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Mansfield Town prepare to entertain Chester City at Field Mill on Friday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The Stags are clearly on top, having won 30 and lost only 8 of the 47 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Field Mill was less than a year ago, in January 2006, with Chester City inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Stags in a League Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Tue 24 Jan | Mansfield Town | 1-2 | Chester City | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Fri 02 Sep | Chester City | 3 - 1 | Mansfield Town | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Fri 25 Mar | Mansfield Town | 0 - 0 | Chester City | LGE2 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Mansfield Town have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 5.
Chester City have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The games have constituted a decent return of 13 goals for the Blues, and 7 goals against.
Mansfield Town find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 24 points from their 22 matches. Chester City's 30 points from 22 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Mansfield Town | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 |
| Chester City | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Mansfield Town are performing in fits and starts at home in recent games, and FootyMad doesn't see things getting any better, as the visitors squeak past and take all the points. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Mansfield Town | Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Chester City | Undefeated in last 3 away games. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |