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Grimsby Town prepare to entertain Wrexham 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 6 of the 27 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Blundell Park was less than a year ago, in February 2007, the Mighty Mariners carving out a narrow 2-1 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: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Tue 20 Feb | Grimsby Town | 2-1 | Wrexham | LGE2 |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 08 Aug | Wrexham | 3 - 0 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 01 Apr | Grimsby Town | 2 - 0 | Wrexham | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 31 Dec | Wrexham | 1 - 2 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 06 Mar | Wrexham | 3 - 0 | Grimsby Town | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 20 Jan | Grimsby Town | 1 - 3 | Wrexham | LGE1 |
| 1997/1998 | Tue 31 Mar | Wrexham | 0 - 0 | Grimsby Town | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Grimsby Town have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. While Mighty Mariners have scored 5, a worringly large 8 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of Wrexham is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. Dragons have conceded 12 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Grimsby Town see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League Two, showing a record of 30 points from their 25 games played so far, Wrexham find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 23 games have yielded only 15 points.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Grimsby Town | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 13 |
| Wrexham | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 0 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Mighty Mariners's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Wrexham. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Grimsby Town | 7 games since last home draw. Won their latest 4 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Wrexham | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. An overall losing run of 6 games. No win in the 6 most recent games. |