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Mansfield Town face a trip to Southend United at Roots Hall on Tuesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Stags will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in August 2003, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 3 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: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 24 Jan | Mansfield Town | 1 - 0 | Southend Utd. | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 23 Aug | Southend Utd. | 0 - 3 | Mansfield Town | LGE2 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 12 Jan | Southend Utd. | 1 - 0 | Mansfield Town | LGE2 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 18 Aug | Mansfield Town | 0 - 0 | Southend Utd. | LGE2 |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 08 May | Southend Utd. | 3 - 1 | Mansfield Town | LGE2 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 28 Oct | Mansfield Town | 1 - 1 | Southend Utd. | LGE2 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 22 Jan | Mansfield Town | 3 - 1 | Southend Utd. | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Southend United have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Shrimpers in those games, with 6 conceded.
In complete contrast to Southend Utd., Mansfield Town are having a torrid time on their travels, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Stags have hit 5 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Southend Utd. are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 38 points from 23 games. Mansfield Town find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 28 points from their 22 matches.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Southend Utd. | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 14 |
| Mansfield Town | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Stags are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Southend Utd.. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Southend Utd. | Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Mansfield Town | 4 games since last away draw. |