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Grimsby Town play host to Cambridge United at Blundell Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Mighty Mariners are clearly on top, having won 8 and lost only 2 of the 13 games.
The last time the two teams met at Grimsby Town was back in January 2005, over five years ago, with Grimsby Town running out comfortable 3-0 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: | |||||
| 2010/2011 | Tue 09 Nov | Cambridge U. | 1 - 1 | Grimsby Town | CONF |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Grimsby Town are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 15 goals for the Mighty Mariners, with 6 goals against.
Cambridge U. have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the U's have hit 8 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Grimsby Town lie just outside the playoff positions in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, picking up 43 points from their 29 games so far. Cambridge U. find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 33 points from their 30 matches.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Grimsby Town | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Cambridge U. | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 0 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Cambridge U. is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the Mighty Mariners in a close run game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Grimsby Town | Unbeaten in the last 6 home games. |
| Cambridge U. | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. An overall losing run of 6 games. No win in the 7 most recent games. |