Glory for the home side, the away team with a heroic away win or a score draw? Anything can happen when the mid-table teams AFC Wimbledon and Grimsby Town clash at Kingsmeadow.
- AFC Wimbledon haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Grimsby Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
AFC Wimbledon 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.
AFC Wimbledon form and stats
When playing at home in the League Two, AFC Wimbledon have managed 4 wins, 2 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 9 games. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Wimbledon after consecutive victories at their own ground.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Nik Tzanev not having conceded a league goal in 295 minutes.
The AFC Wimbledon supporters got no joy from their last fixture, a FA Cup duel also played here at Kingsmeadow: A 0-2 defeat against Chesterfield.
Before that result, a home win hosting Sutton United in the EFL Trophy. This is expected to be a close game, with Wimbledon perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with AFC Wimbledon as a small favourite), we find 13 games. AFC Wimbledon has won 5 of these, drawn 4 and lost 4.
AFC Wimbledon has scored 12 league goals at home this season, in 9 matches. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. On the other hand, Wimbledon have conceded 10 goals.
Grimsby Town form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their League Two travels is 5 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats. Grimsby Town has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
Two away matches in a row for Grimsby, whose coach Hurst could celebrate last time after the FA Cup win against Cambridge United.
The fixture before was the EFL Trophy-duel against Accrington Stanley, a home defeat (0-1). 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: 5 wins for Grimsby Town, 1 draw and 3 defeats.
Grimsby have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 9 league away games 11 goals have been scored. Grimsby Town are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 8 times in 9 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  J. Davison 6 goals |  A. Assal 5 goals |  H. Clifton 5 goals |
AFC Wimbledon missing players
Grimsby Town missing players
| AFC Wimbledon | Grimsby Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 18 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 24 | 12 | 3 | Scored | S | 6 | 11 | 20 |
| 24 | 10 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 8 | 18 |
| 89% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 89% |
| 74% | 78% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 72% |
| 42% | 33% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 33% | 39% |
| 26% | 22% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 11% | 11% |
| 11% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 47% | 44% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 44% | 56% |
| 32% | 22% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 33% |
| 32% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 22% | 22% |
| 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.3 | 5.1 | 5.3 |
| 6.5 | 6.1 | 10 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.7 | 4.8 |
| 2.4 | 2.7 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.8 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9.2 | 10.3 | 14.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 10.8 | 11.8 |
| 2.4 | 2.8 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| 52% | 48% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 46% | 27% | 25% |
| 10.9 | 10.3 | 12.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12 | 12.8 | 12 |
| 3.7 | 3.4 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 3 | 2.6 |
- AFC Wimbledon haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Grimsby Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| 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 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 45 |
| 2 | Stevenage | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 40 |
| 3 | Northampton Town | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 34 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 38 |
| 4 | Barrow | 19 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 27 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 34 |
| 5 | Bradford City | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 33 |
| 6 | Carlisle United | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 30 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 32 |
| 7 | Swindon Town | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 31 |
| 8 | Mansfield Town | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 30 |
| 9 | Salford City | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 28 |
| 10 | Doncaster Rovers | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -2 | 28 |
| 11 | Walsall | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 27 |
| 12 | Tranmere Rovers | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 26 |
| 13 | AFC Wimbledon | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 26 |
| 14 | Stockport County | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 25 |
| 15 | Crewe Alexandra | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | -3 | 25 |
| 16 | Grimsby Town | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 24 |
| 17 | Sutton United | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 15 | -8 | 22 |
| 18 | Newport County | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | -4 | 19 |
| 19 | Crawley Town | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 17 | -10 | 18 |
| 20 | Harrogate Town | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 15 | -9 | 16 |
| 21 | Rochdale | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 14 | -12 | 15 |
| 22 | Colchester United | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 15 | -9 | 14 |
| 23 | Gillingham | 19 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 13 | -15 | 14 |
| 24 | Hartlepool United | 19 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 34 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 23 | -18 | 12 |
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- The Fishy - (supporter site)
- Cod almighty - (supporter fanzine)
