FM Preview: Grimsby Town v Lincoln City 01 Jan 2013

Last updated : 31 December 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Grimsby Town v Lincoln City fixture

Grimsby Town prepare to entertain Lincoln City at Blundell Park on Tuesday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Mighty Mariners are clearly on top, having won 27 and lost only 9 of the 50 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Blundell Park was less than a year ago, in January 2012, with Grimsby Town running out comfortable 3-1 winners in a (Conference) Premier match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sun 01 Jan Grimsby Town 3-1 Lincoln City (Conference) Premier
2011/2012 Mon 26 Dec Lincoln City 1 - 2 Grimsby Town (Conference) Premier
2009/2010 Sat 20 Feb Grimsby Town 2 - 2 Lincoln City League Two
2009/2010 Sat 21 Nov Lincoln City 0 - 0 Grimsby Town League Two
2008/2009 Sat 07 Mar Grimsby Town 5 - 1 Lincoln City League Two
2008/2009 Sat 30 Aug Lincoln City 1 - 1 Grimsby Town League Two
2007/2008 Sat 29 Dec Grimsby Town 1 - 0 Lincoln City League Two

For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here

Recent respective form guides

Grimsby Town are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the Mighty Mariners, with 6 goals against.

Lincoln City's away form is equally impressive, with a marvellous return of five wins and one defeat from the last six. Those games have seen the Red Imps pummel 16 goals, and let in 9.

Grimsby Town are leading the way in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, with their 23 games giving them a return of 43 points.

Lincoln City's 30 points from 22 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Grimsby Town 6 4 1 1 14 5 13
Lincoln City 6 2 2 2 12 12 8

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FootyMad's prediction ...

The match against Lincoln City 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

Team Sequences
Grimsby Town Won 4 successive home games.
12 games since last home draw.
Unbeaten run of 5 matches.
Lincoln City 7 games since last away draw.
No win in the 2 most recent games.

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