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Swindon Town are ready to welcome Grimsby Town to County Ground on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having taken all the points from 14 of the 20 contests.
The previous match played between the two at County Ground was within the last three years, in March 2004, with Swindon Town running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a League Division Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Wed 17 Mar | Swindon Town | 2-0 | Grimsby Town | LGE1 |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 16 Sep | Grimsby Town | 1 - 2 | Swindon Town | LGE1 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 05 Feb | Swindon Town | 0 - 1 | Grimsby Town | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Mon 30 Aug | Grimsby Town | 1 - 0 | Swindon Town | CHMP |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 24 Apr | Swindon Town | 2 - 0 | Grimsby Town | CHMP |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 28 Nov | Grimsby Town | 1 - 0 | Swindon Town | CHMP |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 25 Jan | Swindon Town | 3 - 3 | Grimsby Town | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Swindon Town have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Robins in those games, with 5 conceded.
The away form of Grimsby Town is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Mariners have hit 4 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Swindon Town are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 25 points from 13 games. Grimsby Town find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 15 points from their 13 matches.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Swindon Town | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| Grimsby Town | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Grimsby Town is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the Robins in a close run game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Swindon Town | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Drawn each of their last 4 games. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Grimsby Town | No sequences of note |