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Mansfield Town prepare to entertain Northampton Town at Field Mill on Sunday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 21 wins out of 31 previous matches.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Field Mill was less than a year ago, in May 2004, as the visitors ran out cosy 1-3 winners in an Div. Three Play-Offs match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Thu 20 May | Mansfield Town | 1-3 | Northampton | D3P |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 16 May | Northampton | 0 - 2 | Mansfield Town | D3P |
| 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 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 28 Sep | Northampton | 2 - 0 | Mansfield Town | LGE1 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 29 Apr | Northampton | 1 - 0 | Mansfield Town | LGE2 |
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 10 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 12.
The away form of Northampton however, is much more impressive, picking up four victories from the last six. The Cobblers's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 9 goals for and 7 against.
Mansfield Town lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League Two, picking up 9 points from their 6 games so far. Northampton see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League Two, showing a record of 8 points from their 6 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 |
| Mansfield Town | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 9 |
| Northampton | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its been a distinctly poor show from Mansfield Town at home in recent games, and, though I cannot see a run starting here, I do think the Stags will at least gain a draw. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Mansfield Town | 7 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 6 . |
| Northampton | 10 games since last away draw. No win in the 2 most recent games. |