FM Preview: Grimsby Town v Ebbsfleet United 17 Dec 2011

Last updated : 16 December 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Grimsby Town v Ebbsfleet United fixture

Grimsby Town prepare to entertain Ebbsfleet United at Blundell Park on Saturday afternoon, 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
2011/2012 Tue 18 Oct Ebbsfleet Utd. 3 - 1 Grimsby Town (Conference) Premier

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Recent respective form guides

Grimsby Town have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 15 goals for the Mighty Mariners, with 5 goals against.

Ebbsfleet United have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Fleet's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.

Grimsby Town see themselves just below half way in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, showing a record of 29 points from their 23 games played so far,

Ebbsfleet United find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 28 points from their 25 matches.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Grimsby Town 6 3 2 1 14 4 11
Ebbsfleet United 6 1 3 2 10 12 6

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FootyMad's prediction ...

The match against Ebbsfleet United is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the Mighty Mariners in a close run game. Home Win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Grimsby Town No sequences of note
Ebbsfleet United 5 games since last defeat.

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