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Brentford pack their bags to visit Grimsby Town at Blundell Park on Monday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Bees will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 17 and win only 6 of the 27 games.
The previous match played between the two at Blundell Park was more than three years back, in May 2004, the Mighty Mariners carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 08 Dec | Brentford | 0 - 1 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 01 May | Grimsby Town | 1 - 0 | Brentford | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 22 Nov | Brentford | 1 - 3 | Grimsby Town | LGE1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 17 Jan | Grimsby Town | 4 - 0 | Brentford | LGE1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 30 Aug | Brentford | 3 - 1 | Grimsby Town | LGE1 |
| 1992/1993 | Tue 23 Mar | Grimsby Town | 0 - 1 | Brentford | CHMP |
| 1992/1993 | Sat 02 Jan | Brentford | 0 - 2 | Grimsby Town | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Grimsby Town have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 10 to 8.
Brentford have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Bees have hit 7 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Grimsby Town's 55 points from 39 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Brentford's 52 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 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 10 |
| Brentford | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Mighty Mariners, as the Bees have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Grimsby Town | Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Brentford | Lost each of the previous 4 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. Last drawn game 11 outings ago. |