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Morecambe face a trip to Grimsby Town at Blundell Park on Saturday afternoon, and will hope to continue their unbeaten record at the ground. Most of the previous games have been drawn, but the remainder have resulted in a win for Shrimps.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2008, when they played out a goalless draw in a (Associate Members) match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 08 Nov | Morecambe | 2 - 1 | Grimsby Town | FAC |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 20 Sep | Morecambe | 1 - 1 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
| 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
Grimsby Town's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While Mighty Mariners have scored 8, a worringly large 11 have been leaked at the other end.
Morecambe's away form is none too clever either, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. Shrimps have conceded 8 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Grimsby Town are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 14 points from 23 matches. Morecambe find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 25 points from their 23 matches.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Grimsby Town | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 |
| Morecambe | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing appears to be going right for the Shrimps out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Grimsby Town. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Grimsby Town | Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Morecambe | Not won in previous 4 away matches. |