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Mansfield Town prepare to entertain York City at Field Mill on Friday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Stags are clearly on top, having won 23 and lost only 9 of the 38 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Field Mill was less than a year ago, in February 2009, the Stags carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a (Conference) Premier match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 26 Dec | York City | 3 - 0 | Mansfield Town | CONF |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 07 Feb | Mansfield Town | 1-0 | York City | CONF |
| 2008/2009 | Tue 04 Nov | York City | 1 - 1 | Mansfield Town | CNFC |
| 2008/2009 | Tue 02 Sep | York City | 1 - 1 | Mansfield Town | CONF |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 14 Feb | York City | 1 - 2 | Mansfield Town | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 11 Oct | Mansfield Town | 2 - 0 | York City | LGE2 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 13 Apr | York City | 3 - 1 | Mansfield Town | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Mansfield Town have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 7 in the wrong end.
The away form of York City however, is much more impressive, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The Minstermen's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 6 goals for and 5 against.
Mansfield Town's total of 44 points from their 25 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Blue Square (Conference) Premier. York City are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 49 points from 25 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Mansfield Town | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 7 |
| York City | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 16 |
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 Minstermen come away with an easy victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Mansfield Town | Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| York City | Undefeated in last 4 away games. 12 games since last defeat. |