FM Preview: Alfreton Town v Grimsby Town 09 Oct 2012

Last updated : 08 October 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Alfreton Town v Grimsby Town fixture

Grimsby Town face a trip to Alfreton Town at North Street on Tuesday evening, and will hope to continue their unbeaten record at the ground. Mighty Mariners won the only previous game contested between the two teams.

The only previous meeting between Alfreton Town and Grimsby Town at North Street was less than a year ago, in January 2012, as the visitors ran out cosy 2-5 winners in a (Conference) Premier match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sat 07 Jan Alfreton T. 2-5 Grimsby Town (Conference) Premier
2011/2012 Sat 01 Oct Grimsby Town 5 - 2 Alfreton T. (Conference) Premier

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Recent respective form guides

Alfreton Town have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. While Reds have scored 8, a worringly large 11 have been leaked at the other end.

Grimsby Town's away form is none too clever either, remaining unbeaten in the last six, though five of those have been draws. The Mighty Mariners's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 5 goals for and 3 against.

Alfreton Town find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 16 points from their 12 matches.

Grimsby Town lie just outside the playoff positions in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, picking up 21 from their 13 games so far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Alfreton Town 6 3 3 0 10 5 12
Grimsby Town 6 3 2 1 8 3 11

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FootyMad's prediction ...

The away form of the Mighty Mariners has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Alfreton Town. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Alfreton Town Drawn last 2 games at home.
Failed to win in previous 2 home matches.
Unbeaten run of 6 matches.
Grimsby Town Previous 3 away games have finished all-square.
Not won in previous 3 away matches.
No win in the 2 most recent games.

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