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Mansfield face a trip to Southend United at Roots Hall on Saturday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Stags will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 12 and win only 5 of the 22 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in January 2002, the SHRIMPERS carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a League Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2001/2002 | Sat 12 Jan | Southend | 1 - 0 | Mansfield | LD3 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 18 Aug | Mansfield | 0 - 0 | Southend | LD3 |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 08 May | Southend | 3 - 1 | Mansfield | LD3 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 28 Oct | Mansfield | 1 - 1 | Southend | LD3 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 22 Jan | Mansfield | 3 - 1 | Southend | LD3 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 21 Aug | Southend | 1 - 0 | Mansfield | LD3 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 10 Apr | Mansfield | 0 - 0 | Southend | LD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Southend United have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 5.
The away form of Mansfield is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Stags have hit 8 goals, 16 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Southend's 3 points from 2 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position. Mansfield see themselves just below half way in the Nationwide League Division Three, showing a record of 1 points from their 2 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Southend | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| Mansfield | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the SHRIMPERS, as the Stags have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Southend | 8 games since last home draw. Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Mansfield | Not won in previous 9 away matches. |