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Grimsby Town face a trip to Chester City at The Saunders Honda Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 16 games played, Mariners have recorded 7 wins, and Chester City have come away with 8 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in September 2005, with Grimsby Town inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Blues 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: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 25 Feb | Grimsby Town | 1 - 0 | Chester City | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 06 Sep | Chester City | 1 - 2 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 22 Feb | Grimsby Town | 1 - 0 | Chester City | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 23 Oct | Chester City | 2 - 1 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
| 1990/1991 | Wed 20 Mar | Grimsby Town | 2 - 0 | Chester City | LGE1 |
| 1990/1991 | Sat 13 Oct | Chester City | 1 - 2 | Grimsby Town | LGE1 |
| 1987/1988 | Sat 16 Jan | Grimsby Town | 2 - 1 | Chester City | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Chester City's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. Only 3 goals have been registered in this time, with 5 in the wrong end.
Grimsby Town's away form is none too clever either, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. Mariners have conceded 9 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.
Chester City find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 8 points from their 8 matches. Grimsby Town are currently lying in 19th place in Coca-Cola League Two having mustered a points tally of 8 from their 8 matches played.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Chester City | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 2 |
| Grimsby Town | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Not a lot has been going right generally for Grimsby Town on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Chester City. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Chester City | Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Not won in the 7 most recent games. |
| Grimsby Town | Lost each of the previous 4 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. |