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Grimsby Town travel to take on Cambridge United at Trade Recruitment Stadium on Tuesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Mighty Mariners will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The last time the two teams met at Cambridge U. was back in September 2004, over five years ago, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 2 winners in a League Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Mon 03 Jan | Grimsby Town | 3 - 0 | Cambridge U. | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 25 Sep | Cambridge U. | 0 - 2 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
| 1992/1993 | Sat 16 Jan | Cambridge U. | 2 - 0 | Grimsby Town | CHMP |
| 1992/1993 | Sat 26 Sep | Grimsby Town | 1 - 1 | Cambridge U. | CHMP |
| 1991/1992 | Sat 18 Jan | Cambridge U. | 0 - 1 | Grimsby Town | CHMP |
| 1991/1992 | Sat 17 Aug | Grimsby Town | 3 - 4 | Cambridge U. | CHMP |
| 1990/1991 | Sat 06 Apr | Grimsby Town | 1 - 0 | Cambridge U. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Cambridge United have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the U's in those games, with 4 conceded.
The away form of Grimsby Town is pretty dire, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. The Mighty Mariners's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 11.
Cambridge U. see themselves just below half way in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, showing a record of 20 points from their 17 games played so far, Grimsby Town's 24 points from 17 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Cambridge U. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 11 |
| Grimsby Town | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the U's, as the Mighty Mariners have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Cambridge U. | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Unbeaten run of 5 matches. |
| Grimsby Town | Not won in previous 7 away matches. No win in the 6 most recent games. |