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Mansfield Town face a trip to Lincoln City at Sincil Bank Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 26 games played, Stags have recorded 8 wins, and Lincoln City have come away with 11 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2004, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4 - 1 thriller, 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: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 02 Oct | Mansfield Town | 2 - 2 | Lincoln City | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 13 Mar | Lincoln City | 4 - 1 | Mansfield Town | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 13 Dec | Mansfield Town | 1 - 2 | Lincoln City | LGE2 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 12 Feb | Lincoln City | 1 - 4 | Mansfield Town | LGE2 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 08 Sep | Mansfield Town | 2 - 1 | Lincoln City | LGE2 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 03 Mar | Mansfield Town | 0 - 2 | Lincoln City | LGE2 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 30 Sep | Lincoln City | 0 - 2 | Mansfield Town | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Lincoln City are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the The Red Imps in those games, with 4 conceded.
Mansfield Town have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Stags's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Lincoln City lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League Two, picking up 42 points from their 28 games so far. Mansfield Town see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League Two, showing a record of 37 points from their 28 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Lincoln City | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 11 |
| Mansfield Town | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Mansfield Town have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Lincoln City may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Lincoln City | Unbeaten in the last 6 home games. |
| Mansfield Town | Not won in previous 2 away matches. Drawn each of the last 3 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |