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Mansfield Town prepare to entertain Stockport County at Field Mill on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Stags are clearly on top, having won 24 and lost only 7 of the 40 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Field Mill was less than a year ago, in November 2005, the Stags carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a League Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 26 Nov | Mansfield Town | 2-1 | Stockport Co. | LGE2 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Mansfield Town have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. While Stags have scored 5, a worringly large 8 have been leaked at the other end.
Stockport Co. have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Hatters have hit 4 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Mansfield Town lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League Two, picking up 4 points from their 2 games so far. Stockport Co. find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 2 games have yielded only 0 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Mansfield Town | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 6 |
| Stockport Co. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 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 Stockport Co.. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Mansfield Town | No sequences of note |
| Stockport Co. | Not won in previous 5 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 5 most recent games. |