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Grimsby Town prepare to entertain Morecambe at Blundell Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to break their duck against the visitors. Though past meetings have resulted in more draws than losses for Mighty Mariners.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Blundell Park was less than a year ago, in March 2008, when they played out a goalless draw in a (Associate Members) match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 08 Nov | Morecambe | 2 - 1 | Grimsby Town | FAC |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 20 Sep | Morecambe | 1 - 1 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 04 Mar | Grimsby Town | 0-0 | Morecambe | ASSM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 01 Mar | Morecambe | 0 - 4 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
| 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
Grimsby Town's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While Mighty Mariners have scored 8, a worringly large 11 have been leaked at the other end.
Morecambe's away form is none too clever either, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. Shrimps have conceded 8 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Grimsby Town are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 14 points from 23 matches. Morecambe find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 25 points from their 23 matches.
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 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 |
| Morecambe | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at Blundell Park for the Mighty Mariners and the Madmen are unable to see past Morecambe claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Grimsby Town | Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Morecambe | Not won in previous 4 away matches. |