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Mansfield Town travel to take on Southport at Haig Avenue on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 25 games played, Stags have recorded 5 wins, and Southport have come away with 12 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Southport was way back in the black-and-white days of March 1975, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Fourth Division match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1998/1999 | Sat 05 Dec | Mansfield Town | 1 - 2 | Southport | FAC |
| 1974/1975 | Tue 18 Mar | Southport | 1 - 1 | Mansfield Town | LGE2 |
| 1974/1975 | Sat 17 Aug | Mansfield Town | 2 - 1 | Southport | LGE2 |
| 1972/1973 | Fri 02 Mar | Southport | 3 - 1 | Mansfield Town | LGE2 |
| 1972/1973 | Sat 07 Oct | Mansfield Town | 3 - 3 | Southport | LGE2 |
| 1969/1970 | Wed 01 Apr | Mansfield Town | 5 - 0 | Southport | LGE1 |
| 1969/1970 | Sat 08 Nov | Southport | 0 - 1 | Mansfield Town | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Southport are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Sandgrounders in those games, with 6 conceded.
Mansfield Town have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. A generous 11 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Southport find themselves in a respectable 8th position, courtesy of the 11 points they have accumulated from 7 games. Mansfield Town are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 13 points from 7 games.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Southport | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 |
| Mansfield Town | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Mansfield Town only showing average form on the road, Footymad are of the opinion a draw at Haig Avenue will be a good result. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Southport | 8 games since last home draw. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Mansfield Town | 6 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |