Mansfield Town are ready to welcome Oxford United to Field Mill on Saturday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The Stags are clearly on top, having won 6 and lost only 2 of the 10 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Field Mill was within the last three years, in March 2002, the Stags carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a League Division Three match.
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Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
2003/2004 | Sat 13 Sep | Oxford Utd. | 1 - 1 | Mansfield Town | LD3 |
2001/2002 | Sat 09 Mar | Mansfield Town | 2-1 | Oxford Utd. | LD3 |
2001/2002 | Sat 15 Dec | Oxford Utd. | 3 - 2 | Mansfield Town | LD3 |
2001/2002 | Sat 17 Nov | Mansfield Town | 1 - 0 | Oxford Utd. | FAC |
1987/1988 | Tue 06 Oct | Mansfield Town | 0 - 2 | Oxford Utd. | LC |
1987/1988 | Wed 23 Sep | Oxford Utd. | 1 - 1 | Mansfield Town | LC |
1979/1980 | Sat 02 Feb | Oxford Utd. | 3 - 1 | Mansfield Town | DIV3 |
Recent respective form guides
Mansfield Town are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 5 to 4.
The away form of Oxford Utd. is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. U's have conceded 9 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Mansfield Town's total of 59 points from their 35 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Nationwide League Division Three. Oxford Utd. are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 65 points from 37 games.
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Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
Mansfield Town | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 6 |
Oxford Utd. | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Oxford Utd. is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the Stags in a close run game. Home Win
Sequence statistics: | |
Mansfield Town | 9 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
Oxford Utd. | Not won in previous 6 away matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |