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Grimsby Town face a trip to Shrewsbury Town at Gay Meadow on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 22 games played, Mighty Mariners have recorded 6 wins, and Shrewsbury Tn. have come away with 10 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in October 2005, when they played out a goalless draw 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 | Sat 09 Dec | Grimsby Town | 2 - 1 | Shrewsbury Tn. | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 15 Apr | Grimsby Town | 1 - 1 | Shrewsbury Tn. | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 01 Oct | Shrewsbury Tn. | 0 - 0 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 12 Feb | Grimsby Town | 0 - 1 | Shrewsbury Tn. | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 19 Oct | Shrewsbury Tn. | 1 - 1 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
| 1997/1998 | Tue 25 Nov | Grimsby Town | 4 - 0 | Shrewsbury Tn. | FAC |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 15 Nov | Shrewsbury Tn. | 1 - 1 | Grimsby Town | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Shrewsbury Town are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Shrews in those games, with 6 conceded.
Grimsby Town have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. While the Mighty Mariners have hit 7 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Shrewsbury Tn.'s total of 70 points from their 45 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola League Two. Grimsby Town see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League Two, showing a record of 58 points from their 45 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Shrewsbury Tn. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 |
| Grimsby Town | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Neither team is setting the world alight, and I think this game will result in a narrow home win for the Shrews. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Shrewsbury Tn. | 8 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Grimsby Town | 14 games since last away draw. |