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Grimsby Town are ready to welcome Torquay United to Blundell Park on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 7 wins out of 10 previous matches.
The previous match played between the two at Blundell Park was more than three years back, in December 2006, with Grimsby Town running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a League Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 19 Sep | Torquay Utd. | 0 - 2 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
| 2006/2007 | Fri 26 Jan | Torquay Utd. | 4 - 1 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
| 2006/2007 | Fri 22 Dec | Grimsby Town | 2-0 | Torquay Utd. | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 21 Jan | Torquay Utd. | 2 - 2 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 17 Sep | Grimsby Town | 3 - 0 | Torquay Utd. | LGE2 |
| 1989/1990 | Sat 13 Jan | Grimsby Town | 0 - 0 | Torquay Utd. | LGE2 |
| 1989/1990 | Sat 26 Aug | Torquay Utd. | 0 - 3 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Grimsby Town have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Mighty Mariners in those games, with 9 conceded.
Torquay Utd. have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The Gulls's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 5 against.
Grimsby Town are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League Two with a return of just 38 points from their 42 games thus far. Torquay Utd. are currently lying in 19th place in Coca-Cola League Two having mustered a points tally of 47 from their 42 matches played.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Grimsby Town | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 10 |
| Torquay Utd. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Grimsby Town are performing in fits and starts at home in recent games, and FootyMad doesn't see things getting any better, as the visitors squeak past and take all the points. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Grimsby Town | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Torquay Utd. | 5 games since last defeat. |