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Mansfield Town face a trip to Scunthorpe United at Glanford Park Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 36 games played, Stags have recorded 12 wins, and Scunthorpe U. have come away with 14 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2004, when they played out a goalless draw in a League Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Tue 27 Jan | Scunthorpe U. | 0 - 0 | Mansfield Town | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 26 Aug | Mansfield Town | 5 - 0 | Scunthorpe U. | LGE2 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 02 Mar | Mansfield Town | 2 - 1 | Scunthorpe U. | LGE2 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 22 Sep | Scunthorpe U. | 0 - 0 | Mansfield Town | LGE2 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 05 May | Mansfield Town | 1 - 0 | Scunthorpe U. | LGE2 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 25 Nov | Scunthorpe U. | 6 - 0 | Mansfield Town | LGE2 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 27 Feb | Mansfield Town | 2 - 1 | Scunthorpe U. | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Scunthorpe United are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Iron in those games, with 6 conceded.
The Stags have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The games have constituted a decent return of 10 goals for the Stags, and 9 goals against.
Scunthorpe U. are leading the way in the Coca-Cola League Two, with their 9 games giving them a return of 18 points. Mansfield Town are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 16 points from 9 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Scunthorpe U. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
| Mansfield Town | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
A creditable return from recent away games for Stags could well see them head back from Glanford Park Stadium with a share of the spoils, think the FootyMad panel. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Scunthorpe U. | 7 games since last home draw. |
| Mansfield Town | Not won in previous 2 away matches. |