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Mansfield face a trip to Swansea City at Vetch Field on Saturday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. It couldn't be much closer,Stags having 7 wins against 8 losses.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in March 2002, with Swansea running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a League Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2001/2002 | Sat 16 Mar | Swansea | 2 - 0 | Mansfield | LD3 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 01 Dec | Mansfield | 3 - 0 | Swansea | LD3 |
| 1999/2000 | Mon 24 Apr | Mansfield | 0 - 1 | Swansea | LD3 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 02 Oct | Swansea | 0 - 1 | Mansfield | LD3 |
| 1998/1999 | Tue 23 Feb | Swansea | 1 - 0 | Mansfield | LD3 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 29 Aug | Mansfield | 1 - 0 | Swansea | LD3 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 02 May | Mansfield | 1 - 0 | Swansea | LD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Swansea City have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 15 goals for the Swans, with 8 goals against.
In complete contrast to Swansea, 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 10 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Swansea are holding the final promotion place in the Nationwide League Division Three, and have accumulated 9 points from the 4 games they have played so far. Mansfield's total of 7 points from their 4 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 |
| Swansea | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
| Mansfield | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Swans, as the Stags have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Swansea | Won 3 successive home games. 5 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 9 . |
| Mansfield | 4 games since last away draw. 4 games since last defeat. |