FM Preview: Mansfield Town v Lincoln City 03 Mar 2012

Last updated : 02 March 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Mansfield Town v Lincoln City fixture

Lincoln City travel to take on Mansfield Town at Field Mill on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 34 games played, Red Imps have recorded 11 wins, and Mansfield Town have come away with 15 victories.

The last time the two teams met at Mansfield Town was just over four years ago, in August 2007, as the visitors ran out cosy 1-3 winners in a League Two match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Tue 18 Oct Lincoln City 1 - 1 Mansfield Town (Conference) Premier
2007/2008 Tue 29 Jan Lincoln City 1 - 2 Mansfield Town League Two
2007/2008 Sat 18 Aug Mansfield Town 1-3 Lincoln City League Two
2006/2007 Sat 03 Mar Lincoln City 1 - 2 Mansfield Town League Two
2006/2007 Sat 26 Aug Mansfield Town 2 - 4 Lincoln City League Two
2005/2006 Sat 08 Apr Lincoln City 1 - 1 Mansfield Town League Two
2005/2006 Mon 02 Jan Mansfield Town 0 - 0 Lincoln City League Two

For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here

Recent respective form guides

Mansfield Town are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 16 goals for the Stags, with 7 goals against.

In complete contrast to Mansfield Town, Lincoln City are having a torrid time on their travels, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Red Imps have hit 8 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Mansfield Town lie just outside the playoff positions in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, picking up 55 points from their 33 games so far.

Lincoln City find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 33 points from their 34 matches.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Mansfield Town 6 4 1 1 13 6 13
Lincoln City 6 1 4 1 10 9 7

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Red Imps are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Mansfield Town. Home win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Mansfield Town Won 4 successive home games.
5 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 4 .
Lincoln City Not won in previous 5 away matches.
Drawn each of the last 3 games.
No win in the 4 most recent games.

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