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Mansfield Town face a trip to Northampton Town at Sixfields on Saturday evening, 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 May 2004, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 2 winners in a 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: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sun 05 Sep | Mansfield Town | 4 - 1 | Northampton | LGE2 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Northampton Town have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 5.
Mansfield Town have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Stags have hit 5 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Northampton's total of 37 points from their 23 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola League Two. Mansfield Town see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League Two, showing a record of 31 points from their 23 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 |
| Northampton | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 13 |
| Mansfield Town | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Mansfield Town have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Northampton may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Northampton | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Mansfield Town | 5 games since last away draw. 4 games since last defeat. |