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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 27 games played, Stags have recorded 8 wins, and Lincoln City have come away with 12 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in January 2005, with Lincoln City running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a League Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Mon 02 Jan | Mansfield Town | 0 - 0 | Lincoln City | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 29 Jan | Lincoln City | 2 - 0 | Mansfield Town | LGE2 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Lincoln City are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. In this time, The Red Imps have rattled up an impressive 16 goals, and conceded 4.
Mansfield Town have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. While the Stags have hit 6 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Lincoln City lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca Cola League Two, picking up 56 points from their 40 games so far. Mansfield Town's 51 points from 40 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Lincoln City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 7 |
| Mansfield Town | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the The Red Imps, as the Stags have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Lincoln City | Unbeaten in the last 12 home games. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Mansfield Town | Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |