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Grimsby Town play host to Kettering Town at Blundell Park on Tuesday evening, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The Mighty Mariners won the only previous game contested between the two.
The only previous meeting between Grimsby Town and Kettering Tn. at was way back in the black-and-white days of December 1925, with Grimsby Town running out comfortable 3-1 winners in a F.A. Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1925/1926 | Tue 15 Dec | Grimsby Town | 3-1 | Kettering Tn. | FAC |
| 1925/1926 | Sat 12 Dec | Kettering Tn. | 1 - 1 | Grimsby Town | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Grimsby Town have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 6.
The away form of Kettering Tn. however, is much more impressive, picking up four victories from the last six. The Poppies's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 9 goals for and 8 against.
Grimsby Town's 29 points from 20 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Kettering Tn. find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 25 points from their 20 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Grimsby Town | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 7 |
| Kettering Tn. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Your number one FootyMad panel have studied this game long and hard, and cannot separate the two. A draw for the Mighty Mariners. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Grimsby Town | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
| Kettering Tn. | 9 games since last away draw. No win in the 3 most recent games. |