FootyMAD's Chester City match preview

Last updated : 22 February 2008 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Mansfield Town v Chester City fixture

Mansfield Town prepare to entertain Chester City at Field Mill on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 32 wins out of 49 previous matches.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Field Mill was less than a year ago, in March 2007, the Stags carving out a narrow 2-1 victory 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:
2007/2008Sat 12 JanChester City0 - 1Mansfield TownLGE2
2006/2007Tue 06 MarMansfield Town2-1Chester CityLGE2
2006/2007Sat 27 JanChester City1 - 1Mansfield TownLGE2
2005/2006Tue 24 JanMansfield Town1 - 2Chester CityLGE2
2005/2006Fri 02 SepChester City3 - 1Mansfield TownLGE2
2004/2005Fri 25 MarMansfield Town0 - 0Chester CityLGE2
2004/2005Sat 14 AugChester City0 - 3Mansfield TownLGE2

Recent respective form guides

Mansfield Town could not have a worse home record, losing every single one of the last six matches played! While Stags have scored 4, a worringly large 14 have been leaked at the other end.

The away form of Chester City is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Blues have hit 9 goals, 19 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Mansfield Town are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League Two with a return of just 28 points from their 30 games thus far. Chester City find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 37 points from their 32 matches.

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

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Mansfield Town63039109
Chester City60155161

FootyMad's prediction ...

Attention punters! I see this as an opportunity for the Stags to get the show back on the road by taking all the three points available. Home Win

Sequence statistics:
Mansfield Town Been beaten in each of their previous 6 home matches.
Failed to win in previous 6 home matches.
Not drawn a match in their last 15 .
Chester City Not won in previous 9 away matches.
An overall losing run of 3 games.
No win in the 12 most recent games.