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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 53.85% of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Blundell Park was less than a year ago, in November 2008, with Darlington inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Mighty Mariners in a League Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 21 Feb | Darlington | 1 - 0 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 01 Nov | Grimsby Town | 1-2 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 15 Mar | Darlington | 3 - 2 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 04 Dec | Grimsby Town | 0 - 4 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 20 Jan | Grimsby Town | 0 - 1 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 2006/2007 | Fri 29 Sep | Darlington | 2 - 2 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 17 Jan | Darlington | 0 - 0 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Grimsby Town have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, The Mighty Mariners's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Darlington have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the The Quakers have hit 6 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Grimsby Town find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 9 points from their 8 matches. Darlington find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 8 games have yielded only 1 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Grimsby Town | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 |
| Darlington | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Grimsby Town are not exactly setting the world alight at Blundell Park at the moment, but your FootyMad team are quietly confident that they can ease past Darlington in this game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Grimsby Town | 5 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 9 . |
| Darlington | Lost each of the previous 4 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. An overall losing run of 3 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |