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Grimsby Town prepare to entertain Bury at Blundell Park on Tuesday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The Mighty Mariners are clearly on top, having won 21 and lost only 6 of the 33 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Blundell Park was less than a year ago, in March 2007, 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 18 Aug | Bury | 1 - 1 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 03 Mar | Grimsby Town | 2-0 | Bury | LGE2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 26 Aug | Bury | 3 - 0 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 18 Mar | Grimsby Town | 2 - 1 | Bury | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Mon 26 Dec | Bury | 1 - 2 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Fri 25 Mar | Bury | 3 - 1 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 14 Aug | Grimsby Town | 5 - 1 | Bury | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Grimsby Town have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 7 in the wrong end.
The away form of Bury is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. The Shakers have conceded 11 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Grimsby Town see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League Two, showing a record of 35 points from their 28 games played so far, Bury are currently lying in 20th place in Coca-Cola League Two having mustered a points tally of 25 from their 25 matches played.
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 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 14 |
| Bury | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Though Grimsby Town are not exactly setting the world alight at Blundell Park in recent games, I can confidently predict that they will easily sweep aside the opposition put before them. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Grimsby Town | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Bury | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 7 away matches. No win in the 2 most recent games. |