FootyMAD's Mansfield Town match preview

History of the Mansfield Town v Lincoln City fixture

Lincoln City face a trip to Mansfield Town at Field Mill on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 33 games played, The Red Imps have recorded 10 wins, and Mansfield Town have come away with 15 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in August 2006, as the visitors ran out cosy 2 - 4 winners in a League Two match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2006/2007	Sat 03 Mar	Lincoln City	1 - 2	Mansfield Town	LGE2
2006/2007	Sat 26 Aug	Mansfield Town	2 - 4	Lincoln City	LGE2
2005/2006	Sat 08 Apr	Lincoln City	1 - 1	Mansfield Town	LGE2
2005/2006	Mon 02 Jan	Mansfield Town	0 - 0	Lincoln City	LGE2
2004/2005	Sat 29 Jan	Lincoln City	2 - 0	Mansfield Town	LGE2
2004/2005	Sat 02 Oct	Mansfield Town	2 - 2	Lincoln City	LGE2
2003/2004	Sat 13 Mar	Lincoln City	4 - 1	Mansfield Town	LGE2

Recent respective form guides

Mansfield Town's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. The Stags's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.

The away form of Lincoln City is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. The Red Imps have conceded 9 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.

Mansfield Town's 1 points from 1 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Lincoln City find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 1 games have yielded only 0 points.

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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Mansfield Town	6	1	2	3	6	11	5
Lincoln City	6	1	1	4	7	15	4

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	9 games since last home draw. Not won in the 3 most recent games.
Lincoln City	Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 8 away matches. An overall losing run of 4 games. No win in the 4 most recent games.