History of the Newport County v Grimsby Town fixture
Newport County prepare to entertain Grimsby Town at Newport Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Exiles are clearly on top, winning 54.55% of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Newport Stadium was less than a year ago, in April 2011, the Exiles carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a (Conference) Premier match.
Recent encounters between the teams
Season | Date | Team | Result | Team | Comp |
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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 |
1971/1972 | Mon 13 Mar | Newport Co. | 2 - 1 | Grimsby Town | Fourth Division |
For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here
Recent respective form guides
Newport County have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. In this time, Exiles have rattled up an impressive 15 goals, and conceded 4.
Grimsby Town have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Mighty Mariners have hit 7 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Newport County's 3 points from 2 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
Grimsby Town find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 2 games have yielded only 0 points.
Current overall team form
Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
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Newport County | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 6 | 12 |
Grimsby Town | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 6 |
For a detailed analysis of current team form guides in this or any division, click here
FootyMad's prediction ...
Exiles's form is quite poor at the moment, but we see this as their ideal opportunity to register a morale-boosting win. Home Win
Sequence statistics
Team | Sequences |
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Newport County | 9 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 11 . |
Grimsby Town | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. An overall losing run of 4 games. No win in the 4 most recent games. |
For a detailed analysis of current team sequences throughout the leagues, click here