History of the Darlington v Mansfield Town fixture
Mansfield Town face a trip to Darlington at Balfour Webnet Darlington Aren on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Stags will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2011, when they played out a goalless draw in a (Conference) Premier match.
Recent encounters between the teams
| Season | Date | Team | Result | Team | Comp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010/2011 | Sat 07 May | Darlington | 1 - 0 | Mansfield Town | Trophy |
| 2010/2011 | Tue 25 Jan | Darlington | 0-0 | Mansfield Town | (Conference) Premier |
| 2010/2011 | Sat 16 Oct | Mansfield Town | 1 - 1 | Darlington | (Conference) Premier |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 16 Feb | Darlington | 1 - 2 | Mansfield Town | League Two |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 19 Jan | Mansfield Town | 0 - 1 | Darlington | League Two |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 26 Dec | Darlington | 0 - 2 | Mansfield Town | League Two |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 28 Nov | Darlington | 1 - 0 | Mansfield Town | (Associate Members) |
For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here
Recent respective form guides
Darlington are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the The Quakers, with 4 goals against.
In complete contrast to Darlington, Mansfield Town are having a torrid time on their travels, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. Stags have conceded 12 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Darlington's total of 11 points from their 6 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Blue Square (Conference) Premier.
Mansfield Town's 9 points from 6 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.
Current overall team form
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darlington | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| Mansfield Town | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 9 |
For a detailed analysis of current team form guides in this or any division, click here
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the The Quakers, as the Stags have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
Sequence statistics
| Team | Sequences |
|---|---|
| Darlington | Unbeaten in the last 7 home games. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Mansfield Town | 5 games since last defeat. |
For a detailed analysis of current team sequences throughout the leagues, click here