FM Preview: York City v Mansfield Town 01 Jan 2012

Last updated : 31 December 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the York City v Mansfield Town fixture

Mansfield Town face a trip to York City at Bootham Crescent on Sunday 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 28 and win only 8 of the 45 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2011, the Minstermen carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a (Conference) Premier match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Mon 26 Dec Mansfield Town 1 - 1 York City (Conference) Premier
2010/2011 Tue 15 Mar York City 2-1 Mansfield Town (Conference) Premier
2010/2011 Tue 21 Sep Mansfield Town 5 - 0 York City (Conference) Premier
2009/2010 Tue 16 Mar Mansfield Town 0 - 1 York City (Conference) Premier
2009/2010 Sat 26 Dec York City 3 - 0 Mansfield Town (Conference) Premier
2008/2009 Sat 07 Feb Mansfield Town 1 - 0 York City (Conference) Premier
2008/2009 Tue 04 Nov York City 1 - 1 Mansfield Town Shield (Conference Cup)

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

Recent respective form guides

York City have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 15 goals for the Minstermen, with 7 goals against.

The away form of Mansfield Town is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. Stags have conceded 11 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.

York City's total of 45 points from their 26 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Blue Square (Conference) Premier.

Mansfield Town's 38 points from 25 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
York City 6 2 3 1 15 6 9
Mansfield Town 6 1 3 2 8 8 6

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FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Minstermen, as the Stags have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
York City Failed to win in previous 2 home matches.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Mansfield Town Lost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 8 away matches.
No win in the 4 most recent games.

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