The game between Oxford United and Mansfield Town in the (Conference) Premier on Saturday, 21st February 2009 at 15:00 takes centre stage for FootyMad's preview analysis.
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Oxford Utd. are ready to welcome Mansfield Town to The Kassam Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The U's are clearly on top, having won 8 and lost only 3 of the 13 games.
The previous match played between the two at The Kassam Stadium was more than three years back, in December 2005, with Mansfield Town inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the U's 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: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Thu 04 Dec | Mansfield Town | 1 - 3 | Oxford Utd. | CONF |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 01 Apr | Mansfield Town | 1 - 0 | Oxford Utd. | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 31 Dec | Oxford Utd. | 1-2 | Mansfield Town | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 12 Mar | Mansfield Town | 1 - 3 | Oxford Utd. | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Wed 11 Aug | Oxford Utd. | 1 - 0 | Mansfield Town | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 06 Apr | Mansfield Town | 3 - 1 | Oxford Utd. | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 13 Sep | Oxford Utd. | 1 - 1 | Mansfield Town | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Oxford United have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 11 goals for the U's, with 4 goals against.
The Stags 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. The Stags's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 7 against.
Oxford Utd. find themselves in a respectable 8th position, courtesy of the 47 points they have accumulated from 32 games. Mansfield Town see themselves just below half way in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, showing a record of 41 points from their 31 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Oxford Utd. | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 16 |
| Mansfield Town | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 14 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Oxford Utd. may be coming up against a decent side in Mansfield Town, but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the U's. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Oxford Utd. | Won 4 successive home games. 8 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 6 matches. |
| Mansfield Town | 3 successive away victories. 6 games since last away draw. 7 games since last defeat. |
