Grimsby Town have lost four of their last five league games against Colchester United (W1), though did win the last meeting 2-1 in March earlier this year.
Colchester United have won each of their last three away league games against Grimsby Town, just one fewer than across their prior 20 visits to Blundell Park in the Football League combined (D6 L10).
Grimsby have picked up 21 points through their opening 11 league games this season (W6 D3 L2), their most at this stage of a Football League campaign since 2005-06 (23 points).
Colchester United’s 6-2 victory over Chesterfield last weekend was the first time that the U’s had scored 6+ goals in a Football League game since a 6-0 victory over Crewe Alexandra in August 2018; a gap of 2601 days.

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