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Mansfield Town prepare to entertain Northampton Town at Field Mill on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having taken all the points from 21 of the 29 contests.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Field Mill was just last season, in May 2003, the Stags carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 29 Nov | Northampton | 0 - 3 | Mansfield Town | LD3 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 03 May | Mansfield Town | 2-1 | Northampton | LD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 28 Sep | Northampton | 2 - 0 | Mansfield Town | LD2 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 29 Apr | Northampton | 1 - 0 | Mansfield Town | LD3 |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 19 Oct | Mansfield Town | 0 - 0 | Northampton | LD3 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 22 Mar | Mansfield Town | 1 - 0 | Northampton | LD3 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 24 Aug | Northampton | 3 - 0 | Mansfield Town | LD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Mansfield Town have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 7.
The away form of Northampton however, is much more impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. Those games have seen the Cobblers pummel 12 goals, and let in 5.
Mansfield Town are just outside the promotion places, in 5th, having taken 75 points from 45 games. Northampton's total of 72 points from their 45 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Nationwide League Division Three.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Mansfield Town | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 10 |
| Northampton | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Your number one FootyMad panel have studied this game long and hard, and cannot separate the two. A draw for the Stags. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Mansfield Town | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Northampton | 3 successive away victories. 4 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |