Crawley Town - Grimsby Town: Small difference between teams in League Two clash

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Tue 28.March
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: Broadfield Stadium (6134 seats)

Crawley Town are ready to brush off the league table ahead of this fixture against Grimsby Town. Here's all you need to know pre-match!

Insights:
  • Crawley Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Grimsby Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Crawley Town and Grimsby Town.

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Crawley Town form and stats

Crawley Town have played 18 League Two games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 8-3-7 (wins-draws-losses).

A nice win for Crawley last time playing, versus Rochdale. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-0 with Telford and Conroy scoring for the victors. Defender Conroy got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 8.11/10. Conroy scored one goal, hit one key pass and won 2 of 2 duels.

Before that, Crawley Town drew at home versus Doncaster Rovers.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Crawley Town have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 7 matches with the results: Won 2, drawn 3 and lost 2.

The manager Lindsey will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Mansfield Town in only four days.

Crawley have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Broadfield Stadium with 28 goals in 18 league matches. Crawley Town have conceded 28 from these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Grimsby Town form and stats

The visitors are W8-D2-L8 on the road this term. That's in the League Two.

Grimsby Town's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Walsall that finished 1-1.

Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Mansfield Town.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Grimsby Town playing away and similar expectations, we found 9 relevant matches. Results were 4 Grimsby Town wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats.

Little scoring action? 5 league fixtures in a row with this side have had zero, one or two goals.

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The League Two trip to Bradford City.

Grimsby are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 20 away goals from 18 games (in the league). It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Grimsby Town have seen the ball go into their own net 22 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

Grimsby Town - Crawley Town 3-0 was the output when these participants previously played each other, also in this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - three - four (Crawley Town wins - draws - Grimsby Town wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Crawley TownD. Telford
D. Telford
8 goals
CrawleyA. Nadesan
A. Nadesan
7 goals
Grimsby TownH. Clifton
H. Clifton
6 goals

Crawley Town missing players

Grimsby Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Crawley Town Grimsby Town
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
37 18 5 Played P 7 18 36
9 8 2 Won W 4 8 12
9 3 2 Drew D 0 2 11
19 7 1 Lost L 3 8 13
41 28 5 Scored S 10 20 38
59 28 3 Conceded C 6 22 42
95% 94% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 89%
70% 83% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 57% 67% 67%
51% 56% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 43% 44% 42%
32% 39% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 14% 17% 17%
16% 28% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 14% 11% 8%
54% 61% 40% BTTS BTTS 29% 39% 50%
16% 22% 60% Clean Sheets C S 57% 33% 33%
35% 22% 20% Failed to Score F T 14% 33% 28%
 
4.5 4.2 4.2 Corners for (avg) C F 3.9 4.3 4.6
5.5 4 4.6 Corners against (avg) C A 5 4.9 4.7
1.9 1.6 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.6 2 1.8
4 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
9.4 10.3 9.2 Shots (avg) S ( 12 10.1 11.8
3.1 3.8 3.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 3.9 4
36% 41% 31% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 29% 26%
 
13 10.8 9.2 Shots against (avg) S A 11.9 12.3 11.1
4.4 3.7 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2 3.3 2.9
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Crawley Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Grimsby Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Leyton Orient 37 21 11 5 49 25 19 13 5 1 27 8 18 8 6 4 22 17 24 74
2 Northampton Town 38 19 12 7 52 33 19 10 5 4 24 15 19 9 7 3 28 18 19 69
3 Stevenage 37 19 10 8 51 34 19 14 1 4 34 14 18 5 9 4 17 20 17 67
4 Carlisle United 38 18 12 8 58 36 19 10 6 3 28 16 19 8 6 5 30 20 22 66
5 Stockport County 38 18 9 11 51 32 19 9 7 3 25 14 19 9 2 8 26 18 19 63
6 Salford City 38 18 8 12 60 43 19 9 5 5 26 19 19 9 3 7 34 24 17 62
7 Bradford City 37 16 13 8 45 32 19 7 8 4 24 17 18 9 5 4 21 15 13 61
8 Mansfield Town 37 16 10 11 55 45 18 7 7 4 29 25 19 9 3 7 26 20 10 58
9 Sutton United 38 15 11 12 40 40 19 11 4 4 24 15 19 4 7 8 16 25 0 56
10 Barrow 38 16 7 15 40 43 19 10 3 6 23 16 19 6 4 9 17 27 -3 55
11 Swindon Town 37 13 12 12 49 43 18 7 5 6 26 18 19 6 7 6 23 25 6 51
12 Doncaster Rovers 38 15 6 17 40 52 19 10 1 8 24 23 19 5 5 9 16 29 -12 51
13 Walsall 37 11 16 10 39 33 19 8 7 4 23 14 18 3 9 6 16 19 6 49
14 Tranmere Rovers 38 13 10 15 37 39 19 8 5 6 23 18 19 5 5 9 14 21 -2 49
15 Grimsby Town 36 12 11 13 38 42 18 4 9 5 18 20 18 8 2 8 20 22 -4 47
16 Gillingham 38 11 11 16 26 40 19 9 4 6 16 17 19 2 7 10 10 23 -14 44
17 Newport County 37 10 13 14 38 43 18 4 6 8 17 23 19 6 7 6 21 20 -5 43
18 AFC Wimbledon 38 10 13 15 39 45 18 6 6 6 20 20 20 4 7 9 19 25 -6 43
19 Crewe Alexandra 37 9 15 13 34 47 19 7 6 6 22 23 18 2 9 7 12 24 -13 42
20 Harrogate Town 37 9 11 17 42 54 19 5 7 7 23 27 18 4 4 10 19 27 -12 38
21 Colchester United 38 9 10 19 34 46 19 4 8 7 17 20 19 5 2 12 17 26 -12 37
22 Crawley Town 37 9 9 19 41 59 18 8 3 7 28 28 19 1 6 12 13 31 -18 36
23 Hartlepool United 38 6 14 18 41 67 19 3 9 7 21 31 19 3 5 11 20 36 -26 32
24 Rochdale 38 6 8 24 33 59 19 3 4 12 19 30 19 3 4 12 14 29 -26 26

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Leyton Orient 37 21 11 5 49 25 19 13 5 1 27 8 18 8 6 4 22 17 24 74
2 Northampton Town 38 19 12 7 52 33 19 10 5 4 24 15 19 9 7 3 28 18 19 69
3 Stevenage 37 19 10 8 51 34 19 14 1 4 34 14 18 5 9 4 17 20 17 67
4 Carlisle United 38 18 12 8 58 36 19 10 6 3 28 16 19 8 6 5 30 20 22 66
5 Stockport County 38 18 9 11 51 32 19 9 7 3 25 14 19 9 2 8 26 18 19 63
6 Salford City 38 18 8 12 60 43 19 9 5 5 26 19 19 9 3 7 34 24 17 62
7 Bradford City 37 16 13 8 45 32 19 7 8 4 24 17 18 9 5 4 21 15 13 61
8 Mansfield Town 37 16 10 11 55 45 18 7 7 4 29 25 19 9 3 7 26 20 10 58
9 Sutton United 38 15 11 12 40 40 19 11 4 4 24 15 19 4 7 8 16 25 0 56
10 Barrow 38 16 7 15 40 43 19 10 3 6 23 16 19 6 4 9 17 27 -3 55
11 Swindon Town 37 13 12 12 49 43 18 7 5 6 26 18 19 6 7 6 23 25 6 51
12 Doncaster Rovers 38 15 6 17 40 52 19 10 1 8 24 23 19 5 5 9 16 29 -12 51
13 Walsall 37 11 16 10 39 33 19 8 7 4 23 14 18 3 9 6 16 19 6 49
14 Tranmere Rovers 38 13 10 15 37 39 19 8 5 6 23 18 19 5 5 9 14 21 -2 49
15 Grimsby Town 36 12 11 13 38 42 18 4 9 5 18 20 18 8 2 8 20 22 -4 47
16 Gillingham 38 11 11 16 26 40 19 9 4 6 16 17 19 2 7 10 10 23 -14 44
17 Newport County 37 10 13 14 38 43 18 4 6 8 17 23 19 6 7 6 21 20 -5 43
18 AFC Wimbledon 38 10 13 15 39 45 18 6 6 6 20 20 20 4 7 9 19 25 -6 43
19 Crewe Alexandra 37 9 15 13 34 47 19 7 6 6 22 23 18 2 9 7 12 24 -13 42
20 Harrogate Town 37 9 11 17 42 54 19 5 7 7 23 27 18 4 4 10 19 27 -12 38
21 Colchester United 38 9 10 19 34 46 19 4 8 7 17 20 19 5 2 12 17 26 -12 37
22 Crawley Town 37 9 9 19 41 59 18 8 3 7 28 28 19 1 6 12 13 31 -18 36
23 Hartlepool United 38 6 14 18 41 67 19 3 9 7 21 31 19 3 5 11 20 36 -26 32
24 Rochdale 38 6 8 24 33 59 19 3 4 12 19 30 19 3 4 12 14 29 -26 26

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The English Football League Two (usually referred to as League Two) is the fourth highest division in English football. The League Two league table has 24 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 552 fixtures. Seasons run from August to May. Four teams are promoted and four relegated.