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Grimsby Town prepare to entertain Macclesfield Town at Blundell Park on Friday evening, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. Of the two previous meetings, the Mariners have won one and drawn one.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Blundell Park was less than a year ago, in November 2005, with Grimsby Town running out comfortable 3-1 winners in a League Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 29 Apr | Macclesfield | 1 - 1 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Fri 11 Nov | Grimsby Town | 3-1 | Macclesfield | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 26 Dec | Grimsby Town | 0 - 0 | Macclesfield | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 11 Sep | Macclesfield | 3 - 1 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Grimsby Town have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The away form of Macclesfield is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Silkmen have hit 7 goals, 15 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Grimsby Town find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 4 points from their 5 matches. Macclesfield find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 5 games have yielded only 1 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Grimsby Town | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 4 |
| Macclesfield | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 1 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Macclesfield is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the Mariners in a close run game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Grimsby Town | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Macclesfield | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. An overall losing run of 4 games. No win in the 6 most recent games. |