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Mansfield Town play host to Chester City at Field Mill on Friday evening, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 30 wins out of 45 previous matches.
The last time the two teams met at Mansfield Town was back in December 1999, over five years ago, the Stags carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a League Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 14 Aug | Chester City | 0 - 3 | Mansfield Town | LGE2 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 25 Mar | Chester City | 5 - 0 | Mansfield Town | LGE2 |
| 1999/2000 | Sun 26 Dec | Mansfield Town | 2-1 | Chester City | LGE2 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 30 Jan | Mansfield Town | 3 - 0 | Chester City | LGE2 |
| 1998/1999 | Mon 28 Dec | Chester City | 1 - 1 | Mansfield Town | LGE2 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 07 Feb | Chester City | 0 - 1 | Mansfield Town | LGE2 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 20 Sep | Mansfield Town | 4 - 1 | Chester City | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Mansfield Town's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While Stags have scored 6, a worringly large 11 have been leaked at the other end.
Chester City's away form is none too clever either, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. Blues have conceded 13 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Mansfield Town find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 49 points from their 38 matches. Chester City are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 41 points from 38 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Mansfield Town | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 6 |
| Chester City | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Attention punters! I see this as an opportunity for the Stags to get the show back on the road by taking all the three points available. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Mansfield Town | Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Chester City | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. |