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Mansfield play host to Bury at Field Mill on Tuesday evening, needing to improve on a poor record between the sides. The Stags are slightly behind, with 8 wins posted against 9 losses.
The last time the two teams met at Mansfield was back in October 1995, over five years ago, where Bury annihilated the Stags 1-5 in a League Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2000/2001 | Sat 09 Dec | Bury | 2 - 1 | Mansfield | AM |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 06 Apr | Bury | 0 - 2 | Mansfield | LD3 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 28 Oct | Mansfield | 1-5 | Bury | LD3 |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 25 Mar | Bury | 2 - 2 | Mansfield | LD3 |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 03 Sep | Mansfield | 0 - 2 | Bury | LD3 |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 26 Mar | Mansfield | 2 - 2 | Bury | LD3 |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 02 Oct | Bury | 2 - 2 | Mansfield | LD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Mansfield Town have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Stags in those games, with 7 conceded.
Bury have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Shakers have hit 7 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Mansfield's total of 11 points from their 7 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Nationwide League Division Three. Bury's 10 points from 7 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Mansfield | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 10 |
| Bury | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 9 |
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 Bury. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Mansfield | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Bury | 10 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 9 outings ago. |