League Two: Stevenage expected to top Grimsby Town

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 29.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: The Lamex Stadium (6722 seats)

Stevenage have performed excellent football so far, being 3rd spot in the table. Grimsby Town can look both ways from their 11th place.

Insights:
  • Stevenage have the most scored goals (38) at home in League Two
  • Grimsby Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Grimsby Town is no longer fighting for a cause; they can neither go up or down this season.

It's no vacation for neither Stevenage nor Grimsby Town as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Stevenage form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at The Lamex Stadium as Stevenage have scored 38 goals to get 50 points from 22 games. The overall stats in the League Two are 16-2-4 (wins-draws-losses). The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at The Lamex Stadium.

A good away victory last time out for Stevenage, who won 1-0 against Swindon Town (placed 10th). Midfielder Roberts was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.02 (out of ten) in that game. Roberts hit the woodwork once, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Prior to that, an away loss at Mansfield Town.

Low-scoring affair? Looking at this team's last 10 league games, 8 have produced less than three goals (under 2.5).

A decent goal production from Stevenage in their home games so far, with 38 goals from 22 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. From these home matches, Stevenage have conceded only 16 goals.

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Grimsby Town form and stats

The visitors are W9-D3-L10 on the road this term. That's in the League Two.

Impressive finishing from Orsi-Dadomo and Holohan secured the home win 2-0 against Crewe Alexandra in their previous game. Crocombe was the team player of the game with the player rating of 8.35. The agile goalkeeper Crocombe topped it up with a clean sheet.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Tranmere Rovers wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.

Low-scoring game? 11 of this team's latest 14 league matches have had two goals or less.

Grimsby Town have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 22 league away games 25 goals have been scored. 29 goals have been conceded by Grimsby in these games.

Head 2 Head

This isn't the first time these teams meet on the pitch this season, as the history books show this recent game: Grimsby Town - Stevenage 1-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Stevenage six wins, three draws and Grimsby Town one victory. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

StevenageL. Norris 'Hacker'
L. Norris 'Hacker'
10 goals
StevenageJ. Roberts
J. Roberts
10 goals
StevenageJ. Reid
J. Reid
9 goals

Stevenage missing players

Grimsby Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Stevenage Grimsby Town
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
44 22 7 Played P 7 22 44
22 16 6 Won W 2 9 15
13 2 0 Drew D 2 3 13
9 4 1 Lost L 3 10 16
58 38 13 Scored S 8 25 48
39 16 1 Conceded C 10 29 54
91% 95% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 86% 95% 91%
64% 59% 43% Over 1.5 O 1.5 86% 73% 70%
39% 50% 29% Over 2.5 O 2.5 43% 45% 41%
18% 27% 14% Over 3.5 O 3.5 29% 18% 18%
9% 14% 14% Over 4.5 O 4.5 14% 14% 11%
48% 41% 0% BTTS BTTS 57% 45% 52%
39% 55% 86% Clean Sheets C S 14% 27% 32%
23% 9% 14% Failed to Score F T 43% 32% 25%
 
5.2 5.6 3.7 Corners for (avg) C F 5.1 4.5 4.5
3.3 3.1 2.3 Corners against (avg) C A 4.6 4.8 4.7
1.9 1.7 2.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.3 2.1 1.8
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
13.8 14.1 12 Shots (avg) S ( 10.1 10.8 12.2
4.4 5 4.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 4 4.1
30% 35% 43% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 28% 26%
 
8.7 7.1 6.4 Shots against (avg) S A 13 11.5 11
2.3 1.8 0.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 3.6 3.1
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Grimsby Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Stevenage have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Stevenage have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Stevenage have the most scored goals (38) 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 Leyton Orient 44 26 12 6 60 30 22 15 6 1 32 10 22 11 6 5 28 20 30 90
2 Northampton Town 44 22 14 8 60 40 22 12 6 4 30 18 22 10 8 4 30 22 20 80
3 Stevenage 44 22 13 9 58 39 22 16 2 4 38 16 22 6 11 5 20 23 19 79
4 Stockport County 44 21 12 11 61 36 22 11 8 3 31 15 22 10 4 8 30 21 25 75
5 Carlisle United 44 20 15 9 63 39 22 11 8 3 32 18 22 9 7 6 31 21 24 75
6 Salford City 44 21 9 14 69 51 22 10 5 7 28 22 22 11 4 7 41 29 18 72
7 Bradford City 43 19 15 9 56 38 22 9 9 4 32 22 21 10 6 5 24 16 18 72
8 Mansfield Town 44 20 12 12 69 53 22 9 8 5 36 29 22 11 4 7 33 24 16 72
9 Barrow 44 18 8 18 46 49 22 12 3 7 29 18 22 6 5 11 17 31 -3 62
10 Swindon Town 44 15 13 16 58 52 22 8 6 8 29 23 22 7 7 8 29 29 6 58
11 Grimsby Town 44 15 13 16 48 54 22 6 10 6 23 25 22 9 3 10 25 29 -6 58
12 Tranmere Rovers 44 15 12 17 44 46 22 10 6 6 27 19 22 5 6 11 17 27 -2 57
13 Sutton United 44 15 12 17 44 53 22 11 4 7 25 20 22 4 8 10 19 33 -9 57
14 Newport County 44 13 14 17 49 53 22 6 6 10 25 28 22 7 8 7 24 25 -4 53
15 Gillingham 44 13 13 18 34 47 22 11 5 6 20 18 22 2 8 12 14 29 -13 52
16 Doncaster Rovers 44 15 7 22 44 63 22 10 1 11 26 30 22 5 6 11 18 33 -19 52
17 Walsall 44 11 18 15 44 48 22 8 9 5 26 18 22 3 9 10 18 30 -4 51
18 Crewe Alexandra 43 12 15 16 41 55 21 9 6 6 27 23 22 3 9 10 14 32 -14 51
19 Colchester United 44 12 13 19 44 48 22 6 9 7 25 21 22 6 4 12 19 27 -4 49
20 Harrogate Town 44 11 15 18 56 66 22 6 9 7 30 31 22 5 6 11 26 35 -10 48
21 AFC Wimbledon 44 11 14 19 47 58 22 7 6 9 25 29 22 4 8 10 22 29 -11 47
22 Crawley Town 44 11 12 21 47 69 22 9 6 7 31 30 22 2 6 14 16 39 -22 45
23 Hartlepool United 44 8 15 21 48 76 22 4 10 8 24 35 22 4 5 13 24 41 -28 39
24 Rochdale 44 8 10 26 41 68 22 4 5 13 25 37 22 4 5 13 16 31 -27 34

Grimsby Town:
England:
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 44 26 12 6 60 30 22 15 6 1 32 10 22 11 6 5 28 20 30 90
2 Northampton Town 44 22 14 8 60 40 22 12 6 4 30 18 22 10 8 4 30 22 20 80
3 Stevenage 44 22 13 9 58 39 22 16 2 4 38 16 22 6 11 5 20 23 19 79
4 Stockport County 44 21 12 11 61 36 22 11 8 3 31 15 22 10 4 8 30 21 25 75
5 Carlisle United 44 20 15 9 63 39 22 11 8 3 32 18 22 9 7 6 31 21 24 75
6 Salford City 44 21 9 14 69 51 22 10 5 7 28 22 22 11 4 7 41 29 18 72
7 Bradford City 43 19 15 9 56 38 22 9 9 4 32 22 21 10 6 5 24 16 18 72
8 Mansfield Town 44 20 12 12 69 53 22 9 8 5 36 29 22 11 4 7 33 24 16 72
9 Barrow 44 18 8 18 46 49 22 12 3 7 29 18 22 6 5 11 17 31 -3 62
10 Swindon Town 44 15 13 16 58 52 22 8 6 8 29 23 22 7 7 8 29 29 6 58
11 Grimsby Town 44 15 13 16 48 54 22 6 10 6 23 25 22 9 3 10 25 29 -6 58
12 Tranmere Rovers 44 15 12 17 44 46 22 10 6 6 27 19 22 5 6 11 17 27 -2 57
13 Sutton United 44 15 12 17 44 53 22 11 4 7 25 20 22 4 8 10 19 33 -9 57
14 Newport County 44 13 14 17 49 53 22 6 6 10 25 28 22 7 8 7 24 25 -4 53
15 Gillingham 44 13 13 18 34 47 22 11 5 6 20 18 22 2 8 12 14 29 -13 52
16 Doncaster Rovers 44 15 7 22 44 63 22 10 1 11 26 30 22 5 6 11 18 33 -19 52
17 Walsall 44 11 18 15 44 48 22 8 9 5 26 18 22 3 9 10 18 30 -4 51
18 Crewe Alexandra 43 12 15 16 41 55 21 9 6 6 27 23 22 3 9 10 14 32 -14 51
19 Colchester United 44 12 13 19 44 48 22 6 9 7 25 21 22 6 4 12 19 27 -4 49
20 Harrogate Town 44 11 15 18 56 66 22 6 9 7 30 31 22 5 6 11 26 35 -10 48
21 AFC Wimbledon 44 11 14 19 47 58 22 7 6 9 25 29 22 4 8 10 22 29 -11 47
22 Crawley Town 44 11 12 21 47 69 22 9 6 7 31 30 22 2 6 14 16 39 -22 45
23 Hartlepool United 44 8 15 21 48 76 22 4 10 8 24 35 22 4 5 13 24 41 -28 39
24 Rochdale 44 8 10 26 41 68 22 4 5 13 25 37 22 4 5 13 16 31 -27 34

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