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Mansfield Town prepare to entertain Northampton Town at Field Mill on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 22 wins out of 32 previous matches.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Field Mill was just last season, in September 2004, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4-1 thriller, in a League Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Mon 26 Dec | Northampton | 1 - 0 | Mansfield Town | LGE2 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Mansfield Town have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Stags in those games, with 6 conceded.
The Cobblers 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 Cobblers's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.
Mansfield Town see themselves just below half way in the Coca Cola League Two, showing a record of 45 points from their 37 games played so far, Northampton are just outside the promotion places, in 5th, having taken 60 points from 36 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Mansfield Town | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 12 |
| Northampton | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 10 |
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 | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Unbeaten run of 7 matches. |
| Northampton | 4 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |