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Grimsby Town face a trip to Chesterfield at Recreation Ground on Wednesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 44 games played, Mighty Mariners have recorded 16 wins, and Chesterfield have come away with 20 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2009, the Spireites carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory 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 | Wed 11 Mar | Chesterfield | 2 - 1 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
| 2008/2009 | Wed 03 Sep | Chesterfield | 2 - 2 | Grimsby Town | ASSM |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 23 Aug | Grimsby Town | 0 - 1 | Chesterfield | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 09 Feb | Grimsby Town | 4 - 2 | Chesterfield | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 05 Jan | Chesterfield | 1 - 2 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 27 Mar | Chesterfield | 4 - 4 | Grimsby Town | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 20 Sep | Grimsby Town | 4 - 0 | Chesterfield | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Chesterfield have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 6.
Grimsby Town have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Mighty Mariners have hit 5 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Chesterfield see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League Two, showing a record of 11 points from their 9 games played so far, Grimsby Town find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 10 points from their 9 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Chesterfield | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 7 |
| Grimsby Town | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 10 |
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 Chesterfield. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Chesterfield | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Grimsby Town | 8 games since last away draw. 4 games since last defeat. |