FM Preview: Tamworth v Grimsby Town 27 Mar 2012

Last updated : 26 March 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Tamworth v Grimsby Town fixture

Grimsby Town face a trip to Tamworth at The Lamb Ground on Tuesday evening, looking to break their duck against the hosts. The two previous games have resulted in one drawn game and one defeat for the Mighty Mariners.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at The Lamb Ground was just last season, in October 2010, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a F.A. Cup match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sat 17 Mar Grimsby Town 0 - 0 Tamworth (Conference) Premier
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

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Recent respective form guides

Tamworth's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While Lambs have scored 5, a worringly large 9 have been leaked at the other end.

Grimsby Town's away form is none too clever either, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The Mighty Mariners's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 10 goals for and 8 against.

Tamworth see themselves just below half way in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, showing a record of 45 points from their 39 games played so far,

Grimsby Town's 63 points from 39 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Tamworth 6 0 4 2 1 5 4
Grimsby Town 6 2 2 2 8 8 8

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Mighty Mariners have been performing with great credit on their travels, and the Madmen see no reason why they should not return from The Lamb Ground with an easy victory. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Tamworth Drawn last 2 games at home.
Failed to win in previous 4 home matches.
Drawn each of their last 3 games.
Not won in the 7 most recent games.
Grimsby Town 4 games since last defeat.

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