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Grimsby Town face a trip to Notts. County at Meadow Lane 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 ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2009, 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: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Mon 13 Apr | Notts. County | 0 - 2 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
| 2008/2009 | Fri 26 Dec | Grimsby Town | 0 - 1 | Notts. County | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 02 Feb | Notts. County | 1 - 1 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 11 Aug | Grimsby Town | 1 - 1 | Notts. County | LGE2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 31 Mar | Notts. County | 2 - 0 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 21 Oct | Grimsby Town | 0 - 2 | Notts. County | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 04 Feb | Notts. County | 0 - 1 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Notts. County have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Magpies in those games, with 4 conceded.
The away form of Grimsby Town is pretty dire, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. Mighty Mariners have conceded 6 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.
Notts. County's total of 34 points from their 21 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola League Two. Grimsby Town are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League Two with a return of just 17 points from their 22 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 |
| Notts. County | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 10 |
| Grimsby Town | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Mighty Mariners are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Notts. County. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Notts. County | Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Grimsby Town | Previous 4 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 6 away matches. Drawn each of the last 4 games. No win in the 13 most recent games. |