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Peterborough prepare to entertain Mansfield Town at London Road Ground on Monday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 17 wins out of 23 previous matches.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at London Road Ground was just last season, in August 2005, with Peterborough running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a League Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 18 Nov | Mansfield Town | 0 - 2 | Peterborough | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 17 Dec | Mansfield Town | 0 - 0 | Peterborough | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 20 Aug | Peterborough | 2-0 | Mansfield Town | LGE2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 29 Mar | Mansfield Town | 1 - 5 | Peterborough | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 12 Oct | Peterborough | 0 - 0 | Mansfield Town | LGE1 |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 28 Nov | Peterborough | 4 - 0 | Mansfield Town | FAC |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 18 Nov | Mansfield Town | 1 - 1 | Peterborough | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Peterborough United are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 14 goals for the Posh, with 5 goals against.
Mansfield Town have an average recent record on the road, losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. These low-scoring games have seen just 4 goals scored and conceded.
Peterborough see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League Two, showing a record of 56 points from their 41 games played so far, Mansfield Town find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 50 points from their 41 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Peterborough | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 10 |
| Mansfield Town | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Mansfield Town is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the Posh in a close run game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Peterborough | Unbeaten in the last 6 home games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Mansfield Town | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 5 most recent games. |