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Mansfield Town prepare to entertain Rochdale at Field Mill on Friday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The Stags are clearly on top, having won 27 and lost only 6 of the 42 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Field Mill was two seasons ago, in February 2002, with Mansfield Town running out comfortable 3-1 winners in a League Division Three match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2001/2002 | Sat 02 Feb | Mansfield Town | 3-1 | Rochdale | LD3 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 29 Sep | Rochdale | 3 - 1 | Mansfield Town | LD3 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 28 Apr | Rochdale | 1 - 0 | Mansfield Town | LD3 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 11 Nov | Mansfield Town | 1 - 0 | Rochdale | LD3 |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 28 Mar | Mansfield Town | 0 - 0 | Rochdale | LD3 |
| 1999/2000 | Sun 14 Nov | Rochdale | 2 - 1 | Mansfield Town | LD3 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 13 Mar | Mansfield Town | 3 - 1 | Rochdale | LD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Mansfield Town have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. In this time, Stags have rattled up an impressive 19 goals, and conceded 8.
Rochdale have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The Dale's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.
Mansfield Town are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 42 points from 22 games. Rochdale find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 26 points from their 22 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Mansfield Town | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 11 |
| Rochdale | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its good news for Mansfield Town fans, because, with them being in such great nick at home, I just cannot see any further than an emphatic home win for the Stags. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Mansfield Town | Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Rochdale | 9 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 13 outings ago. |