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Mansfield Town pack their bags to visit Darlington at George Reynolds Arena on Saturday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 40 games played, Stags have recorded 10 wins, and Darlington have come away with 20 victories.
The previous match played between the two at George Reynolds Arena was within the last three years, in October 2001, with Mansfield Town inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Quakers in a League Division Three match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 04 Oct | Mansfield Town | 3 - 1 | Darlington | LD3 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 16 Feb | Mansfield Town | 4 - 2 | Darlington | LD3 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 13 Oct | Darlington | 0 - 1 | Mansfield Town | LD3 |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 01 May | Mansfield Town | 3 - 2 | Darlington | LD3 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 02 Dec | Darlington | 2 - 1 | Mansfield Town | LD3 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 26 Feb | Mansfield Town | 1 - 2 | Darlington | LD3 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 18 Sep | Darlington | 0 - 0 | Mansfield Town | LD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Darlington 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, 11 to 10.
The away form of Mansfield Town is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Stags have hit 6 goals, 16 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Darlington are currently lying in 20th place in Nationwide League Division Three having mustered a points tally of 43 from their 40 matches played. Mansfield Town are just outside the promotion places, in 5th, having taken 68 points from 40 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Darlington | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Mansfield Town | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing appears to be going right for the Stags out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Darlington. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Darlington | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Mansfield Town | Not won in previous 4 away matches. 6 games since last defeat. |