FM Preview: Alfreton Town v Grimsby Town 07 Jan 2012

Last updated : 06 January 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Alfreton Town v Grimsby Town fixture

Grimsby Town face a trip to Alfreton Town at Town Ground on Saturday afternoon, for the first time in their history, and will be hoping to give their new opponents the runaround.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sat 01 Oct Grimsby Town 5 - 2 Alfreton T. (Conference) Premier

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Recent respective form guides

Alfreton Town have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 16 goals have been scored by the Reds in those games, with 11 conceded.

Grimsby Town have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Alfreton Town are stuck down in the relegation zone of Blue Square (Conference) Premier with a return of just 22 points from their 27 games thus far.

Grimsby Town's 38 points from 26 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Alfreton Town 6 3 2 1 15 8 11
Grimsby Town 6 4 1 1 14 8 13

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Grimsby Town are not doing too bad on their travels, and we think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Alfreton Town. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Alfreton Town Won 4 successive home games.
5 games since last home draw.
Unbeaten run of 5 matches.
Grimsby Town Undefeated in last 5 away games.
Won each of the previous 3 matches.
Last drawn game 6 outings ago.

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