FM Preview: Mansfield Town v Luton Town 15 Nov 2012

Last updated : 14 November 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Mansfield Town v Luton Town fixture

Mansfield Town prepare to entertain Luton Town at Field Mill on Thursday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The Stags are clearly on top, winning 7 and drawing 5 of the 13 games played.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Field Mill was just last season, in August 2011, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a (Conference) Premier match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Wed 25 Jan Luton Town 0 - 0 Mansfield Town (Conference) Premier
2011/2012 Tue 23 Aug Mansfield Town 1-1 Luton Town (Conference) Premier
2010/2011 Sat 16 Apr Mansfield Town 0 - 0 Luton Town (Conference) Premier
2010/2011 Sat 19 Mar Luton Town 1 - 1 Mansfield Town Trophy
2010/2011 Sun 13 Mar Mansfield Town 1 - 0 Luton Town Trophy
2010/2011 Tue 28 Sep Luton Town 2 - 0 Mansfield Town (Conference) Premier
2009/2010 Tue 02 Mar Mansfield Town 0 - 0 Luton Town (Conference) Premier

For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here

Recent respective form guides

Mansfield Town are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. These games have seen the Stags score just 5 goals, though they have conceded 1.

Luton Town's away form is equally impressive, picking up four victories from the last six. The Hatters's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 9 goals for and 8 against.

Mansfield Town's 25 points from 17 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.

Luton Town lie just outside the playoff positions in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, picking up 32 from their 18 games so far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Mansfield Town 6 3 2 1 5 4 11
Luton Town 6 3 1 2 7 5 10

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Stags go into their game against Luton Town in confident mood, but FootyMad sees them coming down to earth, with the visitors narrowly taking all three points. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Mansfield Town Unbeaten in the last 9 home games.
Unbeaten run of 3 matches.
Luton Town 13 games since last away draw.
An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 3 most recent games.

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