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Lincoln City face a trip to Grimsby Town at Blundell Park on Wednesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The Red Imps will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 22 and win only 9 of the 43 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2005, as the visitors ran out cosy 2 - 4 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: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 22 Jan | Grimsby Town | 2 - 4 | Lincoln City | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Wed 29 Dec | Lincoln City | 0 - 0 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 21 Aug | Grimsby Town | 2 - 1 | Lincoln City | LGEC |
| 1989/1990 | Sat 31 Mar | Grimsby Town | 1 - 0 | Lincoln City | LGE2 |
| 1989/1990 | Sat 21 Oct | Lincoln City | 1 - 1 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
| 1988/1989 | Mon 27 Mar | Grimsby Town | 1 - 0 | Lincoln City | LGE2 |
| 1988/1989 | Mon 26 Dec | Lincoln City | 2 - 2 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Grimsby Town's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 7.
Lincoln City's away form is none too clever either, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the The Red Imps have hit 7 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Grimsby Town are currently occupying 2nd spot in their division, gaining 40 points from their 22 games. Lincoln City see themselves just below half way in the Coca Cola League Two, showing a record of 29 points from their 23 games played so far,
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 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 12 |
| Lincoln City | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Lincoln City have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Grimsby Town may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Grimsby Town | 7 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 7 . |
| Lincoln City | 6 games since last defeat. |