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Mansfield Town face a trip to Darlington at 96.6 TFM Darlington Arena on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Stags will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 22 and win only 10 of the 42 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in December 2004, the The Quakers carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a League Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 10 Sep | Mansfield Town | 2 - 2 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Darlington are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the The Quakers in those games, with 6 conceded.
Mansfield Town have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 leaked at the wrong end.
Darlington's total of 41 points from their 29 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca Cola League Two. Mansfield Town find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 32 points from their 29 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Darlington | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 11 |
| Mansfield Town | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Mansfield Town have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Darlington may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Darlington | Unbeaten in the last 9 home games. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Mansfield Town | Not won in previous 3 away matches. |