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Grimsby Town face a trip to Accrington Stanley at Fraser Eagle Stadium on Sunday 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 ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in September 2007, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4 - 1 thriller, 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 | Wed 26 Dec | Grimsby Town | 1 - 2 | Accrington S. | LGE2 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Accrington Stanley have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The away form of Grimsby Town is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Mighty Mariners have hit 6 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Accrington S. are currently lying in 19th place in Coca-Cola League Two having mustered a points tally of 19 from their 21 matches played. Grimsby Town are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 14 points from 22 matches.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Accrington S. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 4 |
| Grimsby Town | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Grimsby Town are in a sorry state of late on their travels, though the Mad panel can see them coming away from Fraser Eagle Stadium with a well-deserved point. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Accrington S. | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 4 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Grimsby Town | Not won in previous 3 away matches. No win in the 2 most recent games. |