FM Preview: Mansfield Town v Newport County 11 Aug 2012

Last updated : 10 August 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Mansfield Town v Newport County fixture

Newport County face a trip to Mansfield Town at Field Mill on Saturday afternoon, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having taken no points from 8 of the 12 contests.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Field Mill was less than a year ago, in September 2011, with Mansfield Town annihilating their visitors 5-0 in a (Conference) Premier match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sat 18 Feb Newport Co. 1 - 0 Mansfield Town (Conference) Premier
2011/2012 Sat 10 Sep Mansfield Town 5-0 Newport Co. (Conference) Premier
2010/2011 Sat 12 Feb Mansfield Town 3 - 3 Newport Co. (Conference) Premier
2010/2011 Sat 15 Jan Mansfield Town 4 - 2 Newport Co. Trophy
2010/2011 Sat 18 Sep Newport Co. 1 - 0 Mansfield Town (Conference) Premier
1986/1987 Tue 17 Mar Newport Co. 0 - 3 Mansfield Town Third Division
1986/1987 Tue 25 Nov Mansfield Town 1 - 0 Newport Co. Third Division

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Recent respective form guides

Mansfield Town have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the Stags, with 3 goals against.

In complete contrast to Mansfield Town, Newport County are having a torrid time on their travels, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the Exiles have hit 5 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Mansfield Town 6 4 1 1 11 4 13
Newport County 6 1 2 3 3 7 5

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FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Stags, as the Exiles have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Mansfield Town 6 games since last home draw.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Newport County Not won in previous 7 away matches.
An overall losing run of 3 games.
No win in the 3 most recent games.

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