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Mansfield Town are ready to welcome Southend United to Field Mill on Saturday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The Stags are clearly on top, having won 12 and lost only 4 of the 23 games.
The previous match played between the two at Field Mill was within the last three years, in August 2001, when they played out a goalless draw in a League Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 23 Aug | Southend Utd. | 0 - 3 | Mansfield Town | LD3 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 12 Jan | Southend Utd. | 1 - 0 | Mansfield Town | LD3 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 18 Aug | Mansfield Town | 0-0 | Southend Utd. | LD3 |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 08 May | Southend Utd. | 3 - 1 | Mansfield Town | LD3 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 28 Oct | Mansfield Town | 1 - 1 | Southend Utd. | LD3 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 22 Jan | Mansfield Town | 3 - 1 | Southend Utd. | LD3 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 21 Aug | Southend Utd. | 1 - 0 | Mansfield Town | LD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Mansfield Town have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A generous 9 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The Shrimpers 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 Shrimpers's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Mansfield Town are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 49 points from 26 games. Southend Utd. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 25 points from 26 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Mansfield Town | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 |
| Southend Utd. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Stags's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Southend Utd.. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Mansfield Town | 6 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Southend Utd. | Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |