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Mansfield Town travel to take on Chesterfield at Recreation Ground at lunchtime on Saturday, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 34 games played, Stags have recorded 11 wins, and Chesterfield have come away with 14 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Chesterfield was just over four years ago, in January 2003, with Mansfield Town inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Spireites in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 15 Sep | Mansfield Town | 1 - 3 | Chesterfield | LGE2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 18 Jan | Chesterfield | 1 - 2 | Mansfield Town | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 24 Aug | Mansfield Town | 0 - 2 | Chesterfield | LGE1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 17 Feb | Mansfield Town | 0 - 1 | Chesterfield | LGE2 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 16 Sep | Chesterfield | 4 - 0 | Mansfield Town | LGE2 |
| 1994/1995 | Wed 17 May | Chesterfield | 5 - 2 | Mansfield Town | D3PO |
| 1994/1995 | Sun 14 May | Mansfield Town | 1 - 1 | Chesterfield | D3PO |
Recent respective form guides
Chesterfield will be hoping to improve on their poor home form, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. While Spireites have scored 7, a worringly large 10 have been leaked at the other end.
Mansfield Town's away form is none too clever either, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 7 leaked at the wrong end.
Chesterfield's total of 31 points from their 19 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola League Two. Mansfield Town find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 18 games have yielded only 13 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Chesterfield | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 7 |
| Mansfield Town | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Spireites, as the Stags have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Chesterfield | Failed to win in previous 7 home matches. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Mansfield Town | 5 games since last away draw. No win in the 2 most recent games. |