FootyMAD's Lincoln City match preview

History of the Mansfield Town v Lincoln City fixture

Mansfield Town are ready to welcome Lincoln City to Field Mill on Saturday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The Stags are clearly on top, having won 14 and lost only 6 of the 26 games.

The previous match played between the two at Field Mill was within the last three years, in September 2001, the Stags carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a League Division Three match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2001/2002	Tue 12 Feb	Lincoln City	1 - 4	Mansfield Town	LD3
2001/2002	Sat 08 Sep	Mansfield Town	2-1	Lincoln City	LD3
2000/2001	Sat 03 Mar	Mansfield Town	0 - 2	Lincoln City	LD3
2000/2001	Sat 30 Sep	Lincoln City	0 - 2	Mansfield Town	LD3
1999/2000	Tue 07 Mar	Lincoln City	3 - 0	Mansfield Town	LD3
1999/2000	Sat 06 Nov	Mansfield Town	5 - 2	Lincoln City	LD3
1997/1998	Sun 28 Dec	Mansfield Town	2 - 2	Lincoln City	LD3

Recent respective form guides

Mansfield Town have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. In this time, Stags have rattled up an impressive 18 goals, and conceded 6.

In complete contrast to Mansfield Town, Lincoln City are having a torrid time on their travels, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the The Red Imps have hit 6 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Mansfield Town are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 39 points from 20 games. Lincoln City lie just outside the playoff positions in the Nationwide League Division Three, picking up 31 from their 20 games so far.

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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Mansfield Town	6	4	2	0	17	5	14
Lincoln City	6	3	1	2	11	11	10

FootyMad's prediction ...

Mansfield Town may be coming up against a decent side in Lincoln City, but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Stags. Home Win

Sequence statistics:
Mansfield Town	Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Unbeaten run of 7 matches.
Lincoln City	Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games.