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

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 27.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Blundell Park (8933 seats)

Grimsby Town are welcoming Walsall for another important game after their 1-0 result against 22nd-placed Barrow.

Insights:
  • Grimsby Town have the fewest points (15) at home in League Two
  • Walsall have the most dropped points from leading position (24) 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, 6 draws and 9 defeats. Grimsby have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.

Grimsby Town enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Barrow's place. The match ended 1-0 with Luke Spokes scoring. A 2-2 draw away before that, with Mansfield Town the opponent.

Grimsby have scored 12 league goals here from 18 matches, not a lot. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. On the other hand, Grimsby have conceded 24 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Walsall form and stats

3-11-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Walsall in their League Two matches away. Walsall are desperate to end a eleven-game winless run, as they haven't won a game since the Port Vale fixture.

It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Southend United (placed 23rd) in their previous outing. The League Two match ended in a draw 0-0. A 1-2 defeat away at Bolton Wanderers before that.

Liam Roberts had red hot gloves after the game against Southend United, shaping the outcome of the game with six saves made.

The visiting Walsall have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 21 goals from 18 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Walsall have conceded 23 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Walsall - Grimsby 1-0. Head-2-head stats last five meetings: two - zero - three (Grimsby wins - draws - Walsall wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

WalsallC. Lavery
C. Lavery
5 goals
WalsallJ. Gordon
J. Gordon
4 goals
GrimsbyM. Pollock
M. Pollock
3 goals

Grimsby Town missing players

Walsall missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Grimsby Town Walsall
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
36 18 5 Played P 5 18 36
7 3 1 Won W 2 3 8
10 6 4 Drew D 3 11 16
19 9 0 Lost L 0 4 12
27 12 2 Scored S 9 21 38
54 24 1 Conceded C 6 23 45
83% 78% 40% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 89% 92%
61% 61% 20% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 83% 75%
50% 44% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 39% 36%
22% 11% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 60% 28% 17%
8% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 6% 6%
47% 50% 20% BTTS BTTS 80% 72% 64%
25% 33% 80% Clean Sheets C S 20% 11% 14%
44% 39% 60% Failed to Score F T 20% 28% 31%
 
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 2.4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.4 1.7 1.7
3 2 0 Red cards R C 0 3 4
 
8.6 7.8 6.8 Shots (avg) S ( 9 8.9 10.1
2.4 2.1 1.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.2 3 3.4
32% 32% 22% Goal Efficiency G E 56% 39% 31%
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Grimsby Town have the fewest points (15) at home in League Two
  • Grimsby Town have the fewest scored goals (12) at home in League Two
  • Walsall have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Walsall have the most dropped points from leading position (24) 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 36 19 8 9 48 33 18 9 4 5 26 19 18 10 4 4 22 14 15 65
2 Cambridge United 37 19 7 11 55 34 19 10 5 4 24 14 18 9 2 7 31 20 21 64
3 Forest Green Rovers 36 17 11 8 49 37 17 8 6 3 26 19 19 9 5 5 23 18 12 62
4 Tranmere Rovers 36 18 8 10 50 41 18 10 1 7 27 20 18 8 7 3 23 21 9 62
5 Bolton Wanderers 36 17 9 10 47 43 19 9 4 6 23 20 17 8 5 4 24 23 4 60
6 Morecambe 36 17 8 11 51 49 17 9 4 4 26 21 19 8 4 7 25 28 2 59
7 Newport County 36 16 9 11 46 37 17 9 4 4 19 16 19 7 5 7 27 21 9 57
8 Exeter City 35 14 11 10 59 42 17 9 3 5 33 17 18 5 8 5 26 25 17 53
9 Salford City 35 13 12 10 41 29 18 8 10 0 28 12 17 5 2 10 13 17 12 51
10 Crawley Town 35 14 9 12 47 44 18 9 5 4 26 16 17 5 4 8 21 28 3 51
11 Leyton Orient 36 14 8 14 40 39 18 7 6 5 24 17 18 7 2 9 16 22 1 50
12 Carlisle United 34 14 6 14 46 42 17 10 2 5 32 22 17 4 4 9 14 20 4 48
13 Harrogate Town 36 14 6 16 40 41 17 6 4 7 15 16 19 8 2 9 25 25 -1 48
14 Bradford City 35 13 9 13 38 40 17 7 6 4 17 14 18 6 3 9 21 26 -2 48
15 Stevenage 37 10 16 11 31 32 18 7 6 5 20 13 19 3 10 6 11 19 -1 46
16 Scunthorpe United 36 13 6 17 38 45 19 7 4 8 22 25 17 6 2 9 16 20 -7 45
17 Oldham Athletic 37 12 9 16 54 62 19 5 2 12 25 34 18 7 7 4 29 28 -8 45
18 Mansfield Town 37 9 16 12 44 48 19 4 9 6 25 27 18 5 7 6 19 21 -4 43
19 Port Vale 37 11 8 18 46 51 19 6 5 8 23 21 18 5 3 10 23 30 -5 41
20 Walsall 36 8 16 12 38 45 18 5 5 8 17 22 18 3 11 4 21 23 -7 40
21 Colchester United 37 8 15 14 35 51 18 7 6 5 25 22 19 1 9 9 10 29 -16 39
22 Barrow 35 10 8 17 41 44 18 5 7 6 25 24 17 5 1 11 16 20 -3 38
23 Southend United 37 7 11 19 22 50 19 4 4 11 13 25 18 3 7 8 9 25 -28 32
24 Grimsby Town 36 7 10 19 27 54 18 3 6 9 12 24 18 4 4 10 15 30 -27 31

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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 36 19 8 9 48 33 18 9 4 5 26 19 18 10 4 4 22 14 15 65
2 Cambridge United 37 19 7 11 55 34 19 10 5 4 24 14 18 9 2 7 31 20 21 64
3 Forest Green Rovers 36 17 11 8 49 37 17 8 6 3 26 19 19 9 5 5 23 18 12 62
4 Tranmere Rovers 36 18 8 10 50 41 18 10 1 7 27 20 18 8 7 3 23 21 9 62
5 Bolton Wanderers 36 17 9 10 47 43 19 9 4 6 23 20 17 8 5 4 24 23 4 60
6 Morecambe 36 17 8 11 51 49 17 9 4 4 26 21 19 8 4 7 25 28 2 59
7 Newport County 36 16 9 11 46 37 17 9 4 4 19 16 19 7 5 7 27 21 9 57
8 Exeter City 35 14 11 10 59 42 17 9 3 5 33 17 18 5 8 5 26 25 17 53
9 Salford City 35 13 12 10 41 29 18 8 10 0 28 12 17 5 2 10 13 17 12 51
10 Crawley Town 35 14 9 12 47 44 18 9 5 4 26 16 17 5 4 8 21 28 3 51
11 Leyton Orient 36 14 8 14 40 39 18 7 6 5 24 17 18 7 2 9 16 22 1 50
12 Carlisle United 34 14 6 14 46 42 17 10 2 5 32 22 17 4 4 9 14 20 4 48
13 Harrogate Town 36 14 6 16 40 41 17 6 4 7 15 16 19 8 2 9 25 25 -1 48
14 Bradford City 35 13 9 13 38 40 17 7 6 4 17 14 18 6 3 9 21 26 -2 48
15 Stevenage 37 10 16 11 31 32 18 7 6 5 20 13 19 3 10 6 11 19 -1 46
16 Scunthorpe United 36 13 6 17 38 45 19 7 4 8 22 25 17 6 2 9 16 20 -7 45
17 Oldham Athletic 37 12 9 16 54 62 19 5 2 12 25 34 18 7 7 4 29 28 -8 45
18 Mansfield Town 37 9 16 12 44 48 19 4 9 6 25 27 18 5 7 6 19 21 -4 43
19 Port Vale 37 11 8 18 46 51 19 6 5 8 23 21 18 5 3 10 23 30 -5 41
20 Walsall 36 8 16 12 38 45 18 5 5 8 17 22 18 3 11 4 21 23 -7 40
21 Colchester United 37 8 15 14 35 51 18 7 6 5 25 22 19 1 9 9 10 29 -16 39
22 Barrow 35 10 8 17 41 44 18 5 7 6 25 24 17 5 1 11 16 20 -3 38
23 Southend United 37 7 11 19 22 50 19 4 4 11 13 25 18 3 7 8 9 25 -28 32
24 Grimsby Town 36 7 10 19 27 54 18 3 6 9 12 24 18 4 4 10 15 30 -27 31

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