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Lincoln City pack their bags to visit Mansfield Town at Field Mill on Saturday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The Red Imps will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 14 and win only 6 of the 26 games.
The previous match played between the two at Field Mill was within the last three years, in September 2001, the Stags carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a League Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2001/2002 | Tue 12 Feb | Lincoln City | 1 - 4 | Mansfield Town | LD3 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 08 Sep | Mansfield Town | 2 - 1 | Lincoln City | LD3 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 03 Mar | Mansfield Town | 0 - 2 | Lincoln City | LD3 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 30 Sep | Lincoln City | 0 - 2 | Mansfield Town | LD3 |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 07 Mar | Lincoln City | 3 - 0 | Mansfield Town | LD3 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 06 Nov | Mansfield Town | 5 - 2 | Lincoln City | LD3 |
| 1997/1998 | Sun 28 Dec | Mansfield Town | 2 - 2 | Lincoln City | LD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Mansfield Town have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. In this time, Stags have rattled up an impressive 18 goals, and conceded 6.
In complete contrast to Mansfield Town, Lincoln City are having a torrid time on their travels, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the The Red Imps have hit 6 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Mansfield Town are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 39 points from 20 games. Lincoln City lie just outside the playoff positions in the Nationwide League Division Three, picking up 31 from their 20 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Mansfield Town | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 14 |
| Lincoln City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Stags, as the The Red Imps have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Mansfield Town | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Unbeaten run of 7 matches. |
| Lincoln City | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |