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Mansfield Town prepare to entertain Rushden & Diamonds at Field Mill on Tuesday evening, hoping to break their duck against the visitors. Out of their two previous meetings, the Stags have drawn one game and lost the other.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Field Mill was less than a year ago, in December 2004, when they played out a goalless draw in a League Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 26 Feb | Rushden & D. | 0 - 0 | Mansfield Town | LGE2 |
| 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
Mansfield Town have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 7.
The away form of Rushden & D. is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. Diamonds have conceded 7 goals in these games, and only hit 0 in reply.
Mansfield Town's total of 1 points from their 1 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca Cola League Two. Rushden & D. find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 1 points from their 1 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Mansfield Town | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 5 |
| Rushden & D. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 4 |
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 Rushden & D.. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Mansfield Town | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Rushden & D. | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 15 away matches. No win in the 4 most recent games. |