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Mansfield Town travel to take on Boston United at York Street Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to break their duck against the hosts. The Stags lost the only previous game played between the two.
The only previous meeting between Boston Utd. and Mansfield Town at was way back in the black-and-white days of November 1925, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 5 - 2 thriller, in a F.A. Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 01 Nov | Mansfield Town | 2 - 1 | Boston Utd. | LD3 |
| 1925/1926 | Sat 28 Nov | Boston Utd. | 5 - 2 | Mansfield Town | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Boston United are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 6.
The away form of Mansfield Town is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Stags have hit 6 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Boston Utd.'s 55 points from 42 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Mansfield Town's total of 69 points from their 42 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Nationwide League Division Three.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Boston Utd. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 13 |
| Mansfield Town | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Pilgrims, as the Stags have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Boston Utd. | 8 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Mansfield Town | Not won in previous 5 away matches. No win in the 2 most recent games. |