By Joe Jones
Nottinghamshire rivals Notts County and Mansfield Town have met 47 times over the years.
The first fixture between the two was in October 1937, a 2-0 win for the Magpies in Division Three (South).
Out of the 44 games, Notts have the upper hand with 18 wins, 16 defeats, and 13 draws.
Between 1989 and 2001, the two sides met six times – and Notts won each time.
County's record over the last 10 meetings, however, is pretty average, standing at three wins, three defeats, and four draws.
This record is embellished by the fact Notts have beaten Mansfield twice in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy in the last two years.
In reality, the Magpies haven't got a league win over the Stags since August 2005.
The last fixture was particularly painful for Notts as they were routed 5-0 at Field Mill - their worst defeat against Mansfield in their history.
The Stags were formed in 1897 as Mansfield Wesleyans, changing their name to Mansfield Wesley in 1906 before settling on Mansfield Town in 1910.
Mansfield won the Football League Trophy in 1987, in their first game at Wembley Stadium. After a 1–1 draw with Bristol City, they won the cup 5–4 in the deciding penalty shootout, thanks to Kevin Hitchcock saving two penalties.
That remains the only cup win in their history, though they did win the Division Four title in 1974-75, Division Three two seasons later, and the Conference in 2012-13.
Famous people from Mansfield include Olympic swimmer Rebecca Adlington, media presenter Richard Bacon, FA Cup-winning goalkeeper Steve Ogrizovic and award-winning fashion designer Elspeth Gibson.
Betting odds
As the home side, most bookies are favouring Mansfield to win, with odds of around 6/5 and 5/4 for a Stags victory. This is despite them being 14th in League Two and without a league win since August.
Notts, meanwhile, are in the region of 11/5 for a win, while a draw is also around 11/5 - generous odds for an in-form team who have won five of their last seven league games.
Find out the latest betting odds between Mansfield and Notts.
Team News
Jack Thomas and Kyle Howkins could return to the Mansfield Town squad for the derby visit of Notts County.
Midfielder Thomas and centre-half Howkins have only returned to full training this week after recovering from groin and hamstring injuries respectively.
However, Stags boss Adam Murray has not ruled out the possibility of either of them being involved in Saturday lunchtime's clash.
Alex Iacovitti, on loan from Nottingham Forest, will miss out once more as he is still away on Scotland Under-21 duty.
Notts will check on the fitness of captain Michael O'Connor and goalkeeper Adam Collin.
The former sustained a minor groin injury last week while the latter had to withdraw from the warm-up at Rochdale ahead in the EFL Trophy due to illness.
Stanley Aborah is likely to come into central midfield should O'Connor miss out while Scott Loach is ready to fill in should Collin remain absent.
Magpies manager John Sheridan's only other concern is Curtis Thompson, who is still coming back from an ankle injury.
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