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Grimsby Town prepare to entertain Stockport County at Blundell Park on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 22 wins out of 33 previous matches.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Blundell Park was just last season, in September 2005, as the visitors ran out cosy 1-3 winners 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: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Tue 24 Jan | Stockport Co. | 2 - 1 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Fri 02 Sep | Grimsby Town | 1-3 | Stockport Co. | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 24 Apr | Stockport Co. | 2 - 1 | Grimsby Town | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 15 Nov | Grimsby Town | 1 - 1 | Stockport Co. | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 26 Feb | Grimsby Town | 3 - 1 | Stockport Co. | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 22 Sep | Stockport Co. | 3 - 3 | Grimsby Town | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 20 Jan | Stockport Co. | 1 - 1 | Grimsby Town | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Grimsby Town have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A generous 9 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The away form of Stockport Co. is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. Hatters have conceded 11 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.
Grimsby Town see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League Two, showing a record of 11 points from their 9 games played so far, Stockport Co. are currently lying in 20th place in Coca-Cola League Two having mustered a points tally of 8 from their 9 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 | 5 | 9 | 7 |
| Stockport Co. | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Stockport Co. is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the Mariners in a close run game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Grimsby Town | Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Stockport Co. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 8 away matches. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |