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Mansfield Town travel to take on Cambridge United at Trade Recruitment Stadium on Tuesday 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 6 and win only 2 of the 10 games.
The last time the two teams met at Cambridge U. was just over four years ago, in September 2004, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2 - 2 draw in a League Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 20 Sep | Mansfield Town | 1 - 1 | Cambridge U. | CONF |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 11 Jan | Mansfield Town | 0 - 0 | Cambridge U. | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 11 Sep | Cambridge U. | 2 - 2 | Mansfield Town | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 03 Apr | Mansfield Town | 1 - 1 | Cambridge U. | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 27 Sep | Cambridge U. | 1 - 2 | Mansfield Town | LGE2 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 20 Mar | Cambridge U. | 7 - 2 | Mansfield Town | LGE2 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 31 Oct | Mansfield Town | 1 - 3 | Cambridge U. | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Cambridge United have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. A generous 9 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The away form of Mansfield Town however, is much more impressive, picking up four victories from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 8 goals for the Stags, and 2 goals against.
Cambridge U. are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 64 points from 36 games. Mansfield Town's 47 points from 34 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Cambridge U. | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 14 |
| Mansfield Town | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This is a game which sees both teams in reasonable shape, and one which the Madmen are pretty confident will end up as a draw. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Cambridge U. | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Unbeaten run of 8 matches. |
| Mansfield Town | 8 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |