FM Preview: Grimsby Town v Southport 06 Apr 2013

Last updated : 05 April 2013 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Grimsby Town v Southport fixture

Grimsby Town prepare to entertain Southport at Blundell Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Mighty Mariners are clearly on top, winning 58.82% of the games played between the two.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Blundell Park was less than a year ago, in April 2012, with Southport inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Mighty Mariners in a (Conference) Premier match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2012/2013 Sat 11 Aug Southport 1 - 1 Grimsby Town (Conference) Premier
2011/2012 Sat 28 Apr Grimsby Town 0-1 Southport (Conference) Premier
2011/2012 Fri 17 Feb Southport 1 - 2 Grimsby Town (Conference) Premier
2010/2011 Tue 01 Feb Southport 2 - 2 Grimsby Town (Conference) Premier
2010/2011 Sat 16 Oct Grimsby Town 1 - 1 Southport (Conference) Premier
1977/1978 Tue 25 Apr Grimsby Town 2 - 0 Southport Fourth Division
1977/1978 Tue 27 Sep Southport 2 - 2 Grimsby Town Fourth Division

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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. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 7.

Southport have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Sandgrounders have hit 7 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Grimsby Town's total of 69 points from their 40 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Blue Square (Conference) Premier.

Southport find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 47 points from their 42 matches.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Grimsby Town 6 1 2 3 3 6 5
Southport 6 0 1 5 5 15 1

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FootyMad's prediction ...

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

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Grimsby Town Failed to win in previous 3 home matches.
Unbeaten run of 3 matches.
Southport Not won in previous 4 away matches.
No win in the 8 most recent games.

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