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Swansea City travel to take on Grimsby Town at Blundell Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Swans will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The last time the two teams met at Grimsby Town was more than a decade ago, in February 1993, with Grimsby Town running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners 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: | |||||
| 1992/1993 | Tue 09 Feb | Grimsby Town | 2 - 0 | Swansea City | FAC |
| 1992/1993 | Tue 02 Feb | Swansea City | 0 - 0 | Grimsby Town | FAC |
| 1990/1991 | Sat 23 Mar | Swansea City | 0 - 0 | Grimsby Town | LGE1 |
| 1990/1991 | Sat 06 Oct | Grimsby Town | 1 - 0 | Swansea City | LGE1 |
| 1983/1984 | Sat 14 Apr | Grimsby Town | 3 - 0 | Swansea City | CHMP |
| 1983/1984 | Sat 19 Nov | Swansea City | 0 - 1 | Grimsby Town | CHMP |
| 1980/1981 | Sat 28 Mar | Grimsby Town | 1 - 0 | Swansea City | CHMP |
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 goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 5 to 4.
Swansea City have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Swans have hit 5 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Grimsby Town see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League Two, showing a record of 19 points from their 15 games played so far, Swansea City are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola League Two, and have accumulated 26 points from the 14 games they have 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 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Swansea City | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its been an indifferent run of form for the Swans of late away from home, but your FootyMad panel sees things improving, starting here at Blundell Park with Swansea City coasting to victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Grimsby Town | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Swansea City | Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |