For our Mansfield vs. Gillingham prediction, we're going for a 2-1 win for the home side.
Mansfield Town continue their play-off push as they host an in-form Gillingham side in League Two this weekend.
Mansfield Town are currently 6th League Two with twelve wins, seven draws and nine losses from twenty-eight games this season.
The Stags have had a fine season thus far despite being somewhat inconsistent as they find themselves in good shape with regards to a play-off challenge from here through to the end of the campaign in May.
They do enter this game midst a dip in form, however, having won one, drawn two and lost two of their last five matches in League One, but they're also unbeaten in their last three games - including an emphatic 4-1 win over Doncaster - so they can take encouragement from that.
In their most recent game Mansfield rescued a point in the 91st minute with an equaliser from Alfie Kilgoul to secure a 1-1 draw away at Bradford City. The point against a tough opponent will have felt like a win so they'll be hoping they can use that as a building block as they pursue a sustained run of good form.
They're in need of a win here after winning just one of their last five, and given the form of their opponents this could be somewhat of a banana skin fixture despite Gillingham's position in the league table.
Gillingham currently sit 23rd in League Two with five wins, nine draws and thirteen losses from twenty-seven games this season.
The Gills have been struggling in and around the relegation zone all season long having performed abysmally in front of goal, but their form has turned around dramatically in recent weeks as they enter this game amidst their best run of form of the season.
Gillingham have won three and drawn one of their last four matches in League Two, the most recent of which was a 1-0 win over Crawley Town.
Crucially, two of those wins came against sides around them in the table so they've made up crucial ground on their competitors.
Away from home Gillingham have had some recent success having taken four points from their last two games on the road so they can be optimistic of further success here.
Gillingham were beaten 0-2 by Mansfield when the two sides met in the league back in September but they're in drastically better shape this time around so they should give a far better account of themselves.
A win here would be huge for Gillingham but it will be very difficult to come by. Expect a competitive encounter that ends in a slim defeat for the away side.