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Grimsby Town travel to take on York City at Bootham Crescent on Tuesday evening, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 10 of the 25 previous games, with the hosts winning just 5.
The last time the two teams met at York City was back in January 2002, over five years ago, the Minstermen carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a F.A. Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2010/2011 | Tue 17 Aug | Grimsby Town | 0 - 0 | York City | CONF |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 15 Jan | York City | 1 - 0 | Grimsby Town | FAC |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 05 Jan | Grimsby Town | 0 - 0 | York City | FAC |
| 1997/1998 | Fri 26 Dec | York City | 0 - 0 | Grimsby Town | LGE1 |
| 1997/1998 | Tue 09 Sep | Grimsby Town | 0 - 0 | York City | LGE1 |
| 1990/1991 | Tue 06 Nov | Grimsby Town | 1 - 3 | York City | ASSM |
| 1989/1990 | Sat 03 Feb | Grimsby Town | 3 - 0 | York City | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
York City are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. These games have seen the Minstermen score just 7 goals, though they have conceded 4.
Grimsby Town have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The games have constituted a decent return of 13 goals for the Mighty Mariners, and 7 goals against.
York City see themselves just below half way in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, showing a record of 29 points from their 22 games played so far, Grimsby Town's 35 points from 23 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| York City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| Grimsby Town | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 13 |
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 York City. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| York City | 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Grimsby Town | 4 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |