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Mansfield Town travel to take on Accrington Stanley at Fraser Eagle Stadium on Tuesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 22 games played, Stags have recorded 6 wins, and Accrington S. have come away with 10 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Accrington S. was way back in the black-and-white days of March 1961, as the visitors ran out cosy 1 - 4 winners in a Fourth Division match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 11 Nov | Mansfield Town | 1 - 0 | Accrington S. | FAC |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 23 Sep | Mansfield Town | 2 - 2 | Accrington S. | LGE2 |
| 1960/1961 | Sat 25 Mar | Accrington S. | 1 - 4 | Mansfield Town | LGE2 |
| 1960/1961 | Wed 22 Mar | Mansfield Town | 0 - 0 | Accrington S. | LGE2 |
| 1960/1961 | Wed 30 Nov | Accrington S. | 3 - 0 | Mansfield Town | FAC |
| 1959/1960 | Sat 02 Apr | Mansfield Town | 4 - 1 | Accrington S. | LGE1 |
| 1959/1960 | Mon 21 Mar | Accrington S. | 0 - 1 | Mansfield Town | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Accrington Stanley need to improve on their recent home record of just 3 draws from the previous six. While The Reds have scored 13, a worringly large 16 have been leaked at the other end.
Mansfield Town's away form is none too clever either, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. The Stags's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Accrington S. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 26 points from 27 matches. Mansfield Town find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 30 points from their 25 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Accrington S. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 5 |
| Mansfield Town | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing appears to be going right for the Stags out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Accrington S.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Accrington S. | Failed to win in previous 9 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Mansfield Town | 9 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 8 outings ago. |