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Grimsby Town face a trip to Bury at Gigg Lane 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 18 and win only 6 of the 34 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in November 2008, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 2 winners 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: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 14 Feb | Grimsby Town | 1 - 2 | Bury | LGE2 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 15 Nov | Bury | 0 - 2 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 29 Jan | Grimsby Town | 1 - 0 | Bury | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 18 Aug | Bury | 1 - 1 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 03 Mar | Grimsby Town | 2 - 0 | Bury | LGE2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 26 Aug | Bury | 3 - 0 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 18 Mar | Grimsby Town | 2 - 1 | Bury | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Bury have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The The Shakers's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 7.
The away form of Grimsby Town is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Mighty Mariners have hit 6 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Bury lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League Two, picking up 6 points from their 3 games so far. Grimsby Town find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 3 games have yielded only 0 points.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bury | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 |
| Grimsby Town | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 1 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Mighty Mariners are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Bury. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bury | Been beaten in each of their previous 3 home matches. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 7 . |
| Grimsby Town | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. An overall losing run of 4 games. No win in the 6 most recent games. |