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Mansfield Town prepare to entertain Oxford United at Field Mill on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Stags are clearly on top, having won 7 and lost only 2 of the 11 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Field Mill was less than a year ago, in April 2004, with Mansfield Town running out comfortable 3-1 winners in a League Division Three match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Wed 11 Aug | Oxford Utd. | 1 - 0 | Mansfield Town | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 06 Apr | Mansfield Town | 3-1 | Oxford Utd. | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 13 Sep | Oxford Utd. | 1 - 1 | Mansfield Town | LGE2 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 09 Mar | Mansfield Town | 2 - 1 | Oxford Utd. | LGE2 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 15 Dec | Oxford Utd. | 3 - 2 | Mansfield Town | LGE2 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 17 Nov | Mansfield Town | 1 - 0 | Oxford Utd. | FAC |
| 1987/1988 | Tue 06 Oct | Mansfield Town | 0 - 2 | Oxford Utd. | LC |
Recent respective form guides
Mansfield Town have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. While Stags have scored 5, a worringly large 8 have been leaked at the other end.
Oxford Utd.'s away form is none too clever either, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The U's's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 7.
Mansfield Town see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League Two, showing a record of 48 points from their 36 games played so far, Oxford Utd. find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 44 points from their 35 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 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Oxford Utd. | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Mansfield Town are in pretty poor form at home recently, and the FootyMad are looking no further than a solitary point from this game. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Mansfield Town | Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Oxford Utd. | 5 games since last away draw. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |