Grimsby welcome Northampton to Blundell Park on Saturday afternoon in League Two's eleventh round of fixtures, with the two sides separated by six points in the table and occupying notably different positions heading into the match.
Grimsby sit eleventh in the 24-team table with 13 points from ten matches, a record of three wins, four draws and three defeats, and a goal difference of plus two. Northampton, by contrast, occupy 23rd place — in the bottom two — after eight matches played, with one win, four draws and three defeats returning just seven points, and a goals record of four scored against seven conceded.
The hosts arrive at this fixture on a run of three consecutive defeats. Their last five matches have brought victories over Crawley Town and Bristol Rovers, but successive losses to Newport County, Shrewsbury and Port Vale followed, with Grimsby collecting six points from those five outings in total.
Northampton's recent form has also been uneven. Their last five matches include a win against Newport County, draws with Crawley Town and York, and defeats to both Shrewsbury and Rotherham. Those five matches have returned five points for the visitors.
With Grimsby mid-table and Northampton in the bottom two, the League Two table frames Saturday's match as a significant fixture for both sides. Kick-off at Blundell Park is at 14:00 UTC.