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Mansfield Town prepare to entertain Southend United at Field Mill on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Stags are clearly on top, having won 13 and lost only 4 of the 24 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Field Mill was less than a year ago, in January 2004, the Stags carving out a narrow 1-0 victory 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 | Tue 28 Dec | Southend Utd. | 0 - 1 | Mansfield Town | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 24 Jan | Mansfield Town | 1-0 | Southend Utd. | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 23 Aug | Southend Utd. | 0 - 3 | Mansfield Town | LGE2 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 12 Jan | Southend Utd. | 1 - 0 | Mansfield Town | LGE2 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 18 Aug | Mansfield Town | 0 - 0 | Southend Utd. | LGE2 |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 08 May | Southend Utd. | 3 - 1 | Mansfield Town | LGE2 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 28 Oct | Mansfield Town | 1 - 1 | Southend Utd. | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Mansfield Town have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. Only 2 goals have been registered in this time, with 3 in the wrong end.
The away form of Southend Utd. however, is much more impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The games have constituted a decent return of 9 goals for the Shrimpers, and 5 goals against.
Mansfield Town see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League Two, showing a record of 36 points from their 27 games played so far, Southend Utd. are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 45 points from 28 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Mansfield Town | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 11 |
| Southend Utd. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing seems to be going right for the Stags at home recently, and I can see no immediate turn around in fortunes as the Shrimpers come away with an easy victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Mansfield Town | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Southend Utd. | 5 games since last away draw. No win in the 2 most recent games. |