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History of the Chester City v Mansfield Town fixture

Mansfield Town face a trip to Chester City at The Saunders Honda Stadium on Friday evening,

The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in August 2004, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 3 winners in a League Two match.

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

Recent encounters between the teams:
2004/2005	Fri 25 Mar	Mansfield Town	0 - 0	Chester City	LGE2
2004/2005	Sat 14 Aug	Chester City	0 - 3	Mansfield Town	LGE2
1999/2000	Sat 25 Mar	Chester City	5 - 0	Mansfield Town	LGE2
1999/2000	Sun 26 Dec	Mansfield Town	2 - 1	Chester City	LGE2
1998/1999	Sat 30 Jan	Mansfield Town	3 - 0	Chester City	LGE2
1998/1999	Mon 28 Dec	Chester City	1 - 1	Mansfield Town	LGE2
1997/1998	Sat 07 Feb	Chester City	0 - 1	Mansfield Town	LGE2

Recent respective form guides

Chester City have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. A generous 12 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

The away form of Mansfield Town is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Stags have hit 8 goals, 16 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Chester City lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca Cola League Two, picking up 9 points from their 5 games so far. Mansfield Town find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 5 points from their 6 matches.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Chester City	6	2	3	1	10	12	9
Mansfield Town	6	1	2	3	8	9	5

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 Chester City. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Chester City	Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 4 home matches.
Mansfield Town	Not won in previous 6 away matches. No win in the 4 most recent games.