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Mansfield Town are ready to welcome Darlington to Field Mill on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Stags are clearly on top, having won 28 and lost only 9 of the 46 games.
The previous match played between the two at Field Mill was within the last three years, in January 2008, with Darlington inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Stags in a League Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 16 Feb | Darlington | 1 - 2 | Mansfield Town | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 19 Jan | Mansfield Town | 0-1 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 26 Dec | Darlington | 0 - 2 | Mansfield Town | LGE2 |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 28 Nov | Darlington | 1 - 0 | Mansfield Town | ASSM |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 26 Sep | Mansfield Town | 1 - 0 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 28 Jan | Darlington | 4 - 0 | Mansfield Town | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 10 Sep | Mansfield Town | 2 - 2 | Darlington | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Mansfield Town have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 13 goals have been scored by the Stags in those games, with 7 conceded.
Darlington have an average recent record on the road, losing just 1 from the last six, but amazingly drawing the other 5. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 leaked at the wrong end.
Mansfield Town lie just outside the playoff positions in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, picking up 23 points from their 15 games so far. Darlington see themselves just below half way in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, showing a record of 19 points from their 15 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Mansfield Town | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 7 |
| Darlington | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Stags's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Darlington. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Mansfield Town | 6 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Darlington | Not won in previous 7 away matches. An overall losing run of 3 games. No win in the 4 most recent games. |