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Mansfield Town face a trip to Stockport County at Edgeley Park 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 lose 22 and win only 5 of the 37 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in February 2007, the Hatters carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a League Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 01 Sep | Mansfield Town | 4 - 2 | Stockport Co. | LGE2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 10 Feb | Stockport Co. | 1 - 0 | Mansfield Town | LGE2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 12 Aug | Mansfield Town | 1 - 1 | Stockport Co. | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 26 Nov | Mansfield Town | 2 - 1 | Stockport Co. | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 06 Aug | Stockport Co. | 2 - 2 | Mansfield Town | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 14 Oct | Mansfield Town | 1 - 2 | Stockport Co. | ASSM |
| 2002/2003 | Thu 26 Dec | Mansfield Town | 4 - 2 | Stockport Co. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Stockport County 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 8.
The away form of Mansfield Town however, is much more impressive, with a marvellous return of five wins and one defeat from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 9 goals for the Stags, and 14 goals against.
Stockport Co.'s total of 50 points from their 32 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola League Two. Mansfield Town are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League Two with a return of just 28 points from their 30 games thus far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Stockport Co. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 11 |
| Mansfield Town | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This is a game which sees both teams in reasonable shape, and one which the Madmen are pretty confident will end up as a draw. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Stockport Co. | Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. |
| Mansfield Town | 5 successive away victories. 12 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 16 outings ago. |