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Grimsby Town face a trip to Peterborough United at London Road Ground on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 20 games played, Mighty Mariners have recorded 5 wins, and Peterborough have come away with 9 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in October 2006, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2 - 2 draw in a League Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 24 Mar | Grimsby Town | 0 - 2 | Peterborough | LGE2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 28 Oct | Peterborough | 2 - 2 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 28 Jan | Grimsby Town | 1 - 2 | Peterborough | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 10 Sep | Peterborough | 0 - 1 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 28 Dec | Peterborough | 0 - 0 | Grimsby Town | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 06 Dec | Peterborough | 3 - 2 | Grimsby Town | FAC |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 06 Sep | Grimsby Town | 1 - 1 | Peterborough | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Peterborough United have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 10 to 8.
Grimsby Town have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Mighty Mariners have hit 8 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Peterborough's total of 14 points from their 9 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola League Two. Grimsby Town find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 10 points from their 9 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Peterborough | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 11 |
| Grimsby Town | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Posh, as the Mighty Mariners have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Peterborough | Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Grimsby Town | 4 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |