This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Grimsby Town and York City at 19:45 on Tuesday, 17th August 2010 in the (Conference) Premier.
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York City travel to take on Grimsby Town at Blundell Park on Tuesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Minstermen will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 16 and win only 3 of the 25 games.
The last time the two teams met at Grimsby Town was back in January 2002, over five years ago, when they played out a goalless draw in a F.A. Cup match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2001/2002 | Tue 15 Jan | York City | 1 - 0 | Grimsby Town | FAC |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 05 Jan | Grimsby Town | 0 - 0 | York City | FAC |
| 1997/1998 | Fri 26 Dec | York City | 0 - 0 | Grimsby Town | LGE1 |
| 1997/1998 | Tue 09 Sep | Grimsby Town | 0 - 0 | York City | LGE1 |
| 1990/1991 | Tue 06 Nov | Grimsby Town | 1 - 3 | York City | ASSM |
| 1989/1990 | Sat 03 Feb | Grimsby Town | 3 - 0 | York City | LGE2 |
| 1989/1990 | Sat 18 Nov | York City | 1 - 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, 11 to 9.
The Minstermen have had a decent run of form away from home recently, picking up four victories from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 8 goals for the Minstermen, and 4 goals against.
Grimsby Town's 3 points from 1 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. York City find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 0 points from their 1 matches.
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 | 7 | 8 | 10 |
| York City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This is a game which sees both teams in reasonable shape, and one which the Madmen are pretty confident will end up as a draw. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Grimsby Town | Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| York City | 8 games since last away draw. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |
