oates | England | 31 | Attacker | 183 | 74 |
| G. Maris | England | 30 | Midfielder | 180 | 75 |
| E. Hewitt | Wales | 32 | Defender | 180 | 75 |
| H. Lewis | England | 28 | Goalkeeper | 191 | 77 |
| D. McGoldrick | Republic of Ireland | 38 | Attacker | 183 cm | 74 kg |
| T. Roberts | Wales | 27 | Attacker | 180 | 75 |
| M. Smith | England | 34 | Attacker | 180 | 71 |
| L. Reed | England | 29 | Midfielder | 173 | 60 |
| L. Akins | Grenada | 37 | Midfielder | 180 | 73 |
| L. Bolton | England | 26 | Defender | 174 cm | 72 kg |
| S. McLaughlin | Republic of Ireland | 36 | Midfielder | 178 | 76 |
| A. Oshilaja | England | 33 | Defender | 181 | 75 |
| L. Roberts | England | 31 | Goalkeeper | 183 cm | 82 kg |
| F. Blake-Tracy | England | 31 | Defender | 183 | 64 |
| R. Hendry | Scotland | 28 | Midfielder | 178 cm | 73 kg |
| J. Russell | Jamaica | 25 | Midfielder | 195 | 81 |
| L. Thompson | England | 24 | Midfielder | 173 | 68 |
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O. Sowunmi | England | 30 | Defender | 198 | 93 |
| M. Cheek | England | 35 | Attacker | 186 | n/a |
| C. Whitely | England | 35 | Midfielder | 177 | 70 |
| A. Charles | Grenada | 27 | Midfielder | 178 | n/a |
| N. Kabamba | Congo DR | 33 | Attacker | 191 | 75 |
| G. Saville | Northern Ireland | 33 | Midfielder | 176 | 73 |
| B. Thompson | England | 31 | Midfielder | 180 | 78 |
| A. Jackson | England | 32 | Defender | 187 | 80 |
| V. Adeboyejo | Nigeria | 28 | Attacker | 178 | 75 |
| J. Jones | Malta | 28 | Midfielder | 177 | 73 |
| M. Pinnock | England | 31 | Midfielder | 178 | 69 |
| M. Miller | England | 30 | Attacker | 173 | 65 |
| S. George | England | 28 | Goalkeeper | 198 | 75 |
| R. Taylor | England | 26 | Defender | 189 cm | 73 kg |
| Marcus Lemar Ifill | England | 22 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| W. Hondermarck | Congo | 25 | Midfielder | 185 | 74 |
| J. Mendy | Gambia | 29 | Defender | 182 | 67 |
| J. McKiernan | Northern Ireland | 24 | Midfielder | 184 | n/a |
| D. Woodman | England | 23 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| E. Archer | England | 24 | Midfielder | 188 | 78 |
With no odds to weigh up and both sides showing similar struggles - low points totals, leaky defences, goals at both ends of recent matches - there isn't a clean angle to back with confidence here.
This looks like one to watch rather than back blind, especially with Bromley's defensive record and Mansfield's inconsistency both still live questions heading into the game.
