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Mansfield Town face a trip to Rushden & Diamonds at Nene Park on Saturday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 2 of the 4 previous games, with the hosts winning just 1.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2009, with Mansfield Town inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Diamonds in a (Conference) Premier match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 28 Feb | Rushden & D. | 0 - 1 | Mansfield Town | CONF |
| 2008/2009 | Tue 27 Jan | Mansfield Town | 0 - 0 | Rushden & D. | CONF |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 10 Dec | Rushden & D. | 1 - 2 | Mansfield Town | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 09 Aug | Mansfield Town | 0 - 1 | Rushden & D. | LGE2 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Rushden & Diamonds have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 15 goals have been scored by the Diamonds in those games, with 11 conceded.
Mansfield Town have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. While the Stags have hit 7 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Rushden & D.'s 16 points from 10 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Mansfield Town lie just outside the playoff positions in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, picking up 17 from their 10 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Rushden & D. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 11 |
| Mansfield Town | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This promises to be an excellent test for the in-form Stags, but one which I believe will end in stalemate. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Rushden & D. | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
| Mansfield Town | Not won in previous 2 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 4 most recent games. |