FM Preview: Grimsby Town v Forest Green Rovers 18 Dec 2010

Last updated : 17 December 2010 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Grimsby Town v Forest Green Rovers fixture

Grimsby Town prepare to entertain Forest Green Rovers 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 encounters between the teams:
2010/2011Thu 07 OctForest Green3 - 3Grimsby TownCONF

Recent respective form guides

Grimsby Town have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Mighty Mariners in those games, with 5 conceded.

The away form of Forest Green is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the Rovers have hit 5 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Grimsby Town's 29 points from 20 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Forest Green are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 20 points from 21 matches.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Grimsby Town62311059
Forest Green6132696

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 Forest Green. Home Win

Sequence statistics:
Grimsby Town Unbeaten in the last 3 home games.
Unbeaten run of 5 matches.
Forest Green Not won in previous 9 away matches.
No win in the 3 most recent games.