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Grimsby Town travel to take on Southport at Haig Avenue on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Mighty Mariners will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 10 and win only 3 of the 16 games.
The last time the two teams met at Southport was way back in the black-and-white days of September 1977, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2 - 2 draw in a Fourth Division match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2010/2011 | Sat 16 Oct | Grimsby Town | 1 - 1 | Southport | CONF |
| 1977/1978 | Tue 25 Apr | Grimsby Town | 2 - 0 | Southport | LGE2 |
| 1977/1978 | Tue 27 Sep | Southport | 2 - 2 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
| 1973/1974 | Sat 16 Feb | Grimsby Town | 2 - 1 | Southport | LGE1 |
| 1973/1974 | Fri 12 Oct | Southport | 0 - 1 | Grimsby Town | LGE1 |
| 1971/1972 | Sat 12 Feb | Southport | 1 - 0 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
| 1971/1972 | Sat 23 Oct | Grimsby Town | 0 - 1 | Southport | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Southport's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While Sandgrounders have scored 9, a worringly large 13 have been leaked at the other end.
Grimsby Town's away form is none too clever either, losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. The Mighty Mariners's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 12 goals for and 10 against.
Southport are stuck down in the relegation zone of Blue Square (Conference) Premier with a return of just 18 points from their 20 games thus far. Grimsby Town's 29 points from 20 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Southport | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 4 |
| Grimsby Town | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its been an indifferent run of form for the Mighty Mariners of late away from home, but your FootyMad panel sees things improving, starting here at Haig Avenue with Grimsby Town coasting to victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Southport | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Latest 4 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Grimsby Town | Undefeated in last 3 away games. 5 games since last defeat. |