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Grimsby Town prepare to entertain Rotherham United at Blundell Park on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 24 games played, Mighty Mariners have recorded 12 wins, and Rotherham U. have come away with 9 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Blundell Park was less than a year ago, in April 2008, with Rotherham U. inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Mighty Mariners in a League Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 04 Oct | Rotherham U. | 4 - 1 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 12 Apr | Grimsby Town | 0-1 | Rotherham U. | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 03 Nov | Rotherham U. | 2 - 1 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 09 Oct | Rotherham U. | 1 - 1 | Grimsby Town | ASSM |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 18 Mar | Rotherham U. | 0 - 1 | Grimsby Town | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 19 Oct | Grimsby Town | 0 - 0 | Rotherham U. | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 29 Jan | Rotherham U. | 1 - 1 | Grimsby Town | CHMP |
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.
Rotherham U.'s away form is none too clever either, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The The Millers's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Grimsby Town are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 17 points from 24 matches. Rotherham U. are currently lying in 19th place in Coca-Cola League Two having mustered a points tally of 23 from their 24 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 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
| Rotherham U. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at Blundell Park for the Mighty Mariners and the Madmen are unable to see past Rotherham U. claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Grimsby Town | Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Rotherham U. | 5 games since last away draw. |