FM Preview: Grimsby Town v Newport County 19 Nov 2011

Last updated : 18 November 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Grimsby Town v Newport County fixture

Newport County face a trip to Grimsby Town at Blundell Park on Saturday afternoon, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having taken no points from 8 of the 11 contests.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in October 2010, with Grimsby Town running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a (Conference) Premier match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sat 20 Aug Newport Co. 0 - 0 Grimsby Town (Conference) Premier
2010/2011 Sat 02 Apr Newport Co. 2 - 1 Grimsby Town (Conference) Premier
2010/2011 Sat 02 Oct Grimsby Town 2-0 Newport Co. (Conference) Premier
1978/1979 Sat 28 Apr Newport Co. 1 - 1 Grimsby Town Fourth Division
1978/1979 Sat 09 Dec Grimsby Town 1 - 0 Newport Co. Fourth Division
1977/1978 Sat 25 Feb Grimsby Town 1 - 0 Newport Co. Fourth Division
1977/1978 Sat 01 Oct Newport Co. 3 - 0 Grimsby Town Fourth Division

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Recent respective form guides

Grimsby Town are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 18 goals for the Mighty Mariners, with 9 goals against.

Newport County have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Exiles have hit 5 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Grimsby Town find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 21 points from their 19 matches.

Newport County are stuck down in the relegation zone of Blue Square (Conference) Premier with a return of just 15 points from their 19 games thus far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Grimsby Town 6 1 2 3 9 8 5
Newport County 6 2 1 3 8 8 7

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FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Mighty Mariners, as the Exiles have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Grimsby Town 12 games since last home draw.
Drawn each of their last 2 games.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Newport County An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 2 most recent games.

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