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Barnsley pack their bags to visit Grimsby Town at Blundell Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Tykes will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 30 and win only 13 of the 53 games.
The previous match played between the two at Blundell Park was within the last three years, in September 2001, the Mariners carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 25 Oct | Barnsley | 0 - 0 | Grimsby Town | LD2 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 01 Jan | Barnsley | 0 - 0 | Grimsby Town | LD1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 01 Sep | Grimsby Town | 1 - 0 | Barnsley | LD1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 03 Mar | Grimsby Town | 0 - 2 | Barnsley | LD1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 30 Sep | Barnsley | 2 - 0 | Grimsby Town | LD1 |
| 1999/2000 | Mon 27 Mar | Barnsley | 3 - 0 | Grimsby Town | LD1 |
| 1999/2000 | Sun 26 Dec | Grimsby Town | 0 - 3 | Barnsley | LD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Grimsby Town are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The Mariners's have scored 10 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 11.
Barnsley have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Tykes have hit 4 goals, 7 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Grimsby Town find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 36 points from their 32 matches. Barnsley lie just outside the playoff positions in the Nationwide League Division Two, picking up 48 from their 32 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Grimsby Town | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 6 |
| Barnsley | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing appears to be going right for the Tykes out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Grimsby Town. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Grimsby Town | 5 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 7 . |
| Barnsley | Not won in previous 5 away matches. No win in the 4 most recent games. |