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Grimsby Town play host to Rushden & Diamonds at Blundell Park on Tuesday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The majority of those games have been won by the Mighty Mariners.
The last time the two teams met at Grimsby Town was back in August 2005, over five years ago, with Grimsby Town running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a League Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2010/2011 | Sat 28 Aug | Rushden & D. | 4 - 1 | Grimsby Town | CONF |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 04 Mar | Rushden & D. | 1 - 1 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Mon 29 Aug | Grimsby Town | 2-0 | Rushden & D. | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Mon 28 Mar | Grimsby Town | 0 - 0 | Rushden & D. | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 21 Aug | Rushden & D. | 1 - 0 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 17 Apr | Grimsby Town | 1 - 0 | Rushden & D. | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 01 Nov | Rushden & D. | 3 - 1 | Grimsby Town | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Grimsby Town have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Mighty Mariners in those games, with 5 conceded.
Rushden & D. have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The Diamonds'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. Rushden & D. find themselves in a respectable 8th position, courtesy of the 32 points they have accumulated from 21 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Grimsby Town | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 9 |
| Rushden & D. | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
None of the two sides are showing much worthwhile form at present, so the Madmen can look no further than a single point for the Mighty Mariners. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Grimsby Town | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Unbeaten run of 5 matches. |
| Rushden & D. | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 3 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 6 most recent games. |