FM Preview: Wrexham v Mansfield Town 26 Jan 2013

Last updated : 25 January 2013 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Wrexham v Mansfield Town fixture

Mansfield Town face a trip to Wrexham at Racecourse Ground on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Stags will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 22 and win only 9 of the 42 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Racecourse Ground was just last season, in September 2011, as the visitors ran out cosy 1-3 winners in a (Conference) Premier match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Fri 20 Apr Mansfield Town 2 - 0 Wrexham (Conference) Premier
2011/2012 Tue 27 Sep Wrexham 1-3 Mansfield Town (Conference) Premier
2010/2011 Sat 29 Jan Mansfield Town 2 - 3 Wrexham (Conference) Premier
2010/2011 Sat 27 Nov Wrexham 1 - 1 Mansfield Town (Conference) Premier
2009/2010 Sat 03 Apr Mansfield Town 0 - 1 Wrexham (Conference) Premier
2009/2010 Tue 02 Feb Wrexham 2 - 1 Mansfield Town (Conference) Premier
2008/2009 Sat 04 Apr Wrexham 2 - 0 Mansfield Town (Conference) Premier

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Recent respective form guides

Wrexham are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, In this time, Dragons have rattled up an impressive 21 goals, and conceded 7.

Mansfield Town's away form is equally impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. Those games have seen the Stags pummel 15 goals, and let in 7.

Wrexham are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 50 points from 27 games.

Mansfield Town find themselves in a respectable 8th position, courtesy of the 41 points they have accumulated from 25 games.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Wrexham 6 4 2 0 16 5 14
Mansfield Town 6 3 0 3 10 8 9

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Mansfield Town are performing with pride on their travels, but the FootyMad panel believes it may not be enough to prevent the Dragons coming away with a hard-fought home win. Home win.

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Wrexham Unbeaten in the last 6 home games.
Unbeaten run of 6 matches.
Mansfield Town 3 successive away victories.
4 games since last away draw.
Last drawn game 9 outings ago.

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