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Mansfield Town face a trip to Darlington at 96.6 TFM Darlington Arena on Tuesday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Stags will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 24 and win only 10 of the 44 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, the The Quakers carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a (Associate Members) match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Tue 28 Nov | Darlington | 1 - 0 | Mansfield Town | ASSM |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 26 Sep | Mansfield Town | 1 - 0 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 28 Jan | Darlington | 4 - 0 | Mansfield Town | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 10 Sep | Mansfield Town | 2 - 2 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 16 Apr | Mansfield Town | 1 - 1 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 07 Dec | Darlington | 2 - 1 | Mansfield Town | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 28 Sep | Mansfield Town | 0 - 0 | Darlington | ASSM |
Recent respective form guides
Darlington are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 6 to 4.
The away form of Mansfield Town is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Stags have hit 4 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Darlington see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League Two, showing a record of 30 points from their 23 games played so far, Mansfield Town are currently lying in 20th place in Coca-Cola League Two having mustered a points tally of 24 from their 22 matches played.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Darlington | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 3 |
| Mansfield Town | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the The Quakers, as the Stags have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Darlington | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 5 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Mansfield Town | Lost each of the previous 5 away matches. Not won in previous 5 away matches. An overall losing run of 3 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |