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Mansfield Town prepare to entertain Bristol Rovers 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 most recent encounter between these two sides at Field Mill was less than a year ago, in April 2004, when they played out a goalless draw in a League Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Mon 12 Apr | Mansfield Town | 0-0 | Bristol Rvs. | LD3 |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 30 Sep | Bristol Rvs. | 1 - 3 | Mansfield Town | LD3 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 06 Apr | Mansfield Town | 2 - 0 | Bristol Rvs. | LD3 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 20 Nov | Bristol Rvs. | 0 - 1 | Mansfield Town | LD3 |
| 1989/1990 | Sat 13 Jan | Bristol Rvs. | 1 - 1 | Mansfield Town | LD2 |
| 1989/1990 | Sat 26 Aug | Mansfield Town | 0 - 1 | Bristol Rvs. | LD2 |
| 1988/1989 | Sat 18 Feb | Bristol Rvs. | 0 - 0 | Mansfield Town | LD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Mansfield Town's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. The Stags's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.
Bristol Rvs.'s away form is none too clever either, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. Pirates have conceded 9 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Mansfield Town | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
| Bristol Rvs. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at Field Mill for the Stags and the Madmen are unable to see past Bristol Rvs. claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Mansfield Town | Been beaten in each of their previous 3 home matches. Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Bristol Rvs. | Not won in previous 3 away matches. |