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Grimsby Town face a trip to Darlington at Balfour Webnet Darlington Aren on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 28 games played, Mighty Mariners have recorded 8 wins, and Darlington have come away with 13 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in February 2009, the The Quakers carving out a narrow 1 - 0 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: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 26 Sep | Grimsby Town | 1 - 1 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 21 Feb | Darlington | 1 - 0 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 01 Nov | Grimsby Town | 1 - 2 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 15 Mar | Darlington | 3 - 2 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 04 Dec | Grimsby Town | 0 - 4 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 20 Jan | Grimsby Town | 0 - 1 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 2006/2007 | Fri 29 Sep | Darlington | 2 - 2 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Darlington's home form is most definitely relegation standard, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While The Quakers have scored 4, a worringly large 11 have been leaked at the other end.
Grimsby Town's away form is none too clever either, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Mighty Mariners have hit 8 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Darlington find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 42 games have yielded only 27 points. Grimsby Town are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League Two with a return of just 38 points from their 43 games thus far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Darlington | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Grimsby Town | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 7 |
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 Darlington. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Darlington | Failed to win in previous 8 home matches. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Grimsby Town | 4 games since last away draw. No win in the 2 most recent games. |