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Grimsby Town face a trip to Morecambe at Christie Park on Saturday afternoon, and will hope to continue their unbeaten record at the ground. Mighty Mariners won the only previous game contested between the two teams.
The only previous meeting between Morecambe and Grimsby Town at was earlier this season, with Grimsby Town inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Shrimps in a (Associate Members) match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Tue 26 Feb | Morecambe | 0 - 1 | Grimsby Town | ASSM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 17 Nov | Grimsby Town | 1 - 2 | Morecambe | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 18 Oct | Grimsby Town | 1 - 1 | Morecambe | ASSM |
Recent respective form guides
Morecambe's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While Shrimps have scored 4, a worringly large 8 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. Just 6 goals have scored in these games, though to be fair only a measly 3 have been let in at the wrong end.
Morecambe's 50 points from 33 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Grimsby Town's 46 points from 34 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Morecambe | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 |
| Grimsby Town | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Mighty Mariners's decent recent efforts out on the road should see them narrowly take the spoils from the match with Morecambe, believes the FootyMad team. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Morecambe | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 5 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Grimsby Town | Undefeated in last 10 away games. |