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Grimsby Town face a trip to Darlington at 96.6 TFM Darlington Arena on Friday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 24 games played, Mariners have recorded 8 wins, and Darlington have come away with 10 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2006, when they played out a goalless draw in a League Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Tue 17 Jan | Darlington | 0 - 0 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 20 Aug | Grimsby Town | 0 - 1 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 19 Mar | Grimsby Town | 0 - 1 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 07 Aug | Darlington | 1 - 0 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
| 1988/1989 | Tue 04 Apr | Darlington | 1 - 1 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
| 1988/1989 | Tue 14 Feb | Grimsby Town | 0 - 0 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 1987/1988 | Wed 26 Aug | Darlington | 2 - 1 | Grimsby Town | LGEC |
Recent respective form guides
Darlington have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the The Quakers in those games, with 5 conceded.
Grimsby Town have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. Mariners have conceded 8 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Darlington lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League Two, picking up 15 points from their 11 games so far. Grimsby Town are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 11 points from 11 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Darlington | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 9 |
| Grimsby Town | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the The Quakers, as the Mariners have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Darlington | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Grimsby Town | 7 games since last away draw. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |