FM Preview: Newport County v Grimsby Town 02 Apr 2011

Last updated : 01 April 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Newport County v Grimsby Town fixture

Newport County play host to Grimsby Town at Newport Stadium on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 10 games played, Exiles have recorded 5 wins, and Grimsby Town have come away with 3 victories.

The last time the two teams met at Newport County was way back in the black-and-white days of April 1979, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a Fourth Division match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
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
1971/1972 Mon 13 Mar Newport Co. 2 - 1 Grimsby Town Fourth Division
1971/1972 Sat 15 Jan Grimsby Town 4 - 2 Newport Co. Fourth Division

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Recent respective form guides

Newport County are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The Exiles's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.

Grimsby Town have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Mighty Mariners have hit 8 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Newport County's 54 points from 39 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.

Grimsby Town's 53 points from 38 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.

Current overall team form

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

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Its been a distinctly poor show from Newport County at home in recent games, and, though we cannot see a run starting here, we do think the Exiles will at least gain a draw. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Newport County 4 games since last home draw.
Grimsby Town 4 games since last away draw.
No win in the 4 most recent games.

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