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Mansfield Town prepare to entertain Cheltenham Town at Field Mill on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Stags are clearly on top, beating their opponents 3 times from 5 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Field Mill was just last season, in October 2003, as they swept to an impressive 4-0 win in a League Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Tue 19 Oct | Cheltenham T. | 2 - 0 | Mansfield Town | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 28 Feb | Cheltenham T. | 4 - 2 | Mansfield Town | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 25 Oct | Mansfield Town | 4-0 | Cheltenham T. | LGE2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 08 Mar | Cheltenham T. | 3 - 1 | Mansfield Town | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 21 Sep | Mansfield Town | 0 - 2 | Cheltenham T. | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 09 Apr | Mansfield Town | 2 - 1 | Cheltenham T. | LGE2 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 25 Aug | Cheltenham T. | 2 - 3 | Mansfield Town | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Mansfield Town have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 3 to 2.
Cheltenham T. have an average recent record on the road, losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Mansfield Town's 43 points from 31 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Cheltenham T. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League Two, picking up 44 from their 31 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Mansfield Town | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| Cheltenham T. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Your number one FootyMad panel have studied this game long and hard, and cannot separate the two. A draw for the Stags. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Mansfield Town | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Cheltenham T. | Undefeated in last 3 away games. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |