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Grimsby Town prepare to entertain Chester City at Blundell Park on Tuesday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The Mighty Mariners are clearly on top, having won 11 and lost only 3 of the 18 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Blundell Park was less than a year ago, in January 2007, as the visitors ran out cosy 0-2 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: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Tue 09 Jan | Grimsby Town | 0-2 | Chester City | LGE2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 16 Sep | Chester City | 0 - 2 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 25 Feb | Grimsby Town | 1 - 0 | Chester City | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 06 Sep | Chester City | 1 - 2 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 22 Feb | Grimsby Town | 1 - 0 | Chester City | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 23 Oct | Chester City | 2 - 1 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
| 1990/1991 | Wed 20 Mar | Grimsby Town | 2 - 0 | Chester City | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Grimsby Town haven't lost in their last six home matches, but have drawn four of them. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Mighty Mariners in those games, with 6 conceded.
The Blues have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Blues's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 6 against.
Grimsby Town see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League Two, showing a record of 10 points from their 8 games played so far, Chester City are just outside the promotion places, in 5th, having taken 14 points from 8 games.
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 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
| Chester City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Grimsby Town are performing in fits and starts at home in recent games, and FootyMad doesn't see things getting any better, as the visitors squeak past and take all the points. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Grimsby Town | Unbeaten in the last 9 home games. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Chester City | Undefeated in last 4 away games. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |