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Grimsby Town face a trip to Macclesfield Town at Moss Rose on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Mighty Mariners will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them with only a 20.00% success rate in the fixture.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in November 2008, the The Silkmen carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory 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: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 02 May | Grimsby Town | 0 - 0 | Macclesfield | LGE2 |
| 2008/2009 | Tue 25 Nov | Macclesfield | 1 - 0 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 12 Feb | Macclesfield | 1 - 2 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 25 Aug | Grimsby Town | 1 - 1 | Macclesfield | LGE2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 24 Feb | Macclesfield | 2 - 1 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
| 2006/2007 | Fri 01 Sep | Grimsby Town | 1 - 1 | Macclesfield | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 29 Apr | Macclesfield | 1 - 1 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Macclesfield Town have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. The The Silkmen's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Grimsby Town's away form is none too clever either, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Mighty Mariners have hit 4 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Macclesfield are currently lying in 19th place in Coca-Cola League Two having mustered a points tally of 19 from their 17 matches played. Grimsby Town are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League Two with a return of just 13 points from their 18 games thus far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Macclesfield | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 6 |
| Grimsby Town | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Grimsby Town are in a sorry state of late on their travels, though the Mad panel can see them coming away from Moss Rose with a well-deserved point. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Macclesfield | Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Grimsby Town | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 4 away matches. No win in the 9 most recent games. |