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Grimsby Town travel to take on Milton Keynes Dons at The National Hockey Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 9 games played, Mighty Mariners have recorded 2 wins, and Milton Keynes have come away with 3 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Milton Keynes was just over four years ago, in January 2003, when they fought out a thrilling high-scoring 3 - 3 draw in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 04 Nov | Grimsby Town | 1 - 3 | Milton Keynes | LGE2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 11 Jan | Wimbledon | 3 - 3 | Grimsby Town | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 13 Aug | Grimsby Town | 0 - 0 | Wimbledon | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 23 Mar | Grimsby Town | 6 - 2 | Wimbledon | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 03 Nov | Wimbledon | 2 - 1 | Grimsby Town | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 13 Mar | Grimsby Town | 1 - 1 | Wimbledon | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Wed 13 Dec | Wimbledon | 2 - 2 | Grimsby Town | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Milton Keynes Dons are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the The Dons, with 6 goals against.
Grimsby Town have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The Mighty Mariners's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 11 goals for and 9 against.
Milton Keynes are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 72 points from 40 games. Grimsby Town find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 50 points from their 40 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Milton Keynes | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 11 |
| Grimsby Town | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Neither team is setting the world alight, and I think this game will result in a narrow home win for the The Dons. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Milton Keynes | Unbeaten in the last 7 home games. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Grimsby Town | 12 games since last away draw. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |