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Grimsby Town prepare to entertain Rochdale at Blundell Park on Monday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 13 wins out of 20 previous matches.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Blundell Park was just last season, in December 2005, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4-1 thriller, in a League Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Tue 12 Sep | Rochdale | 1 - 0 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 21 Mar | Rochdale | 2 - 2 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 06 Dec | Grimsby Town | 4-1 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 01 Mar | Rochdale | 2 - 0 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 04 Sep | Grimsby Town | 0 - 1 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
| 1989/1990 | Sat 17 Mar | Rochdale | 0 - 1 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
| 1989/1990 | Sat 07 Oct | Grimsby Town | 1 - 2 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Grimsby Town have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The Mighty Mariners's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
The away form of Rochdale is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While the Dale have hit 4 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Grimsby Town find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 29 points from their 25 matches. Rochdale are currently lying in 20th place in Coca-Cola League Two having mustered a points tally of 24 from their 25 matches played.
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 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 |
| Rochdale | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Mighty Mariners's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Rochdale. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Grimsby Town | Won 3 successive home games. 11 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Rochdale | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 7 away matches. |