FM Preview: Grimsby Town v Ebbsfleet United 26 Feb 2013

Last updated : 25 February 2013 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 Tuesday evening, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The Mighty Mariners won the only previous game contested between the two.

The only previous meeting between Grimsby Town and Ebbsfleet United at Blundell Park was just last season, in December 2011, as the Mighty Mariners squeezed past their rivals by a scoreline of 4-3 in a (Conference) Premier match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2012/2013 Sat 01 Dec Ebbsfleet Utd. 1 - 1 Grimsby Town (Conference) Premier
2011/2012 Sat 17 Dec Grimsby Town 4-3 Ebbsfleet Utd. (Conference) Premier
2011/2012 Tue 18 Oct Ebbsfleet Utd. 3 - 1 Grimsby Town (Conference) Premier

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Recent respective form guides

Grimsby Town are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the Mighty Mariners, with 4 goals against.

In complete contrast to Grimsby Town, Ebbsfleet United are having a torrid time on their travels, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Fleet have hit 8 goals, 15 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Grimsby Town's total of 58 points from their 31 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Blue Square (Conference) Premier.

Ebbsfleet United are stuck down in the relegation zone of Blue Square (Conference) Premier with a return of just 31 points from their 30 games thus far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Grimsby Town 6 4 1 1 10 4 13
Ebbsfleet United 6 2 2 2 5 7 8

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Its good news for Grimsby Town fans, because, with them being in such great nick at home, we just cannot see any further than an emphatic home win for the Mighty Mariners. Home win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Grimsby Town Won 4 successive home games.
5 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 4 .
Ebbsfleet United Lost each of the previous 3 away matches.
Not won in previous 3 away matches.
4 games since last defeat.

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