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Grimsby Town face a trip to Macclesfield Town at Moss Rose on Tuesday evening, looking to break their duck against the hosts. Most of the previous meetings have ended up in defeat for the Mighty Mariners.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2007, the Silkmen 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: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 25 Aug | Grimsby Town | 1 - 1 | Macclesfield | LGE2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 24 Feb | Macclesfield | 2 - 1 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
| 2006/2007 | Fri 01 Sep | Grimsby Town | 1 - 1 | Macclesfield | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 29 Apr | Macclesfield | 1 - 1 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Fri 11 Nov | Grimsby Town | 3 - 1 | Macclesfield | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 26 Dec | Grimsby Town | 0 - 0 | Macclesfield | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 11 Sep | Macclesfield | 3 - 1 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Macclesfield Town's home form is most definitely relegation standard, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While Silkmen have scored 4, a worringly large 10 have been leaked at the other end.
Grimsby Town's away form is none too clever either, unbeaten in their last six, consisting of three wins and three draws. The games have constituted a decent return of 8 goals for the Mighty Mariners, and 5 goals against.
Macclesfield are currently lying in 19th place in Coca-Cola League Two having mustered a points tally of 31 from their 31 matches played. Grimsby Town's 42 points from 31 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Macclesfield | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
| Grimsby Town | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Mighty Mariners have been performing with great credit on their travels, and the Madmen see no reason why they should not return from Moss Rose with an easy victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Macclesfield | Been beaten in each of their previous 3 home matches. Failed to win in previous 7 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Grimsby Town | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 2 away matches. 11 games since last defeat. |