Walsall pack their bags to visit Grimsby Town at Blundell Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Saddlers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 19 and win only 6 of the 30 games.
The previous match played between the two at Blundell Park was more than three years back, in April 2003, with Walsall inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Mariners in a League Division One match.
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Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
2002/2003 | Mon 21 Apr | Grimsby Town | 0 - 1 | Walsall | CHMP |
2002/2003 | Sat 07 Dec | Walsall | 3 - 1 | Grimsby Town | CHMP |
2001/2002 | Sat 09 Mar | Grimsby Town | 2 - 2 | Walsall | CHMP |
2001/2002 | Sat 15 Dec | Walsall | 4 - 0 | Grimsby Town | CHMP |
1999/2000 | Sat 04 Mar | Walsall | 1 - 0 | Grimsby Town | CHMP |
1999/2000 | Sat 11 Sep | Grimsby Town | 1 - 0 | Walsall | CHMP |
1997/1998 | Sat 14 Mar | Grimsby Town | 3 - 0 | Walsall | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Grimsby Town have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The Mariners's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
The away form of Walsall however, is much more impressive, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The Saddlers's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 6 goals for and 4 against.
Grimsby Town are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 5 points from 6 matches. Walsall are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 14 points from 6 games.
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Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
Grimsby Town | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 2 |
Walsall | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 14 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Saddlers have been performing with great credit on their travels, and the Madmen see no reason why they should not return from Blundell Park with an easy victory. Away win
Sequence statistics: | |
Grimsby Town | Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Not won in the 6 most recent games. |
Walsall | Undefeated in last 5 away games. 8 games since last defeat. |