FootyMad attempt to assist you with their form guide as Rushden & Diamonds take on Mansfield Town in a (Conference) Premier match on Saturday, 19th September 2009 at 15:00.
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Rushden & D. prepare to entertain Mansfield Town at Nene Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to improve on a poor record between the sides. The visitors have won 2 of the 4 previous games, with the Diamonds winning just 1.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Nene Park was less than a year ago, in February 2009, with Mansfield Town inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Diamonds 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: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 28 Feb | Rushden & D. | 0-1 | Mansfield Town | CONF |
| 2008/2009 | Tue 27 Jan | Mansfield Town | 0 - 0 | Rushden & D. | CONF |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 10 Dec | Rushden & D. | 1 - 2 | Mansfield Town | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 09 Aug | Mansfield Town | 0 - 1 | Rushden & D. | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 26 Feb | Rushden & D. | 0 - 0 | Mansfield Town | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 11 Dec | Mansfield Town | 0 - 0 | Rushden & D. | LGE2 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 30 Mar | Mansfield Town | 1 - 4 | Rushden & D. | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Rushden & Diamonds have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 15 goals have been scored by the Diamonds in those games, with 11 conceded.
Mansfield Town have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. While the Stags have hit 7 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Rushden & D.'s 16 points from 10 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Mansfield Town lie just outside the playoff positions in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, picking up 17 from their 10 games 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 |
| Rushden & D. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 11 |
| Mansfield Town | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Diamonds are in a rich vein of form at home as of late, but the one that FootyMad has marked this down as one of their banker draws, taking into account the quality of the opposition. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Rushden & D. | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
| Mansfield Town | Not won in previous 2 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 4 most recent games. |
