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Grimsby Town face a trip to Notts. County at Meadow Lane 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 most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2007, with Notts. County running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a League Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 11 Aug | Grimsby Town | 1 - 1 | Notts. County | LGE2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 31 Mar | Notts. County | 2 - 0 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 21 Oct | Grimsby Town | 0 - 2 | Notts. County | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 04 Feb | Notts. County | 0 - 1 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 27 Sep | Grimsby Town | 4 - 0 | Notts. County | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 16 Apr | Notts. County | 2 - 2 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 07 Dec | Grimsby Town | 3 - 2 | Notts. County | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Notts. County's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 7 in the wrong end.
The away form of Grimsby Town however, is much more impressive, with an unbeaten run in the last six, four of them victories. The games have constituted a decent return of 8 goals for the Mighty Mariners, and 3 goals against.
Notts. County find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 28 points from their 28 matches. Grimsby Town's 38 points from 29 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Notts. County | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| Grimsby Town | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 14 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Grimsby Town are in great form out on the road, so much so that the Madmen confidently predict a comfortable three points from their visit to Notts. County. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Notts. County | Drawn each of their last 2 games. |
| Grimsby Town | No sequences of note |