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Grimsby Town face a trip to Darlington at Balfour Webnet Darlington Aren on Tuesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 29 games played, Mighty Mariners have recorded 9 wins, and Darlington have come away with 13 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2010, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 2 winners in a League Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 24 Apr | Darlington | 0 - 2 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 26 Sep | Grimsby Town | 1 - 1 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 21 Feb | Darlington | 1 - 0 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 01 Nov | Grimsby Town | 1 - 2 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 15 Mar | Darlington | 3 - 2 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 04 Dec | Grimsby Town | 0 - 4 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 20 Jan | Grimsby Town | 0 - 1 | Darlington | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Darlington's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. The Quakers have conceded a disappointing 10 goals in this period, and managed to convert only 1 of their own chances.
Grimsby Town's away form is none too clever either, picking up four victories from the last six. The Mighty Mariners's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Darlington lie just outside the playoff positions in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, picking up 5 points from their 3 games so far. Grimsby Town see themselves just below half way in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, showing a record of 4 points from their 3 games played 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 |
| Darlington | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 8 |
| Grimsby Town | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Mighty Mariners's decent recent efforts out on the road should see them narrowly take the spoils from the match with Darlington, believes the FootyMad team. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Darlington | 5 games since last home draw. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Grimsby Town | 7 games since last away draw. No win in the 2 most recent games. |