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Grimsby Town pack their bags to visit Northampton Town at Sixfields on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Mighty Mariners will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The previous match played between the two at Sixfields was within the last three years, in November 2006, when they played out a goalless draw in a F.A. Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Tue 21 Nov | Grimsby Town | 0 - 2 | Northampton | FAC |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 11 Nov | Northampton | 0 - 0 | Grimsby Town | FAC |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 06 May | Grimsby Town | 1 - 1 | Northampton | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 29 Oct | Northampton | 0 - 0 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 11 Jan | Grimsby Town | 1 - 2 | Northampton | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Fri 08 Oct | Northampton | 0 - 1 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
| 1997/1998 | Sun 24 May | Grimsby Town | 1 - 0 | Northampton | D2PO |
Recent respective form guides
Northampton Town have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Cobblers in those games, with 7 conceded.
Grimsby Town have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Mighty Mariners have hit 8 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Northampton find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 18 points from their 15 matches. Grimsby Town are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League Two with a return of just 11 points from their 15 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Northampton | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
| Grimsby Town | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 1 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Cobblers, as the Mighty Mariners have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Northampton | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Grimsby Town | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 6 most recent games. |