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Mansfield Town travel to take on York City at Bootham Crecent 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 26 and win only 8 of the 41 games.
The last time the two teams met at York City was just over four years ago, in February 2004, with Mansfield Town inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Minstermen 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 14 Feb | York City | 1 - 2 | Mansfield Town | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 11 Oct | Mansfield Town | 2 - 0 | York City | LGE2 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 13 Apr | York City | 3 - 1 | Mansfield Town | LGE2 |
| 2001/2002 | Fri 23 Nov | Mansfield Town | 1 - 1 | York City | LGE2 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 10 Mar | Mansfield Town | 1 - 3 | York City | LGE2 |
| 2000/2001 | Fri 06 Oct | York City | 2 - 1 | Mansfield Town | LGE2 |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 08 Feb | Mansfield Town | 1 - 0 | York City | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
York City 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 away form of Mansfield Town is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the Stags have hit 4 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.
York City's 10 points from 6 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Mansfield Town are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 13 points from 6 games.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| York City | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 10 |
| Mansfield Town | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing appears to be going right for the Stags out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at York City. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| York City | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Drawn each of their last 4 games. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Mansfield Town | Not won in previous 7 away matches. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |