This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Grimsby Town and Darlington at 15:00 on Saturday, 26th September 2009 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 November 2008, with Darlington inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Mighty Mariners 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: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 21 Feb | Darlington | 1 - 0 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 01 Nov | Grimsby Town | 1 - 2 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Grimsby Town have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, The Mighty Mariners's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Darlington have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the The Quakers have hit 6 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Grimsby Town find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 9 points from their 8 matches. Darlington find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 8 games have yielded only 1 points.
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 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 |
| Darlington | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Mighty Mariners, as the The Quakers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Grimsby Town | 5 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 9 . |
| Darlington | Lost each of the previous 4 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. An overall losing run of 3 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |
