On Saturday Jan 7th, Grimsby Town and Burton Albion will play a match in Cleethorpes in a meeting of these two FA Cup teams. The game day is forecasted to be a windy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 5 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, Grimsby Town recorded a 2-1 win against TBC. Otis Khan struck first for Grimsby Town in the 61st minute, then Sam Smith got the equalizer for Cambridge United in the 81st minute on a feed from Paul Digby. Grimsby Town should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 19 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Burton Albion recorded a 0-5 blowout loss against Morecambe. Keiran Phillips struck first for Morecambe in the 32nd minute, then Jensen Weir added another in the 1st minute of the first half’s stoppage time At the end of 90 a dissapointed Burton Albion couldn’t manage to score, and Morecambe took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season.
Victor Adeboyejo has been the most prolific scorer on Burton Albion in his last 5 matches with 2 goals. Both John Mcatee and Brendan Kiernan have been the hottest scorers for Grimsby Town in the last five each having scored 2 goals each.