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Grimsby Town travel to take on Rushden & Diamonds at Nene Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to break their duck against the hosts. Most of the previous meetings have ended up in defeat for the Mighty Mariners.
The last time the two teams met at Rushden & D. was just over four years ago, in March 2006, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline 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: | |||||
| 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
Rushden & Diamonds haven't lost in their last six home matches, but have drawn four of them. These games have seen the Diamonds score just 7 goals, though they have conceded 4.
The Mighty Mariners have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with a marvellous return of five wins and one defeat from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 8 goals for the Mighty Mariners, and 9 goals against.
Rushden & D. find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 4 points from their 4 matches. Grimsby Town's 7 points from 4 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Rushden & D. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 5 |
| Grimsby Town | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Grimsby Town are in great form out on the road, so much so that the Madmen confidently predict a comfortable three points from their visit to Rushden & D.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Rushden & D. | Unbeaten in the last 15 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Grimsby Town | 8 games since last away draw. |