FM Preview: Grimsby Town v Bath City 16 Apr 2011

Last updated : 15 April 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Grimsby Town v Bath City fixture

Grimsby Town prepare to entertain Bath City at Blundell Park on Saturday afternoon,

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Blundell Park was just last season, in November 2009, as the visitors ran out cosy 0-2 winners in a F.A. Cup match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Sat 19 Mar Bath City 2 - 1 Grimsby Town (Conference) Premier
2009/2010 Sat 07 Nov Grimsby Town 0-2 Bath City F.A. Cup
1952/1953 Sat 06 Dec Grimsby Town 1 - 0 Bath City F.A. Cup

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Recent respective form guides

Grimsby Town have lost only 1 of the last six at home, but 4 of these games have been drawn. A generous 10 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

The away form of Bath City is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Stripes & City have hit 5 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Grimsby Town see themselves just below half way in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, showing a record of 55 points from their 41 games played so far,

Bath City see themselves just below half way in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, showing a record of 56 points from their 42 games played so far,

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Grimsby Town 6 0 4 2 9 11 4
Bath City 6 3 1 2 6 7 10

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Its been a distinctly poor show from Grimsby Town at home in recent games, and, though we cannot see a run starting here, we do think the Mighty Mariners will at least gain a draw. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Grimsby Town Drawn last 2 games at home.
Failed to win in previous 5 home matches.
Drawn each of their last 2 games.
Not won in the 7 most recent games.
Bath City Lost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 3 away matches.
An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 3 most recent games.

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