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Mansfield travel to take on Doncaster Rovers at Belle Vue Gound on Saturday evening, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. Only 7 defeats have been registered in the 25 games, with 12 ending in victory.
The last time the two teams met at Doncaster was back in February 1998, over five years ago, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 3 winners in a League Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1997/1998 | Tue 03 Feb | Doncaster | 0 - 3 | Mansfield | LD3 |
| 1997/1998 | Fri 05 Sep | Mansfield | 1 - 1 | Doncaster | LD3 |
| 1996/1997 | Tue 21 Jan | Mansfield | 2 - 0 | Doncaster | LD3 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 07 Sep | Doncaster | 0 - 0 | Mansfield | LD3 |
| 1995/1996 | Mon 25 Mar | Doncaster | 0 - 0 | Mansfield | LD3 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 11 Nov | Mansfield | 4 - 2 | Doncaster | FAC |
| 1995/1996 | Tue 29 Aug | Mansfield | 0 - 0 | Doncaster | LD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Doncaster Rovers have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. The Rovers have scored 10 and conceded 3 during this period.
The Stags have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Stags's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 11 goals for and 9 against.
Doncaster are just outside the promotion places, in 5th, having taken 22 points from 13 games. Mansfield are currently occupying 2nd spot in their division, gaining 26 points from their 13 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Doncaster | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 10 |
| Mansfield | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
A creditable return from recent away games for Stags could well see them head back from Belle Vue Gound with a share of the spoils, think the FootyMad panel. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Doncaster | 4 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Mansfield | Undefeated in last 3 away games. Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |