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Northampton face a trip to Grimsby Town at Blundell Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 15 games played, Cobblers have recorded 6 wins, and Grimsby Town have come away with 7 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in January 2005, with Northampton inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Mariners in a League Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 29 Oct | Northampton | 0 - 0 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 11 Jan | Grimsby Town | 1 - 2 | Northampton | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Fri 08 Oct | Northampton | 0 - 1 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
| 1997/1998 | Sun 24 May | Grimsby Town | 1 - 0 | Northampton | D2PO |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 28 Feb | Northampton | 2 - 1 | Grimsby Town | LGE1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 11 Oct | Grimsby Town | 1 - 0 | Northampton | LGE1 |
| 1987/1988 | Sat 26 Mar | Grimsby Town | 2 - 2 | Northampton | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Grimsby Town are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. The Mariners have scored 10 and conceded 2 during this period.
Northampton's away form is equally impressive, with a marvellous return of five wins and one defeat from the last six. Just 7 goals have scored in these games, though to be fair only a measly 2 have been let in at the wrong end.
Grimsby Town are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 77 points from 45 games. Northampton are currently occupying 2nd spot in their division, gaining 82 points from their 45 games.
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 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| Northampton | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 16 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Northampton are in smashing form away from home at present, and Footymad sees this carrying them to a narrow victory at Grimsby Town. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Grimsby Town | Unbeaten in the last 7 home games. Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
| Northampton | 4 successive away victories. 9 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 4 matches. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |