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Mansfield Town play host to Accrington Stanley at Field Mill on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 13 wins out of 20 previous matches.
The last time the two teams met at Mansfield Town was way back in the black-and-white days of March 1961, when they played out a goalless draw in a Fourth Division match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1960/1961 | Sat 25 Mar | Accrington S. | 1 - 4 | Mansfield Town | LGE2 |
| 1960/1961 | Wed 22 Mar | Mansfield Town | 0-0 | Accrington S. | LGE2 |
| 1960/1961 | Wed 30 Nov | Accrington S. | 3 - 0 | Mansfield Town | FAC |
| 1959/1960 | Sat 02 Apr | Mansfield Town | 4 - 1 | Accrington S. | LGE1 |
| 1959/1960 | Mon 21 Mar | Accrington S. | 0 - 1 | Mansfield Town | LGE1 |
| 1959/1960 | Sat 14 Nov | Accrington S. | 1 - 2 | Mansfield Town | FAC |
| 1958/1959 | Sat 03 Jan | Mansfield Town | 3 - 2 | Accrington S. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Mansfield Town have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, While Stags have scored 10, a worringly large 14 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of Accrington S. is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the The Reds have hit 4 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Mansfield Town find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 9 points from their 9 matches. Accrington S. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League Two, showing a record of 11 points from their 9 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Mansfield Town | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 3 |
| Accrington S. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Mansfield Town only showing average form at home, the Madmen are expecting them to play out a draw. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Mansfield Town | 4 games since last home draw. Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Accrington S. | Not won in previous 6 away matches. 4 games since last defeat. |