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Mansfield Town prepare to entertain Darlington at Field Mill on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Stags are clearly on top, having won 27 and lost only 7 of the 42 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Field Mill was less than a year ago, in April 2005, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a League Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 16 Apr | Mansfield Town | 1-1 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 07 Dec | Darlington | 2 - 1 | Mansfield Town | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 28 Sep | Mansfield Town | 0 - 0 | Darlington | ASSM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Mansfield Town are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 10 to 8.
Darlington have an average recent record on the road, losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. The The Quakers's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Mansfield Town are currently lying in 20th place in Coca Cola League Two having mustered a points tally of 5 from their 7 matches played. Darlington are just outside the promotion places, in 5th, having taken 12 points from 7 games.
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 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 5 |
| Darlington | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Your FootyMad panel thinks that Mansfield Town's indifferent home form is due to continue with a narrow home defeat against Darlington. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Mansfield Town | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Darlington | Not won in previous 2 away matches. 4 games since last defeat. |