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Mansfield Town travel to take on Grimsby Town at Blundell Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 15 games played, Stags have recorded 5 wins, and Grimsby Town have come away with 7 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Grimsby Town was more than a decade ago, in December 1990, with Grimsby Town running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a Third Division match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1990/1991 | Sat 02 Mar | Mansfield Town | 1 - 1 | Grimsby Town | LGE1 |
| 1990/1991 | Sat 01 Dec | Grimsby Town | 2 - 0 | Mansfield Town | LGE1 |
| 1987/1988 | Sat 02 Jan | Mansfield Town | 1 - 0 | Grimsby Town | LGE1 |
| 1987/1988 | Sat 12 Sep | Grimsby Town | 2 - 3 | Mansfield Town | LGE1 |
| 1979/1980 | Sat 26 Apr | Mansfield Town | 0 - 0 | Grimsby Town | LGE1 |
| 1979/1980 | Sat 08 Dec | Grimsby Town | 2 - 1 | Mansfield Town | LGE1 |
| 1976/1977 | Sat 12 Feb | Grimsby Town | 0 - 1 | Mansfield Town | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Grimsby Town have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Mariners in those games, with 4 conceded.
Mansfield Town's away form is equally impressive, picking up four victories from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 10 goals for the Stags, and 11 goals against.
Grimsby Town find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 4 points from their 4 matches. Mansfield Town lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League Two, picking up 6 from their 4 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Grimsby Town | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 7 |
| Mansfield Town | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Stags's decent recent efforts out on the road should see them narrowly take the spoils from the match with Grimsby Town, believes the FootyMad team. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Grimsby Town | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Mansfield Town | Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |