The game between Kettering Town and Mansfield Town in the (Conference) Premier on Saturday, 27th March 2010 at 15:00 takes centre stage for FootyMad's preview analysis.
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Kettering Tn. prepare to entertain Mansfield Town at Rockingham Road Ground on Saturday afternoon, hoping to break their duck against the visitors. Poppies lost the only previous game contested between the two teams.
The only previous meeting between Kettering Tn. and Mansfield Town at was just last season, in December 2008, as the visitors ran out cosy 1-3 winners 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 | Mon 31 Aug | Mansfield Town | 0 - 0 | Kettering Tn. | CONF |
| 2008/2009 | Tue 17 Feb | Mansfield Town | 0 - 0 | Kettering Tn. | CONF |
| 2008/2009 | Fri 26 Dec | Kettering Tn. | 1-3 | Mansfield Town | CONF |
Recent respective form guides
Kettering Town's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. Poppies have conceded a disappointing 5 goals in this period, and managed to convert only 2 of their own chances.
Mansfield Town's away form is none too clever either, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. Those games have seen the Stags pummel 16 goals, and let in 9.
Kettering Tn. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, picking up 59 points from their 37 games so far. Mansfield Town's 57 points from 37 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 8th position.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Kettering Tn. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 |
| Mansfield Town | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at Rockingham Road Ground for the Poppies and the Madmen are unable to see past Mansfield Town claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Kettering Tn. | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Mansfield Town | Undefeated in last 3 away games. |
