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Northampton pack their bags to visit Grimsby Town at Blundell Park on Friday evening,
The previous match played between the two at Blundell Park was more than three years back, in November 2006, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 2 winners in a F.A. Cup match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 14 Nov | Northampton | 0 - 0 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 21 Nov | Grimsby Town | 0 - 2 | Northampton | FAC |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 11 Nov | Northampton | 0 - 0 | Grimsby Town | FAC |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 06 May | Grimsby Town | 1 - 1 | Northampton | LGE2 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Grimsby Town have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Mighty Mariners in those games, with 6 conceded.
The away form of Northampton however, is much more impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The games have constituted a decent return of 11 goals for the Cobblers, and 5 goals against.
Grimsby Town are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League Two with a return of just 31 points from their 38 games thus far. Northampton lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League Two, picking up 59 from their 38 games so far.
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 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 7 |
| Northampton | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 16 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Northampton are in great form out on the road, so much so that the Madmen confidently predict a comfortable three points from their visit to Grimsby Town. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Grimsby Town | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. |
| Northampton | Undefeated in last 3 away games. 7 games since last defeat. |