FM Preview: Braintree Town v Grimsby Town 16 Aug 2011

Last updated : 15 August 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Braintree Town v Grimsby Town fixture

Grimsby Town face a trip to Braintree Town at Cressing Road St on Tuesday evening, 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
No previous matches found

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Recent respective form guides

Braintree Town are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Iron in those games, with 4 conceded.

Grimsby Town have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The Mighty Mariners's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 9 goals for and 7 against.

Braintree Town are stuck down in the relegation zone of Blue Square (Conference) Premier with a return of just 0 points from their 1 games thus far.

Grimsby Town find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 1 games have yielded only 0 points.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Braintree Town 6 4 0 2 10 4 12
Grimsby Town 6 2 1 3 7 7 7

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FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Iron, as the Mighty Mariners have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Braintree Town Unbeaten in the last 13 home games.
Latest 2 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Grimsby Town 8 games since last away draw.
An overall losing run of 3 games.
No win in the 3 most recent games.

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