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Grimsby Town prepare to entertain Shrewsbury Town at Blundell Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Mighty Mariners are clearly on top, having won 14 and lost only 5 of the 23 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Blundell Park was less than a year ago, in April 2006, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a League Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 15 Apr | Grimsby Town | 1-1 | Shrewsbury Tn. | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 01 Oct | Shrewsbury Tn. | 0 - 0 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 12 Feb | Grimsby Town | 0 - 1 | Shrewsbury Tn. | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 19 Oct | Shrewsbury Tn. | 1 - 1 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
| 1997/1998 | Tue 25 Nov | Grimsby Town | 4 - 0 | Shrewsbury Tn. | FAC |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 15 Nov | Shrewsbury Tn. | 1 - 1 | Grimsby Town | FAC |
| 1990/1991 | Tue 05 Feb | Grimsby Town | 1 - 0 | Shrewsbury Tn. | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Grimsby Town's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. While Mighty Mariners have scored 6, a worringly large 12 have been leaked at the other end.
Shrewsbury Tn.'s away form is none too clever either, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Shrews's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.
Grimsby Town find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 23 points from their 20 matches. Shrewsbury Tn.'s 26 points from 19 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Grimsby Town | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 |
| Shrewsbury Tn. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at Blundell Park for the Mighty Mariners and the Madmen are unable to see past Shrewsbury Tn. claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Grimsby Town | 9 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Shrewsbury Tn. | 4 games since last defeat. |