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Mansfield Town prepare to entertain Darlington at Field Mill on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 27 wins out of 41 previous matches.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Field Mill was earlier this season, when they played out a goalless draw in an (Associate Members) match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Tue 07 Dec | Darlington | 2 - 1 | Mansfield Town | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 28 Sep | Mansfield Town | 0-0 | Darlington | AM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 10 Apr | Darlington | 1 - 0 | Mansfield Town | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 04 Oct | Mansfield Town | 3 - 1 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 16 Feb | Mansfield Town | 4 - 2 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 13 Oct | Darlington | 0 - 1 | Mansfield Town | LGE2 |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 01 May | Mansfield Town | 3 - 2 | Darlington | 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 10 have been leaked at the other end.
Darlington's away form is none too clever either, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Quakers's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Mansfield Town's 56 points from 42 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Darlington's total of 64 points from their 42 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola League Two.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Mansfield Town | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 8 |
| Darlington | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at Field Mill for the Stags and the Madmen are unable to see past Darlington claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Mansfield Town | Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Darlington | Not won in previous 2 away matches. |