Grimsby Town welcome Barnet at Blundell Park, Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire on Saturday, Dec 19 at 4:00 PM in a League 2 fixture that's tighter on paper than the positions suggest — just 1 point split them in the table.

Grimsby Town come into this fixture in mixed form (2W 2D 1L). Barnet, meanwhile, arrive drawing too many games (3D in last 5) — actually the better-performing side in recent weeks. Grimsby Town head into this on the back of a defeat, while Barnet arrive off a win — momentum clearly with the visitors.

History strongly favours Grimsby Town here — they've won 5 of 10 previous meetings against Barnet, with 3 draws. Their last encounter ended in Grimsby Town won 1–0. These two tend to produce goals — averaging 3.8 per game in recent meetings.

Verdict: This looks an evenly matched contest. Home advantage gives Grimsby Town a slight edge, but Barnet are capable of causing problems. A draw would be a fair result.