FootyMAD's Mansfield Town match preview

Last updated : 17 August 2009 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Mansfield Town v Barrow fixture

Barrow face a trip to Mansfield Town at Field Mill on Tuesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Bluebirds will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2009, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2 - 2 draw in a (Conference) Premier match.

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

Recent encounters between the teams:
2008/2009Sat 11 AprMansfield Town2 - 2BarrowCONF
2008/2009Sat 23 AugBarrow2 - 1Mansfield TownCONF
1969/1970Sat 13 DecMansfield Town4 - 2BarrowLGE1
1969/1970Sat 13 SepBarrow0 - 1Mansfield TownLGE1
1968/1969Sat 19 AprMansfield Town4 - 2BarrowLGE1
1968/1969Sat 14 SepBarrow3 - 0Mansfield TownLGE1
1967/1968Sat 20 JanBarrow0 - 1Mansfield TownLGE1

Recent respective form guides

Mansfield Town are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the Stags, with 4 goals against.

Barrow's away form is equally impressive, unbeaten in their last six, consisting of three wins and three draws. The Bluebirds have managed to tuck away 10 goals in this period, and concede just the 3.

Mansfield Town's total of 6 points from their 3 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Blue Square (Conference) Premier. Barrow see themselves just below half way in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, showing a record of 4 points from their 3 games played so far,

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Mansfield Town641112713
Barrow6231879

FootyMad's prediction ...

The match against Mansfield Town is likely to be a very close encounter, but one that the Madmen sees going the way of the home team. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Mansfield Town Won 3 successive home games.
4 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 5 .
Barrow Undefeated in last 6 away games.
No win in the 2 most recent games.