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Mansfield Town face a trip to Notts. County at Meadow Lane on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 19 games played, Stags have recorded 3 wins, and Notts. County have come away with 9 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in March 2007, when they played out a goalless draw 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: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 20 Oct | Mansfield Town | 2 - 0 | Notts. County | LGE2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 10 Mar | Notts. County | 0 - 0 | Mansfield Town | LGE2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 07 Oct | Mansfield Town | 2 - 2 | Notts. County | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 04 Mar | Notts. County | 2 - 2 | Mansfield Town | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Mon 29 Aug | Mansfield Town | 2 - 3 | Notts. County | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 05 Feb | Notts. County | 0 - 1 | Mansfield Town | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 16 Oct | Mansfield Town | 3 - 1 | Notts. County | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Notts. County's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. Magpies have conceded a disappointing 6 goals in this period, and managed to convert only 3 of their own chances.
Mansfield Town's away form is none too clever either, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The Stags's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 9 goals for and 7 against.
Notts. County are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 40 points from 39 matches. Mansfield Town are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League Two with a return of just 33 points from their 38 games thus far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Notts. County | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| Mansfield Town | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Mansfield Town are certainly at their peak on the road, though your FootyMad panel sees this as a stern test, and one from which they may have to settle for a draw. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Notts. County | Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Mansfield Town | An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |