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Walsall play host to Grimsby Town at Bescot Stadium on Monday evening, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having taken all the points from 23 of the 30 contests.
The last time the two teams met at Walsall was just over four years ago, in December 2002, with Walsall running out comfortable 3-1 winners in a League Division One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 09 Sep | Grimsby Town | 2 - 1 | Walsall | LGE2 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Walsall have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six, including our cup defeat to Macclesfield. A generous 6 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Grimsby Town have an average recent record on the road too, winning just 1 and drawing 2 of the last six. The Mariners have conceded 8 goals in these games, and only hitting 2 in reply.
Walsall are leading the way in the Coca-Cola League Two, after 26 games, a return of 56 points is better than anyone could have hoped. Grimsby Town are currently lying in 19th place in Coca-Cola League Two having mustered a points tally of 29 from their 27 matches played.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Walsall | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 9 |
| Grimsby Town | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Though Walsall are not exactly setting the world alight at Bescot Stadium in recent games, I can confidently predict that they will easily sweep aside the opposition put before them. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Walsall | Unbeaten run of 5 matches. |
| Grimsby Town | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. An overall losing run of 4 games. No win in the 4 most recent games. |