Match Report
The table gap was wide: 24 points between Coventry City (6th, 75 pts) and Grimsby Town (17th, 51 pts). On the form table Grimsby Town stood 1st over the last five rounds, despite being 17th overall. Against a league average of 1.32 goals per team per game, Coventry City ran at 1.39 scored and 1.02 conceded, Grimsby Town at 0.91 and 1.43.
Coventry City's unbeaten run stood at 5, having scored in 7 consecutive games. Grimsby Town had gone 15 games without a win. From the last five rounds, Coventry City held 11 points of 15 and Grimsby Town 1.
The Coventry Building Society Arena in Coventry staged the fixture, a ground that holds 32,609. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Coventry City led 1-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 4-0.