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Mansfield Town pack their bags to visit Rushden & Diamonds at Nene Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to break their duck against the hosts. The Stags lost the only previous game played between the two.
The only previous meeting between Rushden & D. and Mansfield Town at was more than three years back, in October 2001, with Rushden & D. running out comfortable 3 - 1 winners in a League Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 11 Dec | Mansfield Town | 0 - 0 | Rushden & D. | LGE2 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 30 Mar | Mansfield Town | 1 - 4 | Rushden & D. | LGE2 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 27 Oct | Rushden & D. | 3 - 1 | Mansfield Town | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Rushden & Diamonds are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 7.
The Stags have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Stags's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 6 goals for and 5 against.
Rushden & D. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 32 points from 34 matches. Mansfield Town's 46 points from 34 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Rushden & D. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| Mansfield Town | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Mansfield Town are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Rushden & D.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Rushden & D. | 4 games since last home draw. |
| Mansfield Town | 4 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |