FM Preview: Grimsby Town v Eastbourne Borough 30 Oct 2010

Last updated : 29 October 2010 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Grimsby Town v Eastbourne Borough fixture

Grimsby Town prepare to entertain Eastbourne Borough at Blundell Park on Saturday afternoon, for the first time in their history, and will be hoping to give their new opponents the runaround.



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Recent respective form guides

Grimsby Town have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Mighty Mariners in those games, with 5 conceded.

Eastbourne B. have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the have hit 8 goals, 17 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Grimsby Town's 23 points from 16 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Eastbourne B. see themselves just below half way in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, showing a record of 19 points from their 16 games played so far,

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Grimsby Town6132996
Eastbourne B.612310155

FootyMad's prediction ...

Its a close one to call, but I think that Mighty Mariners's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Eastbourne B.. Home Win

Sequence statistics:
Grimsby Town Failed to win in previous 2 home matches.
Not won in the 5 most recent games.
Eastbourne B. Previous 2 away games have finished all-square.
Not won in previous 3 away matches.
An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 4 most recent games.