Mansfield Town vs Morecambe; Sky Bet League Two
Mansfield Town vs Morecambe. Sky Bet League Two.
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Mansfield Town 4
- J Mellis (30th minute)
- K Pearce (70th minute)
- C Hamilton (73rd minute)
- M Benning (85th minute)
Morecambe 0
Mansfield vs Morecambe preview
Thursday 18 April 2019 15:42, UK
Mansfield will once again be without defender Ben Turner when Morecambe visit Nottinghamshire on Good Friday.
Turner missed the promotion-chasing Stags' 1-1 draw at Northampton on Saturday with a calf problem and will sit out again. Hayden White, Nicky Ajose, Bobby Olejnik, Jordan Graham and Craig Davies are also unavailable for the clash.
Mansfield are third in the Sky Bet League Two table, one point ahead of MK Dons.
Morecambe striker Vadaine Oliver could play some part as he continues his return from a knee injury. Oliver stepped off the bench in the 63rd minute of Morecambe's 1-1 draw against Grimsby on Saturday, having missed the last 11 games.
Fellow forward A-Jay Leitch-Smith has not played since January and could again miss out. Morecambe are 10 points above the drop zone with four games to play and could secure their English Football League status on Friday.
Opta stats
None of the previous 13 Football League meetings between Mansfield and Morecambe have ended level, with the Stags winning eight (L5) including each of the last four.
Morecambe have won three and lost three of their six away league games against Mansfield, with each match being won by a one-goal margin.
Mansfield have won six of their last eight home games in League two (D1 L1), keeping four clean sheets.
Morecambe are winless in their last four away league games (D2 L2), having previously won back to back games on the road in February.
Mansfield have conceded the fewest goals in League Two this season (35), conceding more than twice in just one of their 47 matches (2-3 vs Carlisle).