Preview: Grimsby Town vs. Notts County - prediction, team news, lineups

Grimsby Town and Notts County quadrate disconnected connected Saturday day looking to stay successful nonstop contention for the automatic promotion places.

Despite sitting successful ninth and sixth presumption successful the League Two table respectively, determination is conscionable a five-point spread betwixt the erstwhile and 2nd place.

Match preview

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As arguably the astir inconsistent broadside successful the division, Grimsby tin beryllium somewhat satisfied that they inactive find themselves successful the hunt for automatic promotion.

Twelve wins and 12 defeats person travel from their 25 matches, astir precocious suffering back-to-back distant losses astatine the hands of Accrington Stanley and Bradford City.

Over the past 8 matches, David Artell's broadside person enactment unneurotic a tally of 2 wins being followed by 2 defeats, connected 2 occasions, and it makes the Mariners an unpredictable broadside heading into the closing 4 months of the season.

Despite their presumption successful the table, they person the second-worst antiaircraft grounds successful the division, not helped by conceding 3 goals successful each of their past 2 fixtures.

A full of 21 strikes person been shipped successful their 12 encounters astatine Blundell Park, yet Grimsby person emerged victorious successful 3 of their past 4 location games successful the league.

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Having failed to physique connected their outstanding commencement to the season, Notts County person yet gotten backmost connected way to look arsenic a genuine contender for the apical three.

Four wins person been registered successful their past 5 outings, the lone decision coming against leaders Walsall erstwhile they initially held a half-time lead.

Stuart Maynard's broadside person scored 12 goals during those 4 victories, astir precocious ending the unbeaten tally of a resurgent Swindon Town by prevailing 2-0 astatine Meadow Lane.

Despite lone winning 5 of their 13 distant fixtures and precocious posting 3 consecutive defeats connected their travels, Notts County person the third-best grounds successful the division.

Grimsby Town League Two form:

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Team News

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Artell is apt to tinker with his Grimsby broadside with Lewis Cass and Jayden Luker earthy alternatives to beryllium restored connected the close flank.

Should that treble alteration materialise, Tyrell Warren and Luca Barrington are the duo apt to miss out.

Meanwhile, Maynard whitethorn spot nary crushed to tinker with his Notts County XI connected the backmost of their businesslike triumph implicit Swindon.

Maynard was capable to remainder immoderate of his cardinal men during the closing 4th of the contest, meaning that the likes of Jodi Jones and Jack Hinchy volition person to stay diligent for a recall.

Grimsby Town imaginable starting lineup:
Wright; Cass, Rodgers, McJannet, Hume; McEachran, Khouri; Luker, Davies, Svanthorsson; Rose

We say: Grimsby Town 1-2 Notts County

Despite conscionable 3 points separating these 2 teams, they are connected contrasting runs of form. With that successful mind, we are backing the visitors to conflict their mode to an important triumph astatine Blundell Park, perchance done a accelerated commencement to the contest.

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