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Peterborough face a trip to Mansfield Town at Field Mill on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 23 games played, Posh have recorded 5 wins, and Mansfield Town have come away with 8 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in December 2005, when they played out a goalless draw in a League Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 12 Feb | Peterborough | 1 - 0 | Mansfield Town | LGE2 |
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 12 goals for the Stags, with 4 goals against.
The Posh have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. While the Posh have hit 4 goals, 7 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Mansfield Town see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League Two, showing a record of 21 points from their 17 games played so far, Peterborough's total of 28 points from their 17 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola League Two.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Mansfield Town | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 13 |
| Peterborough | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
A creditable return from recent away games for Posh could well see them head back from Field Mill with a share of the spoils, think the FootyMad panel. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Mansfield Town | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Peterborough | 6 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |