Grimsby Town travel to Wham Stadium to take on Accrington Stanley this Saturday in League Two. Accrington will be looking for three points in their hunt for Play-off football, whereas Grimsby need to put as much distance between themselves and the relegation zone.
Accrington Stanley currently sit tenth in League Two after 28 games. The Reds have 12 wins, five draws and 11 losses, leaving them on 41 points, just seven points from MK Dons in the last Play-off spot.
In their last five games in all competitions, Accrington Stanley have two wins, one draw and two losses.
The trip to Barrow saw Ben Whitfield opening the scoring for the hosts just after halftime. Despite having just three shots on target, Joe Pritchard managed to grab a goal to give Accrington the 1 - 1 draw. Accrington Stanley once again had less of the possession against Salford, but all three of their goals came in the first half. Shaun Whalley gave Accrington the lead and a brace from Jack Nolan secured the 3 - 0 win for Accrington.
In the Third Round of the Football League Trophy, Accrington Stanley hosted Bolton. Cameron Jermone opened the scoring for Bolton and a penalty from Aaron Morley doubled their lead. Alex Henderson did manage to get on the scoresheet for Accrington, but a goal from Kyle Dempsey gave Bolton the 3 - 1 win. Back in League Two, Accrington Stanley faced Gillingham. Henderson gave Accrington the lead just five minutes into the second half, but goals from Conor Masterson and Macauley Bonne gave Gillingham the 2 - 1 win.
The last time out for Accrington was against Forest Green Rovers. A penalty from Nolan in the first half was the only goal of the game as Accrington took home a 1 - 0 win.
Grimsby, on the other hand, currently sit 20th in League Two. In 28 games, Grimsby have six wins, ten draws and 12 losses which leaves them on 28 points, equal with Doncaster in the last spot in the relegation zone.
In their last five games in all competitions, Grimsby have one win, one draw and three losses.
KD Davis and George Maris both scored in the first half to give Mansfield Town the 2 - 0 win over Grimsby, with The Stags having 39 shots with 16 on target in comparison to Grimsby’s 12 shots with four on target. However, Grimsby bounced back against Salford. Harry Clifton, Toby Mullarkey and Danny Rose all scored in the 3 - 0 win for Grimsby.
Rose opened the scoring for Grimsby against Walsall, but the floodgates opened after this goal. Goals from Douglas James-Taylor, Jack Earing, Priestly Farquharson and Danny Johnson along with a brace from Isaac Hutchinson gave Walsall the 6 - 1 win. Next time out it was a ten goal thriller against Notts County. Rose grabbed another goal for Grimsby, along with a brace from Abo Eisa and goals from Clifton and Harry Wood in the 5 - 5 draw with Notts County, Wood’s goal coming in the 95th minute to grab the point for Grimsby.
The last time out for Grimsby was against Tranmere. Rob Apter gave Tranmere the lead, but Doug Tharme equalised for Grimsby before halftime. However, an own goal from Mullarkey gave Tranmere the 2 - 1 win.
Accrington Stanley and Grimsby have only met 14 times in their histories, with the first meeting coming in 2006. Accrington have the better record with eight wins in comparison to Grimsby’s four wins, the other two games ending in a draw.