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Mansfield Town prepare to entertain Macclesfield Town at Field Mill on Friday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The Stags are clearly on top, with a 57.14% success rate in the fixture.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Field Mill was just last season, in February 2006, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline 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: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 28 Oct | Macclesfield | 2 - 3 | Mansfield Town | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 04 Feb | Mansfield Town | 1-1 | Macclesfield | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 27 Sep | Macclesfield | 1 - 1 | Mansfield Town | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 23 Apr | Macclesfield | 3 - 1 | Mansfield Town | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 06 Nov | Mansfield Town | 0 - 1 | Macclesfield | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 02 Nov | Macclesfield | 4 - 0 | Mansfield Town | ASSM |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 28 Dec | Macclesfield | 1 - 1 | Mansfield Town | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Mansfield Town have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 13 goals have been scored by the Stags in those games, with 8 conceded.
The away form of Macclesfield is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. Silkmen have conceded 13 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Mansfield Town see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League Two, showing a record of 49 points from their 38 games played so far, Macclesfield are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 38 points from 38 matches.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Mansfield Town | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 11 |
| Macclesfield | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Though Mansfield Town are not exactly setting the world alight at Field Mill in recent games, I can confidently predict that they will easily sweep aside the opposition put before them. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Mansfield Town | 5 games since last home draw. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Macclesfield | Not won in previous 7 away matches. No win in the 4 most recent games. |