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Peterborough face a trip to Mansfield Town at Field Mill on Wednesday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 25 games played, Posh have recorded 7 wins, and Mansfield Town have come away with 8 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in November 2006, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 2 winners in a League Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sun 09 Sep | Peterborough | 2 - 1 | Mansfield Town | LGE2 |
| 2006/2007 | Mon 09 Apr | Peterborough | 2 - 0 | Mansfield Town | LGE2 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Mansfield Town have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 11 goals for the Stags, with 3 goals against.
The Posh have had a decent run of form away from home recently, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The games have constituted a decent return of 11 goals for the Posh, and 6 goals against.
Mansfield Town find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 19 games have yielded only 13 points. Peterborough are currently occupying 2nd spot in their division, gaining 40 points from their 21 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Mansfield Town | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| Peterborough | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 15 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Peterborough are in great form out on the road, so much so that the Madmen confidently predict a comfortable three points from their visit to Mansfield Town. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Mansfield Town | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Peterborough | 3 successive away victories. 6 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 11 outings ago. |