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Mansfield Town prepare to entertain Rochdale at Field Mill on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 28 wins out of 43 previous matches.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Field Mill was less than a year ago, in December 2003, the Stags carving out a narrow 1-0 victory 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: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 07 Feb | Rochdale | 3 - 0 | Mansfield Town | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Fri 26 Dec | Mansfield Town | 1-0 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 02 Feb | Mansfield Town | 3 - 1 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 29 Sep | Rochdale | 3 - 1 | Mansfield Town | LGE2 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 28 Apr | Rochdale | 1 - 0 | Mansfield Town | LGE2 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 11 Nov | Mansfield Town | 1 - 0 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 28 Mar | Mansfield Town | 0 - 0 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Mansfield Town have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 12 to 10.
Rochdale have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Mansfield Town's total of 13 points from their 8 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola League Two. Rochdale see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League Two, showing a record of 10 points from their 8 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 |
| Mansfield Town | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 13 |
| Rochdale | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Stags's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Rochdale. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Mansfield Town | Won 3 successive home games. 8 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Rochdale | 7 games since last away draw. |