FM Preview: Mansfield Town v Southport 05 Apr 2011

Last updated : 04 April 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Mansfield Town v Southport fixture

Mansfield Town play host to Southport at Field Mill on Tuesday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The Stags are clearly on top, having won 14 and lost only 6 of the 25 games.

The last time the two teams met at Mansfield Town was more than a decade ago, in December 1998, with Southport inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Stags in a F.A. Cup match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Sat 11 Sep Southport 1 - 2 Mansfield Town (Conference) Premier
1998/1999 Sat 05 Dec Mansfield Town 1-2 Southport F.A. Cup
1974/1975 Tue 18 Mar Southport 1 - 1 Mansfield Town Fourth Division
1974/1975 Sat 17 Aug Mansfield Town 2 - 1 Southport Fourth Division
1972/1973 Fri 02 Mar Southport 3 - 1 Mansfield Town Fourth Division
1972/1973 Sat 07 Oct Mansfield Town 3 - 3 Southport Fourth Division
1969/1970 Wed 01 Apr Mansfield Town 5 - 0 Southport Third Division

For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here

Recent respective form guides

Mansfield Town are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 12 to 11.

The away form of Southport is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Sandgrounders have hit 5 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Mansfield Town see themselves just below half way in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, showing a record of 52 points from their 37 games played so far,

Southport are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 41 points from 40 matches.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Mansfield Town 6 3 0 3 10 10 9
Southport 6 1 3 2 9 12 6

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Attention punters! We see this as an opportunity for the Stags to get the show back on the road by taking all the three points available. Home Win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Mansfield Town 4 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 7 .
Southport Previous 2 away games have finished all-square.
Not won in previous 12 away matches.
No win in the 2 most recent games.

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