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Sheff. Wed. 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 24 games played, Owls have recorded 8 wins, and Grimsby Town have come away with 11 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in December 2002, with Grimsby Town running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Wed 15 Oct | Sheff. Wed. | 1 - 1 | Grimsby Town | AM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 27 Sep | Sheff. Wed. | 0 - 0 | Grimsby Town | LD2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 19 Apr | Sheff. Wed. | 0 - 0 | Grimsby Town | LD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 21 Dec | Grimsby Town | 2 - 0 | Sheff. Wed. | LD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Mon 01 Apr | Grimsby Town | 0 - 0 | Sheff. Wed. | LD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 10 Nov | Sheff. Wed. | 0 - 0 | Grimsby Town | LD1 |
| 2000/2001 | Mon 01 Jan | Sheff. Wed. | 1 - 0 | Grimsby Town | LD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Grimsby Town have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 13 goals have been scored by the Mariners in those games, with 9 conceded.
The away form of Sheff. Wed. is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. Owls have conceded 11 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Grimsby Town are stuck down in the relegation zone of Nationwide League Division Two with a return of just 41 points from their 39 games thus far. Sheff. Wed.'s 51 points from 39 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Grimsby Town | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 2 |
| Sheff. Wed. | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Not a lot has been going right generally for Sheff. Wed. on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Grimsby Town. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Grimsby Town | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 6 most recent games. |
| Sheff. Wed. | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. Last drawn game 13 outings ago. |