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Grimsby Town are ready to welcome Walsall to Blundell Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Mariners are clearly on top, having won 19 and lost only 6 of the 30 games.
The previous match played between the two at Blundell Park was more than three years back, in April 2003, with Walsall inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Mariners in a League Division One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Mon 21 Apr | Grimsby Town | 0-1 | Walsall | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 07 Dec | Walsall | 3 - 1 | Grimsby Town | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 09 Mar | Grimsby Town | 2 - 2 | Walsall | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 15 Dec | Walsall | 4 - 0 | Grimsby Town | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 04 Mar | Walsall | 1 - 0 | Grimsby Town | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 11 Sep | Grimsby Town | 1 - 0 | Walsall | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 14 Mar | Grimsby Town | 3 - 0 | Walsall | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Grimsby Town have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The Mariners's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
The away form of Walsall however, is much more impressive, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The Saddlers's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 6 goals for and 4 against.
Grimsby Town are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 5 points from 6 matches. Walsall are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 14 points from 6 games.
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 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 2 |
| Walsall | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 14 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Grimsby Town are not in a rich vein of form at the moment, and your Madmen see things getting no better with Walsall running out comfortable winners. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Grimsby Town | Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Not won in the 6 most recent games. |
| Walsall | Undefeated in last 5 away games. 8 games since last defeat. |