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Bradford City play host to Grimsby Town at Coral Windows Stadium on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 28 games played, Bantams have recorded 13 wins, and Grimsby Town have come away with 8 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Bradford City was back in August 2002, over five years ago, when they played out a goalless draw in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 27 Oct | Grimsby Town | 1 - 1 | Bradford City | LGE2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 25 Jan | Grimsby Town | 1 - 2 | Bradford City | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 24 Aug | Bradford City | 0-0 | Grimsby Town | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 02 Feb | Grimsby Town | 0 - 1 | Bradford City | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 29 Sep | Bradford City | 3 - 2 | Grimsby Town | CHMP |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 03 Apr | Bradford City | 3 - 0 | Grimsby Town | CHMP |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 02 Jan | Bradford City | 2 - 1 | Grimsby Town | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Bradford City have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The Mighty Mariners have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The games have constituted a decent return of 10 goals for the Mighty Mariners, and 6 goals against.
Bradford City lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League Two, picking up 59 points from their 43 games so far. Grimsby Town see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League Two, showing a record of 55 points from their 43 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 |
| Bradford City | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 11 |
| Grimsby Town | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Bantams's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Grimsby Town. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bradford City | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Grimsby Town | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. An overall losing run of 5 games. No win in the 5 most recent games. |