Home advantage could prove decisive in Grimsby Town - AFC Wimbledon battle

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Mon 08.May
Match begins: 11:30 (UTC)
Venue: Blundell Park (8933 seats)

The home team ticketholders await a win and three points in this match, as the home advantage might do the trick versus a stumbling visitor. Grimsby Town are in 12th place while the guesting AFC Wimbledon worry at 21st.

Insights:
  • AFC Wimbledon have the most dropped points from leading position (40) in League Two

Grimsby Town can neither be promoted or relegated from League Two. For Wimbledon most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Grimsby Town form and stats

6 victories, 10 draws and 6 defeats. That’s what Grimsby Town have to build on here at Blundell Park in the League Two. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Blundell Park.

Grimsby Town faced defeat in their previous match, away at Stevenage (0-2). Waterfall was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.44 out of 10. The defender Waterfall won 8 of 14 duels.

Before that, Grimsby had a home game versus Crewe Alexandra which ended with a victory 2-0.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Grimsby Town handle that role? We have found 8 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 1 win, 2 draws and 5 defeats.

Not much happening? Looking at this club's last 15 league matches, 12 have produced less than three goals (under 2.5).

The Grimsby Town fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 23 in 22 matches. Grimsby's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 25 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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AFC Wimbledon form and stats

AFC Wimbledon have only collected 20 points from their away games in the League Two, after 4-8-10 (22 played). Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in ten away games in a row.

AFC Wimbledon delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Tranmere Rovers (placed 11th) in their previous fixture. Midfielder Chislett was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.45. Chislett served one assist and hit one key pass.

A 1-5 loss hosting Swindon Town before that.

We have checked recent matches where AFC Wimbledon have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 15 games were 2 victories, 7 draws and 6 defeats.

Observe! Both sides have scored in 12 of this club's last 15 league fixtures.

29 goals have been conceded by AFC Wimbledon in these games.

Head 2 Head

The duelists have met previously this season: AFC Wimbledon - Grimsby 1-0. As for the last two games between these two teams, there's one Grimsby Town victory, zero draws and one AFC Wimbledon win. Over/under statistics; one of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

AFC WimbledonA. Al-Hamadi
A. Al-Hamadi
10 goals
AFC WimbledonE. Chislett
E. Chislett
9 goals
AFC WimbledonJ. Davison
J. Davison
9 goals

Grimsby Town missing players

AFC Wimbledon missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Grimsby Town AFC Wimbledon
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
45 22 7 Played P 7 22 45
15 6 2 Won W 1 4 11
13 10 3 Drew D 3 8 15
17 6 2 Lost L 3 10 19
48 23 7 Scored S 6 22 48
56 25 7 Conceded C 7 29 59
91% 86% 86% Over 0.5 O 0.5 71% 77% 84%
71% 68% 57% Over 1.5 O 1.5 71% 68% 67%
40% 36% 29% Over 2.5 O 2.5 43% 55% 44%
18% 18% 14% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 18% 24%
11% 9% 14% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 5% 11%
51% 59% 43% BTTS BTTS 57% 59% 53%
31% 36% 43% Clean Sheets C S 43% 32% 31%
27% 18% 29% Failed to Score F T 29% 32% 31%
 
4.6 4.5 4.3 Corners for (avg) C F 3.7 3.6 4
4.7 4.6 4.4 Corners against (avg) C A 5.6 6 5.4
1.8 1.5 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.3 2.3
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 3
 
12 13.7 14.9 Shots (avg) S ( 8.7 9.2 10.5
4 4.2 4.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 2.1 2.4
26% 25% 23% Goal Efficiency G E 43% 48% 44%
 
11.1 10.5 8.1 Shots against (avg) S A 11.4 11.2 10.8
3.2 2.7 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.9 4 3.6
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • AFC Wimbledon have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • AFC Wimbledon have the most dropped points from leading position (40) in League Two

  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 45 26 12 7 60 33 23 15 6 2 32 13 22 11 6 5 28 20 27 90
2 Stevenage 45 23 13 9 60 39 23 17 2 4 40 16 22 6 11 5 20 23 21 82
3 Northampton Town 45 22 14 9 61 42 23 12 6 5 31 20 22 10 8 4 30 22 19 80
4 Stockport County 45 22 12 11 64 36 22 11 8 3 31 15 23 11 4 8 33 21 28 78
5 Carlisle United 45 20 15 10 65 42 23 11 8 4 34 21 22 9 7 6 31 21 23 75
6 Salford City 45 22 9 14 72 53 22 10 5 7 28 22 23 12 4 7 44 31 19 75
7 Bradford City 44 20 15 9 58 39 22 9 9 4 32 22 22 11 6 5 26 17 19 75
8 Mansfield Town 45 20 12 13 70 55 23 9 8 6 37 31 22 11 4 7 33 24 15 72
9 Barrow 45 18 8 19 47 52 22 12 3 7 29 18 23 6 5 12 18 34 -5 62
10 Swindon Town 45 15 13 17 59 54 22 8 6 8 29 23 23 7 7 9 30 31 5 58
11 Tranmere Rovers 45 15 13 17 45 47 22 10 6 6 27 19 23 5 7 11 18 28 -2 58
12 Grimsby Town 45 15 13 17 48 56 22 6 10 6 23 25 23 9 3 11 25 31 -8 58
13 Sutton United 45 15 12 18 45 57 22 11 4 7 25 20 23 4 8 11 20 37 -12 57
14 Newport County 45 14 14 17 51 54 22 6 6 10 25 28 23 8 8 7 26 26 -3 56
15 Doncaster Rovers 45 16 7 22 45 63 23 11 1 11 27 30 22 5 6 11 18 33 -18 55
16 Crewe Alexandra 44 13 15 16 43 56 22 10 6 6 29 24 22 3 9 10 14 32 -13 54
17 Walsall 45 11 19 15 44 48 22 8 9 5 26 18 23 3 10 10 18 30 -4 52
18 Gillingham 45 13 13 19 35 49 23 11 5 7 21 20 22 2 8 12 14 29 -14 52
19 Harrogate Town 45 12 15 18 58 67 22 6 9 7 30 31 23 6 6 11 28 36 -9 51
20 Colchester United 45 12 13 20 44 49 22 6 9 7 25 21 23 6 4 13 19 28 -5 49
21 AFC Wimbledon 45 11 15 19 48 59 23 7 7 9 26 30 22 4 8 10 22 29 -11 48
22 Crawley Town 45 11 13 21 47 69 23 9 7 7 31 30 22 2 6 14 16 39 -22 46
23 Hartlepool United 45 9 15 21 51 77 23 5 10 8 27 36 22 4 5 13 24 41 -26 42
24 Rochdale 45 9 10 26 45 69 23 5 5 13 29 38 22 4 5 13 16 31 -24 37

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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 45 26 12 7 60 33 23 15 6 2 32 13 22 11 6 5 28 20 27 90
2 Stevenage 45 23 13 9 60 39 23 17 2 4 40 16 22 6 11 5 20 23 21 82
3 Northampton Town 45 22 14 9 61 42 23 12 6 5 31 20 22 10 8 4 30 22 19 80
4 Stockport County 45 22 12 11 64 36 22 11 8 3 31 15 23 11 4 8 33 21 28 78
5 Carlisle United 45 20 15 10 65 42 23 11 8 4 34 21 22 9 7 6 31 21 23 75
6 Salford City 45 22 9 14 72 53 22 10 5 7 28 22 23 12 4 7 44 31 19 75
7 Bradford City 44 20 15 9 58 39 22 9 9 4 32 22 22 11 6 5 26 17 19 75
8 Mansfield Town 45 20 12 13 70 55 23 9 8 6 37 31 22 11 4 7 33 24 15 72
9 Barrow 45 18 8 19 47 52 22 12 3 7 29 18 23 6 5 12 18 34 -5 62
10 Swindon Town 45 15 13 17 59 54 22 8 6 8 29 23 23 7 7 9 30 31 5 58
11 Tranmere Rovers 45 15 13 17 45 47 22 10 6 6 27 19 23 5 7 11 18 28 -2 58
12 Grimsby Town 45 15 13 17 48 56 22 6 10 6 23 25 23 9 3 11 25 31 -8 58
13 Sutton United 45 15 12 18 45 57 22 11 4 7 25 20 23 4 8 11 20 37 -12 57
14 Newport County 45 14 14 17 51 54 22 6 6 10 25 28 23 8 8 7 26 26 -3 56
15 Doncaster Rovers 45 16 7 22 45 63 23 11 1 11 27 30 22 5 6 11 18 33 -18 55
16 Crewe Alexandra 44 13 15 16 43 56 22 10 6 6 29 24 22 3 9 10 14 32 -13 54
17 Walsall 45 11 19 15 44 48 22 8 9 5 26 18 23 3 10 10 18 30 -4 52
18 Gillingham 45 13 13 19 35 49 23 11 5 7 21 20 22 2 8 12 14 29 -14 52
19 Harrogate Town 45 12 15 18 58 67 22 6 9 7 30 31 23 6 6 11 28 36 -9 51
20 Colchester United 45 12 13 20 44 49 22 6 9 7 25 21 23 6 4 13 19 28 -5 49
21 AFC Wimbledon 45 11 15 19 48 59 23 7 7 9 26 30 22 4 8 10 22 29 -11 48
22 Crawley Town 45 11 13 21 47 69 23 9 7 7 31 30 22 2 6 14 16 39 -22 46
23 Hartlepool United 45 9 15 21 51 77 23 5 10 8 27 36 22 4 5 13 24 41 -26 42
24 Rochdale 45 9 10 26 45 69 23 5 5 13 29 38 22 4 5 13 16 31 -24 37

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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.