Wrexham host Mansfield at the Racecourse Ground in a huge League One encounter.
Victory would see Wrexham stay third and move to within one point of league leaders – Wycombe Wanderers and Birmingham City, who both play in mid-afternoon kick-offs.
Mansfield can leapfrog Wrexham into third with a win.
Team News
Wrexham have no fresh injury concerns following their shock FA Cup exit at Harrogate.
Jack Marriott (calf), Steve Fletcher (knee) and George Evans (ankle) remain ruled out.
Mansfield have no fresh injury concerns with a full squad in contention, with manager – Nigel Clough having rotated his starting selection in the FA Cup at Curzon Ashton.
When is Kick-Off?
Wrexham host Mansfield at the Racecourse Ground on Saturday 9 November at 12:30pm GMT, live on Sky Sports + in the UK.
Stat Attack
- Wrexham have lost one of their last five league meetings against Mansfield (W1, D3, L1).
- Mansfield are winless in their last five league visits to Wrexham (D2, L3).
- Wrexham have kept clean sheets in two of their last three home games against Mansfield.
- Ryan Barnett has provided four assists in three of Wrexham’s last four league matches at home.
- Just two of Lee Gregory’s seven league goals for Mansfield this season were scored away from home.
Prediction
With no cup competitions to distract them now, Wrexham can now focus solely on their promotion push but they will need to be more clinical than they were at Harrogate, so having home advantage here could be key.
Mansfield though thrashed Curzon Ashton amidst several changes and with Gregory fully rested ahead of this game, they will relish this game where they will need to be at their best to silence the home crowd.
I am therefore expecting a proper battle between two very strong teams and it is just too close to call a winner.
Prediction: Wrexham 1-1 Mansfield