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Grimsby Town prepare to entertain Mansfield Town at Blundell Park on Friday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The Mariners are clearly on top, winning 52.94% 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 January 2006, the Mariners 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: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Tue 14 Feb | Mansfield Town | 2 - 1 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 14 Jan | Grimsby Town | 2-1 | Mansfield Town | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 02 Apr | Mansfield Town | 2 - 0 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 28 Aug | Grimsby Town | 2 - 0 | Mansfield Town | LGE2 |
| 1990/1991 | Sat 02 Mar | Mansfield Town | 1 - 1 | Grimsby Town | LGE1 |
| 1990/1991 | Sat 01 Dec | Grimsby Town | 2 - 0 | Mansfield Town | LGE1 |
| 1987/1988 | Sat 02 Jan | Mansfield Town | 1 - 0 | Grimsby Town | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Grimsby Town are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Mariners in those games, with 5 conceded.
In complete contrast to Grimsby Town, Mansfield Town are having a torrid time on their travels, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. While the Stags have hit 5 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Grimsby Town find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 3 points from their 3 matches. Mansfield Town's 5 points from 3 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 |
| Grimsby Town | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 |
| Mansfield Town | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Grimsby Town may be coming up against a decent side in Mansfield Town, but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Mariners. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Grimsby Town | 4 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Mansfield Town | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 6 away matches. 4 games since last defeat. |