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Mansfield Town prepare to entertain Shrewsbury Town at Field Mill on Friday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The Stags are clearly on top, having won 14 and lost only 6 of the 25 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Field Mill was less than a year ago, in March 2005, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a League Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 05 Mar | Mansfield Town | 1-1 | Shrewsbury Tn. | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 18 Dec | Shrewsbury Tn. | 0 - 2 | Mansfield Town | LGE2 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 23 Feb | Shrewsbury Tn. | 3 - 0 | Mansfield Town | LGE2 |
| 2001/2002 | Fri 14 Sep | Mansfield Town | 2 - 1 | Shrewsbury Tn. | LGE2 |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 06 Mar | Shrewsbury Tn. | 2 - 1 | Mansfield Town | LGE2 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 14 Oct | Mansfield Town | 1 - 0 | Shrewsbury Tn. | LGE2 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 23 Oct | Shrewsbury Tn. | 1 - 2 | Mansfield Town | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Mansfield Town are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 11 to 9.
Shrewsbury Tn. have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 leaked at the wrong end.
Mansfield Town find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 12 games have yielded only 7 points. Shrewsbury Tn. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca Cola League Two, picking up 17 from their 12 games so far.
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 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 5 |
| Shrewsbury Tn. | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its been an indifferent run of form for the Stags of late, and things are not going to improve with the visit of Shrewsbury Tn., who one believes will win this game handsomely. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Mansfield Town | Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Shrewsbury Tn. | 5 games since last away draw. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |