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Mansfield face a trip to Bristol Rovers at Memorial Stadium on Tuesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Stags will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them taste defeat on 12 occassions, and draw 6, from the 19 games played.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was was two seasons ago, in November 2001, with Mansfield inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Pirates in a League Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2001/2002 | Sat 06 Apr | Mansfield | 2 - 0 | Bristol Rvs | LD3 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 20 Nov | Bristol Rvs | 0 - 1 | Mansfield | LD3 |
| 1989/1990 | Sat 13 Jan | Bristol Rvs | 1 - 1 | Mansfield | DIV3 |
| 1989/1990 | Sat 26 Aug | Mansfield | 0 - 1 | Bristol Rvs | DIV3 |
| 1988/1989 | Sat 18 Feb | Bristol Rvs | 0 - 0 | Mansfield | DIV3 |
| 1988/1989 | Sat 08 Oct | Mansfield | 2 - 1 | Bristol Rvs | DIV3 |
| 1987/1988 | Sat 27 Feb | Mansfield | 1 - 0 | Bristol Rvs | DIV3 |
Recent respective form guides
Bristol Rovers have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. These games have seen the Pirates score just 7 goals, though they have conceded 4.
Mansfield have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Stags have hit 10 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Bristol Rvs's total of 17 points from their 10 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Nationwide League Division Three. Mansfield's total of 17 points from their 10 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Nationwide League Division Three.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bristol Rvs | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| Mansfield | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Mansfield are in a sorry state of late on their travels, though the Mad panel can see them coming away from Memorial Stadium with a well-deserved point. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bristol Rvs | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Mansfield | Not won in previous 2 away matches. |