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Crawley Town face a trip to Mansfield Town at Field Mill on Saturday afternoon, looking to break their duck against the hosts. Both of the previous encounters have resulted in a drawn game.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in August 2009, as they swept to an impressive 4 - 0 win 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: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 14 Nov | Crawley Town | 0 - 2 | Mansfield Town | CONF |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 08 Aug | Mansfield Town | 4 - 0 | Crawley Town | CONF |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 17 Jan | Mansfield Town | 1 - 0 | Crawley Town | CONF |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 13 Sep | Crawley Town | 2 - 1 | Mansfield Town | CONF |
Recent respective form guides
Mansfield Town have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 13 goals have been scored by the Stags in those games, with 7 conceded.
The Reds 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 8 goals for the Reds, and 6 goals against.
Mansfield Town lie just outside the playoff positions in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, picking up 24 points from their 16 games so far. Crawley Town are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 33 points from 16 games.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Mansfield Town | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 5 |
| Crawley Town | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Crawley Town 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 | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. |
| Crawley Town | Undefeated in last 4 away games. |