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Grimsby Town travel to take on York City at Bootham Crescent on Saturday afternoon, 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 have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. These games have seen the Minstermen score just 7 goals, though they have conceded 3.
Grimsby Town have an average recent record on the road, losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. The Mighty Mariners's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 12 goals for and 10 against.
York City see themselves just below half way in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, showing a record of 25 points from their 20 games played so far, Grimsby Town's 29 points from 20 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| York City | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 11 |
| Grimsby Town | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Grimsby Town only showing average form on the road, Footymad are of the opinion a draw at Bootham Crescent will be a good result. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| York City | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Grimsby Town | Undefeated in last 3 away games. 5 games since last defeat. |