FM Preview: Kettering Town v Grimsby Town 26 Nov 2011

Last updated : 25 November 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Kettering Town v Grimsby Town fixture

Grimsby Town face a trip to Kettering Town at Rockingham Road Ground on Saturday afternoon, and will hope to continue their unbeaten record at the ground. Out of their two previous meetings, the Mighty Mariners have won one, and drawn the other.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2011, with Grimsby Town inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Poppies in a (Conference) Premier match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Tue 20 Sep Grimsby Town 2 - 1 Kettering Tn. (Conference) Premier
2010/2011 Sat 12 Mar Kettering Tn. 1-2 Grimsby Town (Conference) Premier
2010/2011 Tue 18 Jan Grimsby Town 2 - 1 Kettering Tn. (Conference) Premier
1925/1926 Tue 15 Dec Grimsby Town 3 - 1 Kettering Tn. F.A. Cup
1925/1926 Sat 12 Dec Kettering Tn. 1 - 1 Grimsby Town F.A. Cup

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Recent respective form guides

Kettering Town have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, The Poppies's have scored 12 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 13.

The away form of Grimsby Town is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the Mighty Mariners have hit 6 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Kettering Town find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 20 points from their 20 matches.

Grimsby Town find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 22 points from their 20 matches.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Kettering Town 6 1 2 3 10 12 5
Grimsby Town 6 2 3 1 10 5 9

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Not a lot has been going right generally for Grimsby Town on their travels as of late, but we can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Kettering Town. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Kettering Town Not won in the 3 most recent games.
Grimsby Town Previous 2 away games have finished all-square.
Not won in previous 7 away matches.
6 games since last defeat.

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