Soccer match preview: Home crowd has high hopes when Salford City welcomes Grimsby Town

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Fri 02.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: The Peninsula Stadium (1400 seats)

With their 19 point advantage in the league table, Salford City fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Grimsby Town.

Insights:
  • Salford City have the fewest conceded goals (30) in League Two
  • Grimsby Town have the fewest scored goals in the second half (12) in League Two

Salford City and Grimsby Town should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Salford City form and stats

Overall League Two stats at home this season for Salford City, who have the fewest conceded goals (30) in League Two, are 8-10-0 (wins-draw-losses). The Salford fans aren't used to losing league-games here at The Peninsula Stadium and will expect new points from this game. Salford City has played 18 games in a row here without a defeat.

Salford City haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 417 minutes ago. T. Clarke scored that one.

In their previous game, the manager N. Hunt led his Salford City to a defeat in the League Two match away at Exeter City. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at The Peninsula Stadium. Heartbreak before that as Salford City lost 0-2 at Cheltenham Town's place.

Salford are traveling soon after this match as the League Two match at Forest Green Rovers awaits in three days.

Salford City have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at The Peninsula Stadium with 28 goals in 18 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. From these home matches, Salford have conceded only 12 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Grimsby Town form and stats

Grimsby Town have only collected 16 points from their away games in the League Two, after 4-4-10 (18 played).

Grimsby Town's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Walsall that finished 1-1. Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Barrow.

A quick return to home after this game, as Grimsby are hosting Cheltenham Town in the League Two only three days away.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Grimsby as they have only managed to score 15 times from 18 away games in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Grimsby have conceded 30 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Grimsby Town - Salford City 0-4. H2H stats regardless of arena (last three matches): Salford two wins, zero draws and Grimsby Town one victory. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Salford CityI. Henderson
I. Henderson
13 goals
SalfordJ. Wilson
J. Wilson
7 goals
Salford CityA. Hunter
A. Hunter
6 goals

Salford City missing players

Grimsby Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Salford City Grimsby Town
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
36 18 6 Played P 6 18 37
13 8 5 Won W 2 4 7
12 10 1 Drew D 2 4 11
11 0 0 Lost L 2 10 19
41 28 9 Scored S 6 15 28
30 12 0 Conceded C 8 30 55
86% 83% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 89% 84%
58% 72% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 61% 62%
36% 39% 17% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 56% 49%
14% 22% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 33% 22%
3% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 11% 8%
39% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 50% 44% 49%
44% 50% 100% Clean Sheets C S 17% 17% 24%
31% 17% 17% Failed to Score F T 50% 50% 43%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.8 2.1 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.3 1.6
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 3
 
11.7 11 12.2 Shots (avg) S ( 8.7 9.3 8.6
4.3 4.4 4.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 2.6 2.4
26% 35% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 32% 32%
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Grimsby Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Grimsby Town have the fewest scored goals in the second half (12) in League Two
  • Salford City have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Salford City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Salford City have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Salford City have the fewest conceded goals (12) at home in League Two
  • Salford City have the fewest conceded goals (30) in League Two
  • Salford City have the most clean sheets (9) at home 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 Cambridge United 38 20 7 11 57 35 19 10 5 4 24 14 19 10 2 7 33 21 22 67
2 Cheltenham Town 37 19 8 10 48 34 18 9 4 5 26 19 19 10 4 5 22 15 14 65
3 Tranmere Rovers 37 18 9 10 51 42 19 10 2 7 28 21 18 8 7 3 23 21 9 63
4 Bolton Wanderers 37 18 9 10 48 43 19 9 4 6 23 20 18 9 5 4 25 23 5 63
5 Forest Green Rovers 37 17 11 9 49 38 18 8 6 4 26 20 19 9 5 5 23 18 11 62
6 Morecambe 37 18 8 11 52 49 18 10 4 4 27 21 19 8 4 7 25 28 3 62
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 36 15 11 10 60 42 18 10 3 5 34 17 18 5 8 5 26 25 18 56
9 Leyton Orient 37 15 8 14 42 40 19 8 6 5 26 18 18 7 2 9 16 22 2 53
10 Salford City 36 13 12 11 41 30 18 8 10 0 28 12 18 5 2 11 13 18 11 51
11 Crawley Town 36 14 9 13 48 47 19 9 5 5 27 19 17 5 4 8 21 28 1 51
12 Bradford City 36 14 9 13 40 41 17 7 6 4 17 14 19 7 3 9 23 27 -1 51
13 Stevenage 38 11 16 11 33 33 19 8 6 5 22 14 19 3 10 6 11 19 0 49
14 Carlisle United 35 14 6 15 47 44 18 10 2 6 33 24 17 4 4 9 14 20 3 48
15 Harrogate Town 37 14 6 17 40 42 18 6 4 8 15 17 19 8 2 9 25 25 -2 48
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 38 12 9 17 55 64 19 5 2 12 25 34 19 7 7 5 30 30 -9 45
18 Port Vale 38 12 8 18 49 52 19 6 5 8 23 21 19 6 3 10 26 31 -3 44
19 Mansfield Town 38 9 17 12 45 49 19 4 9 6 25 27 19 5 8 6 20 22 -4 44
20 Walsall 37 8 17 12 39 46 18 5 5 8 17 22 19 3 12 4 22 24 -7 41
21 Colchester United 38 8 15 15 36 53 19 7 6 6 26 24 19 1 9 9 10 29 -17 39
22 Barrow 36 10 8 18 42 46 18 5 7 6 25 24 18 5 1 12 17 22 -4 38
23 Southend United 38 8 11 19 23 50 19 4 4 11 13 25 19 4 7 8 10 25 -27 35
24 Grimsby Town 37 7 11 19 28 55 19 3 7 9 13 25 18 4 4 10 15 30 -27 32

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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 Cambridge United 38 20 7 11 57 35 19 10 5 4 24 14 19 10 2 7 33 21 22 67
2 Cheltenham Town 37 19 8 10 48 34 18 9 4 5 26 19 19 10 4 5 22 15 14 65
3 Tranmere Rovers 37 18 9 10 51 42 19 10 2 7 28 21 18 8 7 3 23 21 9 63
4 Bolton Wanderers 37 18 9 10 48 43 19 9 4 6 23 20 18 9 5 4 25 23 5 63
5 Forest Green Rovers 37 17 11 9 49 38 18 8 6 4 26 20 19 9 5 5 23 18 11 62
6 Morecambe 37 18 8 11 52 49 18 10 4 4 27 21 19 8 4 7 25 28 3 62
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 36 15 11 10 60 42 18 10 3 5 34 17 18 5 8 5 26 25 18 56
9 Leyton Orient 37 15 8 14 42 40 19 8 6 5 26 18 18 7 2 9 16 22 2 53
10 Salford City 36 13 12 11 41 30 18 8 10 0 28 12 18 5 2 11 13 18 11 51
11 Crawley Town 36 14 9 13 48 47 19 9 5 5 27 19 17 5 4 8 21 28 1 51
12 Bradford City 36 14 9 13 40 41 17 7 6 4 17 14 19 7 3 9 23 27 -1 51
13 Stevenage 38 11 16 11 33 33 19 8 6 5 22 14 19 3 10 6 11 19 0 49
14 Carlisle United 35 14 6 15 47 44 18 10 2 6 33 24 17 4 4 9 14 20 3 48
15 Harrogate Town 37 14 6 17 40 42 18 6 4 8 15 17 19 8 2 9 25 25 -2 48
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 38 12 9 17 55 64 19 5 2 12 25 34 19 7 7 5 30 30 -9 45
18 Port Vale 38 12 8 18 49 52 19 6 5 8 23 21 19 6 3 10 26 31 -3 44
19 Mansfield Town 38 9 17 12 45 49 19 4 9 6 25 27 19 5 8 6 20 22 -4 44
20 Walsall 37 8 17 12 39 46 18 5 5 8 17 22 19 3 12 4 22 24 -7 41
21 Colchester United 38 8 15 15 36 53 19 7 6 6 26 24 19 1 9 9 10 29 -17 39
22 Barrow 36 10 8 18 42 46 18 5 7 6 25 24 18 5 1 12 17 22 -4 38
23 Southend United 38 8 11 19 23 50 19 4 4 11 13 25 19 4 7 8 10 25 -27 35
24 Grimsby Town 37 7 11 19 28 55 19 3 7 9 13 25 18 4 4 10 15 30 -27 32

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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.