FM Preview: Mansfield Town v Forest Green Rovers 07 Jan 2012

Last updated : 06 January 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Mansfield Town v Forest Green Rovers fixture

Mansfield Town prepare to entertain Forest Green Rovers at Field Mill on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having managed to conjure up a win from 3 of the previous 4 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Field Mill was just last season, in August 2010, with Mansfield Town running out comfortable 3-1 winners in a (Conference) Premier match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sat 01 Oct Forest Green 1 - 1 Mansfield Town (Conference) Premier
2010/2011 Sat 13 Nov Forest Green 2 - 1 Mansfield Town (Conference) Premier
2010/2011 Sat 14 Aug Mansfield Town 3-1 Forest Green (Conference) Premier
2009/2010 Sat 30 Jan Forest Green 1 - 4 Mansfield Town (Conference) Premier
2009/2010 Tue 17 Nov Mansfield Town 1 - 2 Forest Green F.A. Cup
2009/2010 Sat 07 Nov Forest Green 1 - 1 Mansfield Town F.A. Cup
2009/2010 Sat 03 Oct Mansfield Town 1 - 0 Forest Green (Conference) Premier

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Recent respective form guides

Mansfield Town have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Stags in those games, with 8 conceded.

Forest Green Rovers have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The games have constituted a decent return of 9 goals for the Rovers, and 8 goals against.

Mansfield Town's 39 points from 26 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.

Forest Green Rovers's 38 points from 27 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Mansfield Town 6 1 3 2 9 9 6
Forest Green Rovers 6 1 2 3 4 7 5

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Your number one FootyMad panel have studied this game long and hard, and cannot separate the two. A draw for the Stags. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Mansfield Town Unbeaten in the last 3 home games.
Drawn each of their last 2 games.
Not won in the 5 most recent games.
Forest Green Rovers Not won in previous 3 away matches.
No win in the 5 most recent games.

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