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Mansfield Town prepare to entertain Peterborough United at Field Mill on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 23 games played, Stags have recorded 8 wins, and Peterborough have come away with 5 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Field Mill was less than a year ago, in December 2005, when they played out a goalless draw in a League Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 17 Dec | Mansfield Town | 0-0 | Peterborough | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 20 Aug | Peterborough | 2 - 0 | Mansfield Town | LGE2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 29 Mar | Mansfield Town | 1 - 5 | Peterborough | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 12 Oct | Peterborough | 0 - 0 | Mansfield Town | LGE1 |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 28 Nov | Peterborough | 4 - 0 | Mansfield Town | FAC |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 18 Nov | Mansfield Town | 1 - 1 | Peterborough | FAC |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 12 Feb | Peterborough | 1 - 0 | Mansfield Town | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Mansfield Town are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the Stags, with 4 goals against.
The Posh have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. While the Posh have hit 4 goals, 7 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Mansfield Town see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League Two, showing a record of 21 points from their 17 games played so far, Peterborough's total of 28 points from their 17 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola League Two.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Mansfield Town | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 13 |
| Peterborough | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Mansfield Town are starting to turn Field Mill into a fortress, but the quality of opposition for this game makes your FootyMad panel believe the teams will share the spoils on this occasion. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Mansfield Town | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Peterborough | 6 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |