A STATISTICAL preview of Southend United's clash at Grimsby Town.

ALL TIME RECORD

Southend wins: 18

Draws: 13

Grimsby wins: 24

LAST SIX MEETINGS

League Two - Dec 20 - Southend 3 Grimsby 1

League Two - May 05 - Grimsby 1 Southend 1

League Two - Nov 04 - Southend 1 Grimsby 1

Div Two (old)- Mar 98 - Southend 0 Grimsby 1

Div Two (old) - Nov 97 - Grimsby 5 Southend 1

Div One (old) - May 97 - Grimsby 4 Southend 0

FORM GUIDE

Southend: WLWDWW

Grimsby:LLDLLW

BETTING ODDS

Southend win: 11/5

Draw: 23/10

Grimsby win: 13/10

REFEREE

Ben Toner (Lancashire)

Toner has shown 52 yellow cards and two reds in the 17 games he has taken charge of so far this season.

Toner officiated Blues' FA Cup defeat at Boreham Wood back in November.

FIXTURES 

Barrow v Scunthorpe, Bolton Wanderers v Cheltenham Town, Bradford City v Crawley Town, Colchester United v Cambridge United, Forest Green Rovers v Port Vale, Grimsby Town v Southend United, Harrogate Town v Exeter City, Leyton Orient v Morecambe, Mansfield Town P Carlisle United P, Newport County v Salford City, Stevenage v Tranmere Rovers, Walsall v Oldham Athletic

POINTS OF INTEREST

>Blues have not won at Grimsby at 1987.

>Grimsby have triumphed in just one of their last 11 games.

>The Mariners have won two of their 11 home games this season, scoring eight goals and conceding 18.

>Paul Hurst is currently enjoying his second spell at Grimsby boss. He was appointed at the end of December having previously been in charge between March 2011 and October 2016.

>Grimsby were sanctioned by the EFL for several breaches of coronavirus protocols earlier this week. Three of the Mariners’ fixtures in September had to be postponed following a positive Covid-19 test. The club were fined £4,800 – suspended until June – and ordered to pay the costs of the EFL and their opponents in the postponed fixtures.