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Bristol Rvs. prepare to entertain Grimsby Town at Memorial Stadium on Tuesday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The Pirates are clearly on top, winning 56.25% of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Memorial Stadium was less than a year ago, in February 2005, with Bristol Rvs. running out comfortable 3-0 winners in a League Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 05 Feb | Bristol Rvs. | 3-0 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 16 Oct | Grimsby Town | 0 - 0 | Bristol Rvs. | LGE2 |
| 1997/1998 | Mon 13 Apr | Grimsby Town | 1 - 2 | Bristol Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 1997/1998 | Fri 12 Dec | Bristol Rvs. | 0 - 4 | Grimsby Town | LGE1 |
| 1992/1993 | Sat 09 Jan | Grimsby Town | 2 - 0 | Bristol Rvs. | CHMP |
| 1992/1993 | Sat 19 Sep | Bristol Rvs. | 0 - 3 | Grimsby Town | CHMP |
| 1991/1992 | Sat 04 Apr | Grimsby Town | 0 - 1 | Bristol Rvs. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Bristol Rovers are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. A total of 13 goals have been scored by the Pirates in those games, with 7 conceded.
Grimsby Town have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. A generous 10 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Bristol Rvs. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca Cola League Two, picking up 1 points from their 1 games so far. Grimsby Town's 1 points from 1 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bristol Rvs. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 11 |
| Grimsby Town | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 8 |
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 Pirates in a close run game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bristol Rvs. | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. |
| Grimsby Town | Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |