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Lincoln City pack their bags to visit Grimsby Town at Blundell Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The Red Imps will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 22 and win only 8 of the 42 games.
The previous match played between the two at Blundell Park was more than three years back, in August 2001, the Mariners carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a League Cup match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Wed 29 Dec | Lincoln City | 0 - 0 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 21 Aug | Grimsby Town | 2 - 1 | Lincoln City | LC |
| 1989/1990 | Sat 31 Mar | Grimsby Town | 1 - 0 | Lincoln City | LGE2 |
| 1989/1990 | Sat 21 Oct | Lincoln City | 1 - 1 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
| 1988/1989 | Mon 27 Mar | Grimsby Town | 1 - 0 | Lincoln City | LGE2 |
| 1988/1989 | Mon 26 Dec | Lincoln City | 2 - 2 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
| 1976/1977 | Fri 08 Apr | Grimsby Town | 1 - 2 | Lincoln City | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Grimsby Town have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Mariners in those games, with 6 conceded.
Lincoln City have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. The The Red Imps's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Grimsby Town see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League Two, showing a record of 36 points from their 27 games played so far, Lincoln City lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League Two, picking up 39 from their 27 games 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 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 9 |
| Lincoln City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Lincoln City are in a sorry state of late on their travels, though the Mad panel can see them coming away from Blundell Park with a well-deserved point. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Grimsby Town | Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Lincoln City | 9 games since last away draw. No win in the 2 most recent games. |