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Grimsby Town prepare to entertain Accrington Stanley at Blundell Park on Wednesday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The Mighty Mariners have amazingly won all the 12 previous meetings.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Blundell Park was just last season, in November 2006, with Grimsby Town running out comfortable 2-0 winners 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: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 08 Sep | Accrington S. | 4 - 1 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 14 Apr | Accrington S. | 4 - 1 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 25 Nov | Grimsby Town | 2-0 | Accrington S. | LGE2 |
| 1959/1960 | Sat 16 Jan | Accrington S. | 2 - 4 | Grimsby Town | LGE1 |
| 1959/1960 | Sat 05 Sep | Grimsby Town | 4 - 0 | Accrington S. | LGE1 |
| 1955/1956 | Sat 11 Feb | Accrington S. | 0 - 1 | Grimsby Town | D3N |
| 1955/1956 | Sat 01 Oct | Grimsby Town | 3 - 0 | Accrington S. | D3N |
Recent respective form guides
Grimsby Town are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. While Mighty Mariners have scored 6, a worringly large 9 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of Accrington S. however, is much more impressive, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The The Reds's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 9 goals for and 8 against.
Grimsby Town are currently lying in 20th place in Coca-Cola League Two having mustered a points tally of 21 from their 21 matches played. Accrington S. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League Two, showing a record of 26 points from their 21 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Grimsby Town | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 10 |
| Accrington S. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Grimsby Town only showing average form at home, the Madmen are expecting them to play out a draw. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Grimsby Town | 5 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Accrington S. | Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |