Will Gateshead be able to avenge their 6-1 horror defeat to The Mariners?
The last time Grimsby faced Gateshead in the league, The Mariners completed a 6-1 rout in Tyneside. The highlights of that game can be found above.
However, the result will almost certainly be different this time round. With Grimsby fighting to keep up with Barnet in the title race and Gateshead eager to keep their slim chance of reaching the play-offs alive, both teams will be desperate to win.
Grimsby go in to the game with better form, having picked up 22 points out of a possible 24, in their last 8 games. Gateshead have contrasting form, failing to win in 4 games and only managing to accumulate 2 points in the mean time.
The Heed will be keen to get a positive result after a tame 1-1 draw away at relegation-threatened Dartford, while The Mariners will want to preserve their brilliant recent run of form which has seen them pick up impressive wins against table-toppers Barnet and play-off chasers Woking and Eastleigh.
A player who will probably have a say in the outcome of the match will be former Grimsby player and winger Alex Rodman who now features for Gateshead. Rodman has featured 32 times for the Heed this season, in the league, racking up a total of 9 goals in the process.
Meanwhile, Grimsby also have an ex-player in their ranks, in the form of fans favourite and defender, Carl Magnay. He has attained 35 appearances since joining from The Tynesiders and was coincidently born in Gateshead. After making 77 appearances for his boyhood club, he was released at the end of the 2013/14 season.
Gateshead go in to this tie with a monumental list of players unavailable. JJ O'Donnell (foot), Phil Turnbull (foot), Andrai Jones (knee), former Mariner, John Oster (knee), goalkeeper Adam Bartlett (stomach), Ben Clark (groin), Carl Finnigan (groin), Matty Robson (hip) and Tom Allan (hip) are all set to miss the match due to injuries, while Jamie Chandler is "50/50" according to Gateshead boss, Gary Mills.
Meanwhile, Josh Gillies will serve the final game of his three-game suspension.
On the other hand, The Mariners are completely injury free going in to the crunch match.
Grimsby Town's Last 5 Games
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Gateshead's Last 5 Games
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Score Prediction
With all Gateshead's injuries and poor form, I can only see a comfortable victory for The Mariners. I predict a 2-0 triumph for the home side.
However, the result will almost certainly be different this time round. With Grimsby fighting to keep up with Barnet in the title race and Gateshead eager to keep their slim chance of reaching the play-offs alive, both teams will be desperate to win.
Grimsby go in to the game with better form, having picked up 22 points out of a possible 24, in their last 8 games. Gateshead have contrasting form, failing to win in 4 games and only managing to accumulate 2 points in the mean time.
The Heed will be keen to get a positive result after a tame 1-1 draw away at relegation-threatened Dartford, while The Mariners will want to preserve their brilliant recent run of form which has seen them pick up impressive wins against table-toppers Barnet and play-off chasers Woking and Eastleigh.
A player who will probably have a say in the outcome of the match will be former Grimsby player and winger Alex Rodman who now features for Gateshead. Rodman has featured 32 times for the Heed this season, in the league, racking up a total of 9 goals in the process.
Meanwhile, Grimsby also have an ex-player in their ranks, in the form of fans favourite and defender, Carl Magnay. He has attained 35 appearances since joining from The Tynesiders and was coincidently born in Gateshead. After making 77 appearances for his boyhood club, he was released at the end of the 2013/14 season.
Gateshead go in to this tie with a monumental list of players unavailable. JJ O'Donnell (foot), Phil Turnbull (foot), Andrai Jones (knee), former Mariner, John Oster (knee), goalkeeper Adam Bartlett (stomach), Ben Clark (groin), Carl Finnigan (groin), Matty Robson (hip) and Tom Allan (hip) are all set to miss the match due to injuries, while Jamie Chandler is "50/50" according to Gateshead boss, Gary Mills.
Meanwhile, Josh Gillies will serve the final game of his three-game suspension.
On the other hand, The Mariners are completely injury free going in to the crunch match.
Grimsby Town's Last 5 Games
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Gateshead's Last 5 Games
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Score Prediction
With all Gateshead's injuries and poor form, I can only see a comfortable victory for The Mariners. I predict a 2-0 triumph for the home side.