FM Preview: Southport v Grimsby Town 11 Aug 2012

Last updated : 10 August 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Southport v Grimsby Town fixture

Grimsby Town face a trip to Southport at Haig Avenue on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Mighty Mariners will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 10 and win only 4 of the 18 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Haig Avenue was less than a year ago, in February 2012, with Grimsby Town inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Sandgrounders in a (Conference) Premier match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
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
1973/1974 Sat 16 Feb Grimsby Town 2 - 1 Southport Third Division

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Recent respective form guides

Southport have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Sandgrounders in those games, with 8 conceded.

Grimsby Town's away form is none too clever either, remaining unbeaten in the last six, though five of those have been draws. The Mighty Mariners's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 6 goals for and 5 against.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Southport 6 1 3 2 10 11 6
Grimsby Town 6 1 3 2 5 5 6

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FootyMad's prediction ...

The away form of the Mighty Mariners has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Southport. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Southport Failed to win in previous 3 home matches.
Unbeaten run of 4 matches.
Grimsby Town Previous 5 away games have finished all-square.
Not won in previous 5 away matches.
No win in the 3 most recent games.

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