FootyMAD's Grimsby Town match preview

History of the Morecambe v Grimsby Town fixture

Morecambe prepare to entertain Grimsby Town at Christie Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to break their duck against the visitors. Out of their two previous meetings, the Shrimps have lost both.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Christie Park was less than a year ago, in March 2008, where Grimsby Town annihilated the Shrimps 0-4 in a League Two match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2007/2008	Tue 04 Mar	Grimsby Town	0 - 0	Morecambe	ASSM
2007/2008	Sat 01 Mar	Morecambe	0-4	Grimsby Town	LGE2
2007/2008	Tue 26 Feb	Morecambe	0 - 1	Grimsby Town	ASSM
2007/2008	Sat 17 Nov	Grimsby Town	1 - 2	Morecambe	LGE2
2005/2006	Tue 18 Oct	Grimsby Town	1 - 1	Morecambe	ASSM

Recent respective form guides

Morecambe's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While Shrimps have scored 6, a worringly large 9 have been leaked at the other end.

The away form of Grimsby Town is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Mighty Mariners have hit 4 goals, 16 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Morecambe find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 5 points from their 6 matches. Grimsby Town are currently lying in 20th place in Coca-Cola League Two having mustered a points tally of 2 from their 6 matches played.

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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Morecambe	6	1	2	3	6	9	5
Grimsby Town	6	0	2	4	5	14	2

FootyMad's prediction ...

Attention punters! I see this as an opportunity for the Shrimps to get the show back on the road by taking all the three points available. Home Win

Sequence statistics:
Morecambe	5 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 3 matches.
Grimsby Town	Not won in previous 9 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 7 most recent games.