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Grimsby Town prepare to entertain Darlington at Blundell Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Mighty Mariners are clearly on top, winning 60.87% of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Blundell Park was just last season, in August 2005, with Darlington inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Mighty Mariners 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: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Fri 29 Sep | Darlington | 2 - 2 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 17 Jan | Darlington | 0 - 0 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 20 Aug | Grimsby Town | 0-1 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 19 Mar | Grimsby Town | 0 - 1 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 07 Aug | Darlington | 1 - 0 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
| 1988/1989 | Tue 04 Apr | Darlington | 1 - 1 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
| 1988/1989 | Tue 14 Feb | Grimsby Town | 0 - 0 | Darlington | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Grimsby Town have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. While Mighty Mariners have scored 6, a worringly large 9 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of Darlington is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the The Quakers have hit 6 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Grimsby Town are currently lying in 20th place in Coca-Cola League Two having mustered a points tally of 29 from their 28 matches played. Darlington find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 34 points from their 27 matches.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Grimsby Town | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 3 |
| Darlington | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Mighty Mariners's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Darlington. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Grimsby Town | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 5 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Darlington | Not won in previous 5 away matches. |