League Two Form Guide

		P	GD	Pts
1	Doncaster	6	+13	18
2	Stockport	6	+12	18
3	Wrexham	6	+13	15
4	Sutton Utd	6	+4	13
5	Harrogate Town	6	+5	11
6	Colchester	6	+2	10
7	MK Dons	6	+1	10
8	Mansfield	6	0	10
9	Bradford	6	-2	10
10	Swindon	6	0	9
11	Walsall	6	-4	9
12	Gillingham	6	-1	8
13	Crawley Town	6	+1	7
14	Notts County	6	0	7
15	Grimsby	6	-1	7
16	Barrow	6	-3	7
17	Tranmere	6	-4	7
18	Salford	6	-1	6
19	Morecambe	6	-5	6
20	Crewe	6	-5	6
21	AFC Wimbledon	6	-3	5
22	Accrington Stanley	6	-6	4
23	Forest Green	6	-11	3
24	Newport County	6	-10	0

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Wrexham Preview

By: Richard Lord
Date: 31/03/2006

IT'S another decisive weekend at the top of League Two as Grimsby entertain Wrexham at Blundell Park. Whilst the Mariners harbour thoughts of automatic promotion, the Dragons have the play-offs well in their sight.

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The Opposition

Overview

Wrexham have come into some good form of late - especially away from home, where they have picked up a significant amount of points in recent weeks. For much of the season they had relied on their home form, but with just eight games to go the Dragons have discovered the ability to grind out victories on their travels. Denis Smith's (left) team's first away win of the season didn't come until mid-November when they recorded a 3-0 victory at Oxford. A 2-0 win at Rushden in January began a six-game away sequence that has seen them lose just once (3-2 at Macclesfield). At the beginning of 2006 the play-offs appeared to be just out of reach, but now - two points behind the teams above them and with a game in hand - a top-seven finish is very much a possibility.

Their Squad

Russell Slade's summer target Michael Ingham lines up in goal, with 6' 7'' Trinidad and Tobago defender Dennis Lawrence just in front of him. The versatile Andy Holt can play in defence or midfield, and captain Darren Ferguson (left) is the driving force in the middle of the park. Youngster Matt Derbyshire, on loan from Blackburn, has eight goals in nine starts at the Racecourse Ground.

Key Player

22-year old midfielder Mark Jones (left) has notched 15 goals this season, although only two have come in his last 11 appearances. Jones, who joined Wrexham as a trainee in 2002, was born in the Welsh town and is a real crowd favourite.

Recent Form

Town

Wrexham

L	Lincoln	(a)	0-5
D	Rochdale	(a)	2-2
W	Bury	(h)	2-1
W	Barnet	(h)	3-0
D	Rushden	(a)	1-1

Currently 2nd in League Two.

W	Chester	(h)	2-1
D	Cheltenham	(a)	2-2
W	Rochdale	(a)	1-0
L	Macclesfield	(a)	2-3
D	Bury	(h)	0-0

Currently 9th in League Two.

Top Scorers

Town

Wrexham

Michael Reddy	13
Gary Jones	12

Mark Jones	15
Matt Derbyshire	8

Team News

Town	Wrexham
Grimsby could have to make do without midfielders Curtis Woodhouse and Gary Cohen. The pair have been struggling with hip and neck problems respectively, although both have trained towards the end of the week. Otherwise it'll be down to the manager on whether he gives the same set of players - who looked so lacklustre at Lincoln - a chance to redeem themselves this weekend.	Wrexham team news here.

Probable Teams

Town

Wrexham

1	Steve Mildenhall
2	John McDermott
3	Tom Newey
12	Rob Jones
6	Justin Whittle
15	Gary Cohen
8	Paul Bolland
32	Curtis Woodhouse
18	Ciaran Toner
19	Gary Jones
9	Michael Reddy

1	Michael Ingham
18	Shaun Pejic
8	Danny Williams
6	Dennis Lawrence
12	Dean Bennett
16	Matty Crowell
10	Darren Ferguson
17	Mark Jones
7	Andy Holt
14	Matt Derbyshire
27	Sam Williams

Subs

Town

Wrexham

4	Ben Futcher
20	Gary Croft
7	JPK Kalala
11	Andy Parkinson
31	Junior Mendes

13	Michael Jones
9	Jonathan Walters
20	Simon Spender
22	Matt Done
25	Mike Williams

Head to Head

It's a nice round half-century of games played between the two sides, and it's a relatively even record to match. Wrexham have the slight upper hand, having won 20 games to Grimsby's 19, and having scored five more goals in the process. Many of the Mariners fans' fondest memories against the Dragons probably come from the 5-1 home win back in April 1991 when Gary Birtles scored a hat-trick.

P 50 W 19 D 11 L 20 F 60 A 65

Wrexham Head-to-Head (48th on The Opposition Ladder)

Last Meeting

Glen Downey was the unlikely hero as his header secured three points on New Year's Eve. The defender was called upon for a rare appearance in the black and white stripes (it was probably all blue on the day) because of Slade's injury-ravaged squad, and his goal six minutes from time made it three wins out of three for the Mariners over the Christmas break.

Grimsby Team: Mildenhall, Croft (Kalala 75), Ramsden (Downey 50), Rob Jones (Gritton 45), Newey, Cohen, Bolland, Toner, Parkinson, Gary Jones, Reddy
Subs (not used): Hegarty, Taylor

Wrexham Team: Ingham, Bayliss, Danny Williams (sent off 90), Lawrence, Roche, Crowell, Ferguson, Mark Jones, Holt, Bennett (Warhurst 76), Walters
Subs: (not used) Michael Jones, Foy, Pejic, Mike Williams

Attendance: 4,527 Â Â Â Report

Prediction

Grimsby have the chance to make it five consecutive home wins if they beat Wrexham, but following their heavy defeat at Lincoln last weekend (and the improvement in Wrexham's away form) it'll be a tough task facing the Mariners.

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Recent Predictions

Game	Prediction	Score	Points
Lincoln	2-1	0-5	0
Rochdale	2-2	2-2	3
Bury	1-0	2-1	1
Barnet	1-0	3-0	1
Rushden	2-1	1-1	0
Mansfield	3-1	1-2	0
Boston	1-0	1-0	3
Notts Co	2-1	1-0	1
Mansfield	3-0	2-1	1
Carlisle	0-0	1-2	0

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