Balanced ball game between Walsall and Grimsby Town expected

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 26.Aug
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Poundland Bescot Stadium (11300 seats)

Walsall prepare to clash heads with Grimsby Town in this League Two match. All you must know about the game is found right here!

Walsall have less rest than Grimsby Town in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a EFL Trophy game only four days ago. This match was also played here at Poundland Bescot Stadium. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Grimsby Town have had more rest.

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Walsall form and stats

The hosts won their first League Two game here at Poundland Bescot Stadium, lifting spirits. Home statistics for Walsall last season were 9 wins, 9 draws and 5 losses from 23 games.

The Walsall fans got no joy from their last game, a EFL Trophy duel also played here at Poundland Bescot Stadium: A 2-3 defeat against Brighton U21.

2-2 away at Crewe Alexandra before that.

This is expected to be a close game, with Walsall perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Walsall as a small favourite), we find 12 games. Walsall has won 5 of these, drawn 2 and lost 5.

Early season league goal statistics from Walsall's 1 home game: {2 goals}, 1 conceded.

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Grimsby Town form and stats

Grimsby Town have played one away game so far, a loss. Last season their away games stats in the League Two were 9 victories, 3 draws and 11 defeats from 23 fixtures.

There were no winners in Grimsby Town's previous match, the home game that ended 1-1 vs Mansfield Town (placed 10th). Mullarkey was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.44. The defender Mullarkey won 8 of 9 duels.

That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus Salford City.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 9 similar matches played by Grimsby Town in our archives, and the results are: 3 wins for Grimsby Town, 2 draws and 4 defeats.

After this away game Grimsby return home for a EFL Trophy game against Manchester City U21. That game is only three sleeps after this.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Grimsby Town has managed {2 goals} and let in 3 from 1 match.

Head 2 Head

Last eight meetings with these teams: Walsall won three, Grimsby Town were winners in three and we saw two draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with less than 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

Grimsby TownA. Eisa
A. Eisa
3 goals
WalsallD. Johnson
D. Johnson
2 goals
WalsallI. Hutchinson
I. Hutchinson
1 goals

Walsall missing players

Grimsby Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Walsall Grimsby Town
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
4 1 1 Played P 0 1 4
1 1 1 Won W 0 0 1
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 2
2 0 0 Lost L 0 1 1
7 2 2 Scored S 0 2 5
9 1 1 Conceded C 0 3 4
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 75%
100% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 75%
100% 100% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 100% 25%
50% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 100% 25%
25% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 100% 25%
100% 100% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 100% 50%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 50%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 25%
 
3.8 4 4 Corners for (avg) C F 0 6 5
7.5 11 11 Corners against (avg) C A 0 7 6.2
2.8 3 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 4 2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
12.8 9 9 Shots (avg) S ( 0 10 10.8
3.8 2 2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 3 3.2
47% 100% 100% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 67% 38%
 
14.2 18 18 Shots against (avg) S A 0 12 11.8
5.5 3 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 8 4.2
Walsall Last season Grimsby Town
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
46 23   Played P   23 46
12 9   Won W   9 16
19 9   Drew D   3 13
15 5   Lost L   11 17
46 28   Scored S   25 49
49 19   Conceded C   31 56
80% 83%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   96% 91%
65% 65%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   74% 70%
35% 35%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   43% 39%
15% 17%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   17% 17%
7% 4%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   13% 11%
50% 52%   BTTS BTTS   43% 50%
33% 35%   Clean Sheets C S   26% 33%
37% 30%   Failed to Score F T   35% 26%
 
4.4 4.5   Corners for (avg) C F   4.6 4.6
4.5 4   Corners against (avg) C A   4.8 4.8
1.9 1.8   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.1 1.8
5 1   Red cards R C   1 1
 
11 11.8   Shots (avg) S (   10.6 12
3.2 4.3   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.9 4
31% 29%   Goal Efficiency G E   28% 27%
 
11.2 10.9   Shots against (avg) S A   11.7 11
3.1 2.9   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.7 3.2

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Gillingham 4 4 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 3 0 4 12
2 Milton Keynes Dons 4 3 0 1 10 7 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 1 9 7 3 9
3 AFC Wimbledon 4 2 2 0 6 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 3 2 1 0 5 0 5 8
4 Accrington Stanley 4 2 1 1 6 3 3 2 1 0 6 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 7
5 Salford City 4 2 1 1 7 6 1 0 1 0 1 1 3 2 0 1 6 5 1 7
6 Morecambe 4 2 1 1 5 4 3 2 1 0 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 7
7 Barrow 4 2 1 1 5 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 1 1 1 3 3 1 7
8 Crawley Town 4 2 1 1 4 3 3 2 0 1 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 7
9 Notts County 4 2 1 1 7 8 1 1 0 0 3 2 3 1 1 1 4 6 -1 7
10 Mansfield Town 4 1 3 0 8 5 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 5 5 3 6
11 Crewe Alexandra 4 1 3 0 10 8 3 1 2 0 8 6 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 6
12 Newport County 4 2 0 2 9 7 1 1 0 0 4 0 3 1 0 2 5 7 2 6
13 Swindon Town 3 1 2 0 9 8 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 1 1 0 7 6 1 5
14 Grimsby Town 4 1 2 1 5 4 3 1 2 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 5
15 Wrexham 4 1 2 1 13 13 3 1 1 1 12 12 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 5
16 Stockport County 4 1 1 2 3 4 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 4
17 Walsall 4 1 1 2 7 9 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 0 1 2 5 8 -2 4
18 Bradford City 4 1 1 2 3 6 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 0 1 2 1 5 -3 4
19 Tranmere Rovers 4 1 0 3 7 7 3 1 0 2 7 6 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3
20 Sutton United 4 1 0 3 6 7 3 1 0 2 5 5 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 3
21 Harrogate Town 4 1 0 3 2 6 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 1 0 2 2 5 -4 3
22 Forest Green Rovers 4 1 0 3 2 7 3 0 0 3 1 7 1 1 0 0 1 0 -5 3
23 Doncaster Rovers 4 0 1 3 3 10 3 0 1 2 3 6 1 0 0 1 0 4 -7 1
24 Colchester United 3 0 0 3 3 7 2 0 0 2 2 5 1 0 0 1 1 2 -4 0
Last season 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 46 26 13 7 61 34 23 15 6 2 32 13 23 11 7 5 29 21 27 91
2 Stevenage 46 24 13 9 61 39 23 17 2 4 40 16 23 7 11 5 21 23 22 85
3 Northampton Town 46 23 14 9 62 42 23 12 6 5 31 20 23 11 8 4 31 22 20 83
4 Stockport County 46 22 13 11 65 37 23 11 9 3 32 16 23 11 4 8 33 21 28 79
5 Carlisle United 46 20 16 10 66 43 23 11 8 4 34 21 23 9 8 6 32 22 23 76
6 Bradford City 46 20 16 10 61 43 23 9 10 4 33 23 23 11 6 6 28 20 18 76
7 Salford City 46 22 9 15 72 54 23 10 5 8 28 23 23 12 4 7 44 31 18 75
8 Mansfield Town 46 21 12 13 72 55 23 9 8 6 37 31 23 12 4 7 35 24 17 75
9 Barrow 46 18 8 20 47 53 23 12 3 8 29 19 23 6 5 12 18 34 -6 62
10 Swindon Town 46 16 13 17 61 55 23 9 6 8 31 24 23 7 7 9 30 31 6 61
11 Grimsby Town 46 16 13 17 49 56 23 7 10 6 24 25 23 9 3 11 25 31 -7 61
12 Tranmere Rovers 46 15 13 18 45 48 23 10 6 7 27 20 23 5 7 11 18 28 -3 58
13 Crewe Alexandra 46 14 16 16 48 60 23 11 6 6 32 26 23 3 10 10 16 34 -12 58
14 Sutton United 46 15 13 18 46 58 23 11 5 7 26 21 23 4 8 11 20 37 -12 58
15 Newport County 46 14 15 17 53 56 23 6 7 10 27 30 23 8 8 7 26 26 -3 57
16 Walsall 46 12 19 15 46 49 23 9 9 5 28 19 23 3 10 10 18 30 -3 55
17 Gillingham 46 14 13 19 36 49 23 11 5 7 21 20 23 3 8 12 15 29 -13 55
18 Doncaster Rovers 46 16 7 23 46 65 23 11 1 11 27 30 23 5 6 12 19 35 -19 55
19 Harrogate Town 46 12 16 18 59 68 23 6 10 7 31 32 23 6 6 11 28 36 -9 52
20 Colchester United 46 12 13 21 44 51 23 6 9 8 25 23 23 6 4 13 19 28 -7 49
21 AFC Wimbledon 46 11 15 20 48 60 23 7 7 9 26 30 23 4 8 11 22 30 -12 48
22 Crawley Town 46 11 13 22 48 71 23 9 7 7 31 30 23 2 6 15 17 41 -23 46
23 Hartlepool United 46 9 16 21 52 78 23 5 10 8 27 36 23 4 6 13 25 42 -26 43
24 Rochdale 46 9 11 26 46 70 23 5 5 13 29 38 23 4 6 13 17 32 -24 38

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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 Gillingham 4 4 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 3 0 4 12
2 Milton Keynes Dons 4 3 0 1 10 7 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 1 9 7 3 9
3 AFC Wimbledon 4 2 2 0 6 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 3 2 1 0 5 0 5 8
4 Accrington Stanley 4 2 1 1 6 3 3 2 1 0 6 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 7
5 Salford City 4 2 1 1 7 6 1 0 1 0 1 1 3 2 0 1 6 5 1 7
6 Morecambe 4 2 1 1 5 4 3 2 1 0 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 7
7 Barrow 4 2 1 1 5 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 1 1 1 3 3 1 7
8 Crawley Town 4 2 1 1 4 3 3 2 0 1 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 7
9 Notts County 4 2 1 1 7 8 1 1 0 0 3 2 3 1 1 1 4 6 -1 7
10 Mansfield Town 4 1 3 0 8 5 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 5 5 3 6
11 Crewe Alexandra 4 1 3 0 10 8 3 1 2 0 8 6 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 6
12 Newport County 4 2 0 2 9 7 1 1 0 0 4 0 3 1 0 2 5 7 2 6
13 Swindon Town 3 1 2 0 9 8 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 1 1 0 7 6 1 5
14 Grimsby Town 4 1 2 1 5 4 3 1 2 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 5
15 Wrexham 4 1 2 1 13 13 3 1 1 1 12 12 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 5
16 Stockport County 4 1 1 2 3 4 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 4
17 Walsall 4 1 1 2 7 9 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 0 1 2 5 8 -2 4
18 Bradford City 4 1 1 2 3 6 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 0 1 2 1 5 -3 4
19 Tranmere Rovers 4 1 0 3 7 7 3 1 0 2 7 6 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3
20 Sutton United 4 1 0 3 6 7 3 1 0 2 5 5 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 3
21 Harrogate Town 4 1 0 3 2 6 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 1 0 2 2 5 -4 3
22 Forest Green Rovers 4 1 0 3 2 7 3 0 0 3 1 7 1 1 0 0 1 0 -5 3
23 Doncaster Rovers 4 0 1 3 3 10 3 0 1 2 3 6 1 0 0 1 0 4 -7 1
24 Colchester United 3 0 0 3 3 7 2 0 0 2 2 5 1 0 0 1 1 2 -4 0

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