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Grimsby Town prepare to entertain Lincoln City at Blundell Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Mighty Mariners are clearly on top, having won 24 and lost only 9 of the 45 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Blundell Park was less than a year ago, in May 2006, the Mighty Mariners carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Football League Play-Offs (Lvl 4) match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 16 Dec | Lincoln City | 2 - 0 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 17 Oct | Lincoln City | 0 - 0 | Grimsby Town | ASSM |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 16 May | Grimsby Town | 2-1 | Lincoln City | D3PO |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 13 May | Lincoln City | 0 - 1 | Grimsby Town | D3PO |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 25 Mar | Lincoln City | 5 - 0 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Wed 28 Dec | Grimsby Town | 3 - 0 | Lincoln City | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 22 Jan | Grimsby Town | 2 - 4 | Lincoln City | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Grimsby Town have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the Mighty Mariners, with 5 goals against.
Lincoln City have an average recent record on the road, losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. The The Red Imps's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 7.
Grimsby Town see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League Two, showing a record of 57 points from their 44 games played so far, Lincoln City are just outside the promotion places, in 5th, having taken 70 points from 44 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 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 7 |
| Lincoln City | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Mighty Mariners are in a rich vein of form at home as of late, but the one that FootyMad has marked this down as one of their banker draws, taking into account the quality of the opposition. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Grimsby Town | No sequences of note |
| Lincoln City | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 5 away matches. No win in the 6 most recent games. |