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Mansfield face a trip to Oxford United at The Kassam Stadium on Saturday evening, with the intention of improving a poor record there. The have come away with nothing in 7 of the previous 8 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was was two seasons ago, in December 2001, as the U's edged out their past their rivals by a score of 3 - 2 in a League Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2001/2002 | Sat 09 Mar | Mansfield | 2 - 1 | Oxford Utd | LD3 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 15 Dec | Oxford Utd | 3 - 2 | Mansfield | LD3 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 17 Nov | Mansfield | 1 - 0 | Oxford Utd | FAC |
| 1979/1980 | Sat 02 Feb | Oxford Utd | 3 - 1 | Mansfield | DIV3 |
| 1979/1980 | Sat 15 Sep | Mansfield | 1 - 0 | Oxford Utd | DIV3 |
| 1978/1979 | Mon 14 May | Mansfield | 1 - 1 | Oxford Utd | DIV3 |
| 1978/1979 | Wed 27 Sep | Oxford Utd | 3 - 2 | Mansfield | DIV3 |
Recent respective form guides
Oxford United have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 11 goals for the U's, with 3 goals against.
In complete contrast to Oxford Utd, Mansfield are having a torrid time on their travels, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Stags have hit 11 goals, 17 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Oxford Utd are leading the way in the Nationwide League Division Three, with their 6 games giving them a return of 14 points. Mansfield's total of 10 points from their 6 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Nationwide League Division Three.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Oxford Utd | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 14 |
| Mansfield | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Stags are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Oxford Utd. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Oxford Utd | Won 4 successive home games. 7 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 8 matches. |
| Mansfield | 5 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |