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Mansfield Town play host to Doncaster Rovers at Field Mill on Saturday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The Stags are clearly on top, having won 15 and lost only 6 of the 29 games.
The last time the two teams met at Mansfield Town was back in September 1997, over five years ago, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline 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 18 Oct | Doncaster Rvs. | 4 - 2 | Mansfield Town | LD3 |
| 1997/1998 | Tue 03 Feb | Doncaster Rvs. | 0 - 3 | Mansfield Town | LD3 |
| 1997/1998 | Fri 05 Sep | Mansfield Town | 1-1 | Doncaster Rvs. | LD3 |
| 1996/1997 | Tue 21 Jan | Mansfield Town | 2 - 0 | Doncaster Rvs. | LD3 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 07 Sep | Doncaster Rvs. | 0 - 0 | Mansfield Town | LD3 |
| 1995/1996 | Mon 25 Mar | Doncaster Rvs. | 0 - 0 | Mansfield Town | LD3 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 11 Nov | Mansfield Town | 4 - 2 | Doncaster Rvs. | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Mansfield Town are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 6.
The Rovers have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Rovers's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 10 goals for and 9 against.
Mansfield Town are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 56 points from 30 games. Doncaster Rvs. are currently occupying 2nd spot in their division, gaining 62 points from their 31 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Mansfield Town | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 |
| Doncaster Rvs. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This is certainly an intriguing match for the Stags, and one in which the FootyMad team are tentatively suggesting a drawn game. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Mansfield Town | 7 games since last home draw. |
| Doncaster Rvs. | 4 games since last defeat. |