This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Grimsby Town and Torquay United at 15:00 on Saturday, 17th April 2010 in the League Two.
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Torquay Utd. pack their bags to visit Grimsby Town at Blundell Park on Saturday afternoon, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having been beaten a depressing 7 out of 10 times.
The previous match played between the two at Blundell Park was more than three years back, in December 2006, with Grimsby Town running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a League Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 19 Sep | Torquay Utd. | 0 - 2 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
| 2006/2007 | Fri 26 Jan | Torquay Utd. | 4 - 1 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
| 2006/2007 | Fri 22 Dec | Grimsby Town | 2 - 0 | Torquay Utd. | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 21 Jan | Torquay Utd. | 2 - 2 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 17 Sep | Grimsby Town | 3 - 0 | Torquay Utd. | LGE2 |
| 1989/1990 | Sat 13 Jan | Grimsby Town | 0 - 0 | Torquay Utd. | LGE2 |
| 1989/1990 | Sat 26 Aug | Torquay Utd. | 0 - 3 | 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 12 goals have been scored by the Mighty Mariners in those games, with 9 conceded.
Torquay Utd. have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The Gulls's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 5 against.
Grimsby Town are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League Two with a return of just 38 points from their 42 games thus far. Torquay Utd. are currently lying in 19th place in Coca-Cola League Two having mustered a points tally of 47 from their 42 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 |
| Grimsby Town | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 10 |
| Torquay Utd. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Torquay Utd. are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Grimsby Town. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Grimsby Town | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Torquay Utd. | 5 games since last defeat. |
