FM Preview: Grimsby Town v Tamworth 17 Mar 2012

Last updated : 16 March 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Grimsby Town v Tamworth fixture

Grimsby Town prepare to entertain Tamworth at Blundell Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to break their duck against the visitors. Out of their two previous meetings, the Mighty Mariners have drawn one game and lost the other.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Blundell Park was less than a year ago, in March 2011, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2-2 draw in a (Conference) Premier match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Sat 26 Mar Grimsby Town 2-2 Tamworth (Conference) Premier
2010/2011 Tue 26 Oct Grimsby Town 0 - 1 Tamworth F.A. Cup
2010/2011 Sat 23 Oct Tamworth 1 - 1 Grimsby Town F.A. Cup
2010/2011 Sat 11 Sep Tamworth 2 - 1 Grimsby Town (Conference) Premier

For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here

Recent respective form guides

Grimsby Town have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the Mighty Mariners, with 6 goals against.

Tamworth have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Lambs have hit 4 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Grimsby Town lie just outside the playoff positions in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, picking up 58 points from their 36 games so far.

Tamworth see themselves just below half way in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, showing a record of 42 points from their 36 games played so far,

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Grimsby Town 6 2 1 3 8 9 7
Tamworth 6 1 1 4 3 10 4

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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 Tamworth. Home Win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Grimsby Town Not drawn a match in their last 3 .
Tamworth Not won in previous 4 away matches.
No win in the 4 most recent games.

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