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Grimsby Town face a trip to Stockport County at Edgeley Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 32 games played, Mighty Mariners have recorded 6 wins, and Stockport Co. have come away with 14 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2006, the Hatters carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a League Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 23 Sep | Grimsby Town | 0 - 1 | Stockport Co. | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 24 Jan | Stockport Co. | 2 - 1 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Fri 02 Sep | Grimsby Town | 1 - 3 | Stockport Co. | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 24 Apr | Stockport Co. | 2 - 1 | Grimsby Town | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 15 Nov | Grimsby Town | 1 - 1 | Stockport Co. | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 26 Feb | Grimsby Town | 3 - 1 | Stockport Co. | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 22 Sep | Stockport Co. | 3 - 3 | Grimsby Town | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Stockport County are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the Hatters, with 4 goals against.
In complete contrast to Stockport Co., Grimsby Town are having a torrid time on their travels, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. Mighty Mariners have conceded 8 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.
Stockport Co.'s 32 points from 24 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Grimsby Town find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 29 points from their 24 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Stockport Co. | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Grimsby Town | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Hatters, as the Mighty Mariners have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Stockport Co. | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 6 . |
| Grimsby Town | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 8 outings ago. |