Mansfield are favourites for this one, priced at 1.70, whilst Harrogate can be backed at 3.80. The draw is also 3.80. I like the look of goals here, you can see my two best bets below.

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• The last head-to-head clash saw a huge 11 goals scored, as Mansfield won 9-2.

• In the meeting before the 11-goal thriller, Mansfield saw off Harrogate 4-1. But, prior to the 2023/24 season, Harrogate had gone seven games unbeaten against Mansfield.

• Mansfield are expected to rotate here, with several defenders missing through injury.

🟡 Mansfield Likely to Rotate

As a Mansfield fan, I can confirm that the fact we’re having to juggle a lot of injuries at the moment is nothing new, it has been an ongoing issue for a number of years now.

The Stags have six players likely to miss this one, and with a league game to prioritise on Saturday, it’s likely that we will see heavy rotation on Tuesday. Joe Gardner, Dom Dwyer, Max Dickov and Aaron Lewis are all likely to start.

The defence is likely to be a mix of young pro’s and whichever senior players can play three games in a week, which could see the hosts exposed at times.

🔴 Harrogate an Unknown Quantity

Harrogate will obviously be prioritising preserving their EFL status, rather than the EFL Trophy, but they may fancy their chances against a rotated Stags side.

Against League One opponents in the Carabao Cup, the used six players who have not been regulars for them in League Two, they lost 3-1 at home to Lincoln City on that occasion. The Imps went with a strong line up in that game and won pretty easily, but Mansfield will not be doing the same.

Harrogate have lost their last three games in League Two, so could use this competition as a confidence booster.

📊 Mansfield v Harrogate H2H

Mansfield beat Harrogate in their last encounter by a huge scoreline, 9-2 in February 2024. They also won the away game 1-4, so an aggregate scoreline of 13-3.

Prior to the 2023-24 season, Harrogate were undefeated against Mansfield in all seven of their past meetings.

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* All odds displayed correct at the time of publishing.