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Grimsby Town face a trip to Bournemouth at Dean Court on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 17 games played, Mighty Mariners have recorded 4 wins, and Bournemouth have come away with 8 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2009, the Cherries carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory 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: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 25 Apr | Bournemouth | 2 - 1 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
| 2008/2009 | Fri 21 Nov | Grimsby Town | 3 - 3 | Bournemouth | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 13 Mar | Grimsby Town | 1 - 1 | Bournemouth | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 13 Dec | Bournemouth | 0 - 0 | Grimsby Town | LGE1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sun 19 Apr | Grimsby Town | 2 - 1 | Bournemouth | ASSM |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 21 Feb | Grimsby Town | 2 - 1 | Bournemouth | LGE1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 27 Sep | Bournemouth | 0 - 1 | Grimsby Town | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Bournemouth have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Cherries in those games, with 4 conceded.
Grimsby Town have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. While the Mighty Mariners have hit 7 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Bournemouth are leading the way in the Coca-Cola League Two, with their 13 games giving them a return of 28 points. Grimsby Town are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League Two with a return of just 10 points from their 13 games thus far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bournemouth | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Grimsby Town | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The Mighty Mariners are doing reasonably well on their travels in recent games, but FootyMad think this will not be enough to stop what should be a relatively comfortable home win for Bournemouth. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bournemouth | 13 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Grimsby Town | 11 games since last away draw. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |