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Grimsby Town face a trip to Burton Albion at The Pirelli Stadium on Saturday afternoon, for the first time in their history, and will be hoping to give their new opponents the runaround.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 10 Oct | Grimsby Town | 1 - 2 | Burton Albion | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Burton Albion's disastrous home run has meant they have managed only 2 draws from the last six matches. While Brewers have scored 9, a worringly large 14 have been leaked at the other end.
Grimsby Town's away form is none too clever either, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Mighty Mariners's have scored 10 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 11.
Burton Albion see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League Two, showing a record of 59 points from their 45 games played so far, Grimsby Town are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League Two with a return of just 44 points from their 45 games thus far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Burton Albion | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 5 |
| Grimsby Town | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Grimsby Town are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Burton Albion. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Burton Albion | Failed to win in previous 7 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Grimsby Town | 3 successive away victories. 5 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |