Soccer match news: Home ticketholders with high hopes before Wrexham - Grimsby Town

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 16.Sep
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Racecourse Ground, Wrexham (15500 seats)

Wrexham prepare for this match after their 2-1 result against Doncaster Rovers, a fixture that made them wiser. What will happen against Grimsby Town?

Insights:
  • Wrexham have the most scored goals (14) at home in League Two
  • Grimsby Town have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (1) in League Two

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Wrexham form and stats

2 victories, 1 draw and 1 defeat. That’s what Wrexham have to build on here at Racecourse Ground, Wrexham in the League Two.

Wrexham's previous game was also played at home, ending 2-1 versus Doncaster Rovers (placed 24th). The home side are looking to build on that result. Lee (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.43/10. Lee scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

A home victory before that one, as predicted. The team were solid favourites against Newcastle United U21 and won 1-0. The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Wrexham matches with similar probabilities have ended with 5 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats (from 7 games).

It's goals goals goals for Wrexham who have scored 14 goals from 4 league home games. Wrexham have allowed more than three conceded goals on average in their home matches so far.

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Grimsby Town form and stats

The League Two season is young and Grimsby Town have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 3 away games done and still no victory. 2 draws and 1 defeat so far.

Grimsby Town has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Bradford City for a 1-1 draw. Rose, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.82. Rose scored one goal.

A defeat, in the EFL Trophy away at Barnsley, earlier. Looking at the earlier recent performances of Grimsby Town when being an outsider away as they are today, we find 4 matches with the visitors losing 2 times, drawing 0 and winning 2 games.

Considering a bet on a low-scoring game? 5 league matches in a row with this team have had less than three (under 2.5) goals.

The visiting Grimsby Town have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 4 goals from 3 games. In the opposite end, Grimsby have conceded 5 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

Data for the former ten meetings featuring these two teams are: two wins for Wrexham, two draws and six wins for Grimsby Town. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.

Top Goalscorers

WrexhamE. Lee
E. Lee
6 goals
Grimsby TownA. Eisa
A. Eisa
4 goals
WrexhamJ. Jones
J. Jones
2 goals

Wrexham missing players

Grimsby Town missing players

Wrexham Grimsby Town
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
7 4 1 Played P 1 3 7
3 2 1 Won W 0 0 2
3 1 0 Drew D 0 2 4
1 1 0 Lost L 1 1 1
17 14 4 Scored S 2 4 9
15 13 2 Conceded C 3 5 6
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 86%
86% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 86%
57% 100% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 33% 14%
43% 75% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 33% 14%
43% 75% 100% Over 4.5 O 4.5 100% 33% 14%
86% 100% 100% BTTS BTTS 100% 100% 57%
14% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 43%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 14%
 
8.1 6.5 6 Corners for (avg) C F 6 6 5.4
4.1 3.2 3 Corners against (avg) C A 7 7.3 6.3
1.7 1.8 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4 3.7 2.3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
18.9 21.8 20 Shots (avg) S ( 10 9.3 10.4
7.6 9.5 11 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 2.7 3.1
32% 37% 36% Goal Efficiency G E 67% 50% 41%
 
9.3 9 12 Shots against (avg) S A 12 12.3 11.1
3.7 4.8 5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 8 5 3.9
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • All of Grimsby Town's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • All of Wrexham's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
  • Grimsby Town have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Grimsby Town have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (1) in League Two
  • Grimsby Town have the most dropped points from leading position (9) in League Two
  • Grimsby Town have yet to win a game away.
  • Wrexham have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
  • Wrexham have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Wrexham have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Grimsby Town have scored away.
  • Wrexham have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Wrexham have the most conceded goals (13) at home in League Two
  • Wrexham have the most scored goals (14) at home in League Two
  • Wrexham have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Wrexham haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

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

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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.