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Mansfield Town face a trip to Northampton Town at Sixfields on Monday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Stags will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2005, the Cobblers 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: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 01 Jan | Northampton | 2 - 1 | Mansfield Town | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 05 Sep | Mansfield Town | 4 - 1 | Northampton | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Thu 20 May | Mansfield Town | 1 - 3 | Northampton | D3PO |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 16 May | Northampton | 0 - 2 | Mansfield Town | D3PO |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 08 May | Mansfield Town | 1 - 2 | Northampton | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 29 Nov | Northampton | 0 - 3 | Mansfield Town | LGE2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 03 May | Mansfield Town | 2 - 1 | Northampton | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Northampton Town are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the Cobblers, with 3 goals against.
Mansfield Town have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The Stags's have scored 10 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 12.
Northampton are just outside the promotion places, in 5th, having taken 35 points from 22 games. Mansfield Town are currently lying in 20th place in Coca Cola League Two having mustered a points tally of 23 from their 21 matches played.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Northampton | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 12 |
| Mansfield Town | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Neither team is setting the world alight, and I think this game will result in a narrow home win for the Cobblers. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Northampton | Unbeaten in the last 8 home games. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Mansfield Town | 7 games since last away draw. |