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Mansfield Town are ready to welcome Stockport County to Field Mill on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Stags are clearly on top, having won 23 and lost only 7 of the 39 games.
The previous match played between the two at Field Mill was within the last three years, in October 2003, with Stockport Co. inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Stags in a (Associate Members) match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 06 Aug | Stockport Co. | 2 - 2 | Mansfield Town | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 14 Oct | Mansfield Town | 1-2 | Stockport Co. | ASSM |
| 2002/2003 | Thu 26 Dec | Mansfield Town | 4 - 2 | Stockport Co. | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Mon 26 Aug | Stockport Co. | 2 - 0 | Mansfield Town | LGE1 |
| 1997/1998 | Tue 26 Aug | Stockport Co. | 6 - 3 | Mansfield Town | LGEC |
| 1997/1998 | Tue 12 Aug | Mansfield Town | 4 - 2 | Stockport Co. | LGEC |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 07 Dec | Mansfield Town | 0 - 3 | Stockport Co. | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Mansfield Town's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 12 to 10.
The away form of Stockport Co. is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Hatters have hit 5 goals, 18 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Mansfield Town are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca Cola League Two with a return of just 16 points from their 17 games thus far. Stockport Co. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 17 points from 18 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 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
| Stockport Co. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Attention punters! I see this as an opportunity for the Stags to get the show back on the road by taking all the three points available. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Mansfield Town | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 9 . |
| Stockport Co. | Not won in previous 7 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |