This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Grimsby Town and Darlington at 19:45 on 29th March 2011 in the (Conference) Premier.

History of the Grimsby Town v Darlington fixture

Darlington face a trip to Grimsby Town at Blundell Park on Tuesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The Quakers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in September 2009, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a League Two match.

Recent encounters between the teams

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Recent respective form guides

Grimsby Town remain unbeaten in their last six home games, though five of those have been draws. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 7.

Darlington have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Grimsby Town find themselves in a respectable 8th position, courtesy of the 53 points they have accumulated from 37 games.

Darlington's 52 points from 36 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.

Current overall team form

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Not a lot has been going right generally for Darlington on their travels as of late, but we can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Grimsby Town. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

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