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Wrexham pack their bags to visit Grimsby Town at Blundell Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 25 games played, Dragons have recorded 6 wins, and Grimsby Town have come away with 12 victories.
The previous match played between the two at Blundell Park was within the last three years, in January 2004, as the visitors ran out cosy 1 - 3 winners in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 31 Dec | Wrexham | 1 - 2 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 06 Mar | Wrexham | 3 - 0 | Grimsby Town | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 20 Jan | Grimsby Town | 1 - 3 | Wrexham | LGE1 |
| 1997/1998 | Tue 31 Mar | Wrexham | 0 - 0 | Grimsby Town | LGE1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 23 Aug | Grimsby Town | 0 - 0 | Wrexham | LGE1 |
| 1989/1990 | Sat 28 Apr | Grimsby Town | 5 - 1 | Wrexham | LGE2 |
| 1989/1990 | Sat 11 Nov | Wrexham | 0 - 1 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Grimsby Town have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Mariners in those games, with 4 conceded.
Wrexham have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The Dragons's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 11 goals for and 9 against.
Grimsby Town are currently occupying 2nd spot in their division, gaining 68 points from their 39 games. Wrexham lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca Cola League Two, picking up 54 from their 38 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Grimsby Town | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 11 |
| Wrexham | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Neither team is setting the world alight, and I think this game will result in a narrow home win for the Mariners. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Grimsby Town | Won 4 successive home games. 15 games since last home draw. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Wrexham | 4 games since last defeat. |