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Grimsby Town face a trip to Brentford at Griffin Park 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 ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in December 2007, with Grimsby Town inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Bees in a League Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Mon 24 Mar | Grimsby Town | 1 - 2 | Brentford | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 08 Dec | Brentford | 0 - 1 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 01 May | Grimsby Town | 1 - 0 | Brentford | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 22 Nov | Brentford | 1 - 3 | Grimsby Town | LGE1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 17 Jan | Grimsby Town | 4 - 0 | Brentford | LGE1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 30 Aug | Brentford | 3 - 1 | Grimsby Town | LGE1 |
| 1992/1993 | Tue 23 Mar | Grimsby Town | 0 - 1 | Brentford | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Brentford have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, While Bees have scored 6, a worringly large 9 have been leaked at the other end.
Grimsby Town have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. The Mighty Mariners's have scored 10 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 11.
Brentford find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 0 points from their 1 matches. Grimsby Town see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League Two, showing a record of 1 points from their 1 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Brentford | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 1 |
| Grimsby Town | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing appears to be going right for the Mighty Mariners out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Brentford. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Brentford | Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Latest 5 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 6 most recent games. |
| Grimsby Town | Lost each of the previous 4 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. |