FootyMAD Darlington match preview

Last updated : 03 October 2003 By Footymad Previewer
History of the Mansfield Town v Darlington fixture

Mansfield prepare to entertain Darlington at Field Mill on Saturday evening, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 26 wins out of 38 previous matches.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Field Mill was just last season, in February 2002, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4-2 thriller, in a League Division Three match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2001/2002Sat 16 FebMansfield4-2DarlingtonLD3
2001/2002Sat 13 OctDarlington0 - 1MansfieldLD3
2000/2001Tue 01 MayMansfield3 - 2DarlingtonLD3
2000/2001Sat 02 DecDarlington2 - 1MansfieldLD3
1999/2000Sat 26 FebMansfield1 - 2DarlingtonLD3
1999/2000Sat 18 SepDarlington0 - 0MansfieldLD3
1998/1999Sat 06 FebDarlington5 - 1MansfieldLD3

Recent respective form guides

Mansfield Town have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 15 goals have been scored by the Stags in those games, with 9 conceded.

The away form of Darlington is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the Quakers have hit 5 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Mansfield are just outside the promotion places, in 5th, having taken 20 points from 11 games. Darlington see themselves just below half way in the Nationwide League Division Three, showing a record of 15 points from their 11 games played so far,

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Mansfield641114913
Darlington6231869

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 5 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 4 .
Darlington Not won in previous 10 away matches.