This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Grimsby Town and Darlington at 15:00 on Saturday, 1st November 2008 in the League Two.
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Darlington face a trip to Grimsby Town at Blundell Park on Saturday afternoon, 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 less than a year ago, in December 2007, where Darlington annihilated the The Quakers 0 - 4 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: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 15 Mar | Darlington | 3 - 2 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 04 Dec | Grimsby Town | 0 - 4 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 20 Jan | Grimsby Town | 0 - 1 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 2006/2007 | Fri 29 Sep | Darlington | 2 - 2 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 17 Jan | Darlington | 0 - 0 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 20 Aug | Grimsby Town | 0 - 1 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 19 Mar | Grimsby Town | 0 - 1 | Darlington | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Grimsby Town's disastrous home run has meant they have managed only 2 draws from the last six matches. While Mighty Mariners have scored 5, a worringly large 11 have been leaked at the other end.
Darlington's away form is none too clever either, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The games have constituted a decent return of 12 goals for the The Quakers, and 3 goals against.
Grimsby Town are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 6 points from 14 matches. Darlington are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola League Two, and have accumulated 25 points from the 14 games they have 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 |
| Grimsby Town | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 3 |
| Darlington | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 16 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Darlington are in reasonable form away from home coming into this match, and the Madmen are quite confident that they should come away with a comfortable victory from this contest. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Grimsby Town | Failed to win in previous 6 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 16 most recent games. |
| Darlington | Undefeated in last 3 away games. Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |
