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Mansfield Town prepare to entertain Macclesfield Town at Field Mill on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 8 games played, Stags have recorded 4 wins, and Macclesfield have come away with 2 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Field Mill was less than a year ago, in March 2007, with Macclesfield inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Stags in a League Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Fri 23 Mar | Mansfield Town | 1-2 | Macclesfield | LGE2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 28 Oct | Macclesfield | 2 - 3 | Mansfield Town | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 04 Feb | Mansfield Town | 1 - 1 | Macclesfield | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 27 Sep | Macclesfield | 1 - 1 | Mansfield Town | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 23 Apr | Macclesfield | 3 - 1 | Mansfield Town | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 06 Nov | Mansfield Town | 0 - 1 | Macclesfield | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 02 Nov | Macclesfield | 4 - 0 | Mansfield Town | ASSM |
Recent respective form guides
Mansfield Town's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. The Stags's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Macclesfield's away form is none too clever either, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The Silkmen's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 7 against.
Mansfield Town are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 9 points from 13 matches. Macclesfield find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 14 points from their 13 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Mansfield Town | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
| Macclesfield | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at Field Mill for the Stags and the Madmen are unable to see past Macclesfield claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Mansfield Town | 16 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Macclesfield | Not won in previous 3 away matches. No win in the 2 most recent games. |