Mansfield Town travel to take on Chester City at The Saunders Honda Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 44 games played, Stags have recorded 14 wins, and Chester City have come away with 15 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Chester City was just over four years ago, in March 2000, with Chester City annihilating their visitors 5 - 0 in a League Division Three match.
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Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
1999/2000 | Sat 25 Mar | Chester City | 5 - 0 | Mansfield Town | LD3 |
1999/2000 | Sun 26 Dec | Mansfield Town | 2 - 1 | Chester City | LD3 |
1998/1999 | Sat 30 Jan | Mansfield Town | 3 - 0 | Chester City | LD3 |
1998/1999 | Mon 28 Dec | Chester City | 1 - 1 | Mansfield Town | LD3 |
1997/1998 | Sat 07 Feb | Chester City | 0 - 1 | Mansfield Town | LD3 |
1997/1998 | Sat 20 Sep | Mansfield Town | 4 - 1 | Chester City | LD3 |
1996/1997 | Sat 22 Feb | Chester City | 1 - 0 | Mansfield Town | LD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Chester City have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. A total of 13 goals have been scored by the Blues in those games, with 8 conceded.
The Stags have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The games have constituted a decent return of 8 goals for the Stags, and 11 goals against.
Chester City are currently lying in 20th place in Coca-Cola League Two having mustered a points tally of 1 from their 2 matches played. Mansfield Town are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League Two with a return of just 0 points from their 2 games thus far.
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Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
Chester City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
Mansfield Town | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Neither team is setting the world alight, and I think this game will result in a narrow home win for the Blues. Home win
Sequence statistics: | |
Chester City | 10 games since last home draw. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
Mansfield Town | Not won in previous 2 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 4 most recent games. |