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

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 13.March
Match begins: 17:30 (UTC)
Venue: Blundell Park (8933 seats)

Grimsby Town are welcoming Colchester United for another important game after their 1-1 result against 13th-placed Carlisle United.

Insights:
  • Grimsby Town have the most conceded goals in the first half (30) in League Two
  • Colchester United have the the worst goal difference (-19) away in League Two

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Grimsby Town form and stats

Grimsby Town's results here at Blundell Park in the League Two have been very modest with 3 victories, 4 draws and 9 defeats. Grimsby Town are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at Blundell Park, having lost their two previous games here.

The home team returns to Blundell Park after being equal after 90 minutes with Carlisle United (placed 13th) on their last time out; the League Two game ended 1-1. Preceding that match was a defeat to Forest Green Rovers (1-2).

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 Grimsby have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found eight matches with the results: Won zero, drawn four and lost four.

The match schedule is unforgiving for Grimsby as they have a new game in only four days, a League Two match thankfully also at home. Tranmere Rovers are visiting.

Grimsby aren't scoring a lot here at Blundell Park in the league, with only 12 goals from 16 games. Grimsby have conceded 24 from these games.

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Colchester United form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Colchester United, who have the the worst goal difference (-19) away in League Two, so far with only 10 points returning home. The records show 1-7-9 (win-draw-lose). The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on S. Ball, the Colchester United manager, as the last three away games were defeats.

Colchester are looking to quickly end their 196 minutes long goal drought in the League Two.

There might be some fixture complaints from Colchester as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, the League Two match against Harrogate Town (0-3). Preceding that, the 0-2 home loss versus Newport County.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 16 similar matches played by Colchester in our archives, and the results are: five wins for Colchester United, eight draws and three defeats.

There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Colchester manager S. Ball as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Salford City.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Colchester as they have only managed to score 10 times from 17 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Colchester United struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 29 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

Colchester United - Grimsby 2-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. As for the last nine games between these two teams, there's three Grimsby victories, three draws and three Colchester United wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Colchester UnitedC. Harriott
C. Harriott
8 goals
Colchester UnitedJ. Brown
J. Brown
7 goals

Grimsby Town missing players

Colchester United missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Grimsby Town Colchester United
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
32 16 4 Played P 5 17 33
6 3 2 Won W 1 1 8
7 4 2 Drew D 3 7 12
19 9 0 Lost L 1 9 13
24 12 2 Scored S 4 10 33
52 24 0 Conceded C 5 29 48
88% 88% 50% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 82% 88%
66% 69% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 71% 76%
53% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 41% 48%
22% 12% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 12% 15%
9% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 12% 9%
50% 56% 0% BTTS BTTS 60% 47% 58%
19% 25% 100% Clean Sheets C S 20% 24% 21%
44% 31% 50% Failed to Score F T 20% 47% 33%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.7 2.1 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.2 1.9 1.9
3 2 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
8.5 7.6 5.5 Shots (avg) S ( 10.2 9.7 9.5
2.4 2.1 1.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.4 2.8 3.2
31% 36% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 24% 21% 32%
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Colchester United have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Colchester United have the the worst goal difference (-19) away in League Two
  • Grimsby Town have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Grimsby Town have the fewest points (13) at home in League Two
  • Grimsby Town have the fewest scored goals (12) at home in League Two
  • Grimsby Town have the fewest scored goals in the second half (9) in League Two
  • Grimsby Town have the most conceded goals in the first half (30) 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 Cheltenham Town 33 17 8 8 45 31 16 8 4 4 24 17 17 9 4 4 21 14 14 59
2 Cambridge United 35 17 7 11 50 32 18 9 5 4 23 14 17 8 2 7 27 18 18 58
3 Forest Green Rovers 33 16 10 7 47 35 16 7 6 3 24 18 17 9 4 4 23 17 12 58
4 Tranmere Rovers 33 17 6 10 46 38 17 9 1 7 25 19 16 8 5 3 21 19 8 57
5 Morecambe 34 16 8 10 49 46 16 9 4 3 25 18 18 7 4 7 24 28 3 56
6 Newport County 33 15 9 9 42 33 16 9 4 3 19 15 17 6 5 6 23 18 9 54
7 Bolton Wanderers 34 15 9 10 44 42 18 8 4 6 21 19 16 7 5 4 23 23 2 54
8 Exeter City 32 14 11 7 57 37 16 9 3 4 33 16 16 5 8 3 24 21 20 53
9 Salford City 33 13 11 9 41 27 17 8 9 0 28 12 16 5 2 9 13 15 14 50
10 Harrogate Town 34 14 6 14 39 38 16 6 4 6 15 15 18 8 2 8 24 23 1 48
11 Crawley Town 32 13 8 11 43 40 16 8 4 4 24 15 16 5 4 7 19 25 3 47
12 Bradford City 32 13 8 11 37 35 16 7 5 4 17 14 16 6 3 7 20 21 2 47
13 Carlisle United 30 13 5 12 41 36 15 9 2 4 29 20 15 4 3 8 12 16 5 44
14 Leyton Orient 33 12 7 14 37 38 17 7 5 5 23 16 16 5 2 9 14 22 -1 43
15 Stevenage 35 9 15 11 28 31 17 6 6 5 17 12 18 3 9 6 11 19 -3 42
16 Mansfield Town 33 9 13 11 41 44 16 4 6 6 22 24 17 5 7 5 19 20 -3 40
17 Oldham Athletic 33 11 7 15 49 56 17 4 2 11 21 29 16 7 5 4 28 27 -7 40
18 Scunthorpe United 32 12 3 17 33 42 16 6 2 8 18 23 16 6 1 9 15 19 -9 39
19 Walsall 32 8 14 10 36 41 17 5 5 7 17 21 15 3 9 3 19 20 -5 38
20 Colchester United 33 8 12 13 33 48 16 7 5 4 23 19 17 1 7 9 10 29 -15 36
21 Port Vale 34 9 8 17 43 49 17 5 5 7 21 19 17 4 3 10 22 30 -6 35
22 Barrow 31 7 8 16 35 41 16 4 7 5 22 21 15 3 1 11 13 20 -6 29
23 Southend United 34 7 8 19 21 49 17 4 2 11 13 25 17 3 6 8 8 24 -28 29
24 Grimsby Town 32 6 7 19 24 52 16 3 4 9 12 24 16 3 3 10 12 28 -28 25

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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 Cheltenham Town 33 17 8 8 45 31 16 8 4 4 24 17 17 9 4 4 21 14 14 59
2 Cambridge United 35 17 7 11 50 32 18 9 5 4 23 14 17 8 2 7 27 18 18 58
3 Forest Green Rovers 33 16 10 7 47 35 16 7 6 3 24 18 17 9 4 4 23 17 12 58
4 Tranmere Rovers 33 17 6 10 46 38 17 9 1 7 25 19 16 8 5 3 21 19 8 57
5 Morecambe 34 16 8 10 49 46 16 9 4 3 25 18 18 7 4 7 24 28 3 56
6 Newport County 33 15 9 9 42 33 16 9 4 3 19 15 17 6 5 6 23 18 9 54
7 Bolton Wanderers 34 15 9 10 44 42 18 8 4 6 21 19 16 7 5 4 23 23 2 54
8 Exeter City 32 14 11 7 57 37 16 9 3 4 33 16 16 5 8 3 24 21 20 53
9 Salford City 33 13 11 9 41 27 17 8 9 0 28 12 16 5 2 9 13 15 14 50
10 Harrogate Town 34 14 6 14 39 38 16 6 4 6 15 15 18 8 2 8 24 23 1 48
11 Crawley Town 32 13 8 11 43 40 16 8 4 4 24 15 16 5 4 7 19 25 3 47
12 Bradford City 32 13 8 11 37 35 16 7 5 4 17 14 16 6 3 7 20 21 2 47
13 Carlisle United 30 13 5 12 41 36 15 9 2 4 29 20 15 4 3 8 12 16 5 44
14 Leyton Orient 33 12 7 14 37 38 17 7 5 5 23 16 16 5 2 9 14 22 -1 43
15 Stevenage 35 9 15 11 28 31 17 6 6 5 17 12 18 3 9 6 11 19 -3 42
16 Mansfield Town 33 9 13 11 41 44 16 4 6 6 22 24 17 5 7 5 19 20 -3 40
17 Oldham Athletic 33 11 7 15 49 56 17 4 2 11 21 29 16 7 5 4 28 27 -7 40
18 Scunthorpe United 32 12 3 17 33 42 16 6 2 8 18 23 16 6 1 9 15 19 -9 39
19 Walsall 32 8 14 10 36 41 17 5 5 7 17 21 15 3 9 3 19 20 -5 38
20 Colchester United 33 8 12 13 33 48 16 7 5 4 23 19 17 1 7 9 10 29 -15 36
21 Port Vale 34 9 8 17 43 49 17 5 5 7 21 19 17 4 3 10 22 30 -6 35
22 Barrow 31 7 8 16 35 41 16 4 7 5 22 21 15 3 1 11 13 20 -6 29
23 Southend United 34 7 8 19 21 49 17 4 2 11 13 25 17 3 6 8 8 24 -28 29
24 Grimsby Town 32 6 7 19 24 52 16 3 4 9 12 24 16 3 3 10 12 28 -28 25

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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.