Carlisle United manager Simpson looking for three points in Grimsby Town showdown

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 04.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Brunton Park (18202 seats)

The table shows that 20 points separate the two combatants in this League Two game. Carlisle United own both the points- and home ground advantage.

Insights:
  • Carlisle United have the most scored goals (54) in League Two
  • Grimsby Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a FA Cup game only three days ago. That game, against Southampton, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Grimsby Town.

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Carlisle United form and stats

The total League Two stats at home this season for Carlisle United are 9-5-3 (wins-draws-losses).

Happy days for Carlisle United in their previous game, a fixture away at Crawley Town (placed 23rd) that ended with a 5-2 victory. A goal frenzy last time out for Carlisle, with a total of 7 goals in the match against Crawley Town. Fun stuff to watch! Midfield player Moxon got a match rating of 8.2 in that game, the max score being 10. Moxon scored one goal, served one assist, hit four key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Colchester United in a game that was won 1-0.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Carlisle United handle that role? We have found 8 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 3 wins, 5 draws and 0 defeats.

A decent goal production from Carlisle United in their home games so far, with 26 goals from 17 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Carlisle have only conceded 16 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Grimsby Town form and stats

7-1-7 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Grimsby Town in their League Two matches away.

Two trips in a row for Grimsby Town, whose boss Hurst could celebrate last time after the FA Cup win against Southampton. Midfielder Holohan was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.94. Holohan scored two goals and had 18 successful passes (of 22 total).

Ahead of that game was the 2-2 draw at home against Leyton Orient in the League Two.

Grimsby Town are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat. From a total of 5 matches.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Newport County in just three days.

The visiting Grimsby have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 19 goals from 15 games. 20 goals have been conceded by Grimsby Town in these games.

Head 2 Head

Carlisle United have managed a sequence of 4 consecutive matches without defeat (1-3-0) when facing Grimsby Town.

The last head to head meeting ended Grimsby Town - Carlisle 1-2, played this season.

Top Goalscorers

Carlisle UnitedK. Dennis
K. Dennis
17 goals
Grimsby TownH. Clifton
H. Clifton
6 goals
Carlisle UnitedJ. Mellish
J. Mellish
5 goals

Carlisle United missing players

Grimsby Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Carlisle United Grimsby Town
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
33 17 6 Played P 4 15 30
16 9 3 Won W 2 7 10
10 5 3 Drew D 1 1 8
7 3 0 Lost L 1 7 12
54 26 12 Scored S 6 19 34
34 16 4 Conceded C 5 20 38
88% 88% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 90%
70% 59% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 73% 70%
48% 41% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 53% 50%
27% 29% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 20% 20%
18% 18% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 13% 10%
52% 41% 67% BTTS BTTS 75% 47% 53%
39% 47% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 27% 30%
21% 24% 17% Failed to Score F T 25% 27% 27%
 
5.4 6.1 7.5 Corners for (avg) C F 5.8 4.4 4.8
4.2 3.6 3.7 Corners against (avg) C A 4.2 4.9 4.6
1.5 1.3 1.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.1 1.7
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
12.5 13.4 14 Shots (avg) S ( 12 10.5 12
4.2 4.4 4.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 4.3 4.4
39% 35% 44% Goal Efficiency G E 30% 29% 26%
 
10.5 8.5 7.7 Shots against (avg) S A 12 12.3 11.1
2.6 2.1 2.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.8 3.3 2.8
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Carlisle United have the most scored goals (54) in League Two
  • Carlisle United have the most scored goals in the first half (26) in League Two
  • Grimsby Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than 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 34 21 8 5 45 21 17 13 3 1 24 5 17 8 5 4 21 16 24 71
2 Stevenage 32 17 9 6 46 28 16 12 1 3 29 10 16 5 8 3 17 18 18 60
3 Carlisle United 33 16 10 7 54 34 17 9 5 3 26 16 16 7 5 4 28 18 20 58
4 Northampton Town 33 15 11 7 46 32 16 7 5 4 21 15 17 8 6 3 25 17 14 56
5 Stockport County 33 16 6 11 48 31 16 9 4 3 24 13 17 7 2 8 24 18 17 54
6 Bradford City 32 15 9 8 40 29 16 6 6 4 20 15 16 9 3 4 20 14 11 54
7 Salford City 34 15 8 11 48 36 17 7 5 5 20 17 17 8 3 6 28 19 12 53
8 Mansfield Town 32 15 7 10 51 42 16 7 5 4 29 25 16 8 2 6 22 17 9 52
9 Sutton United 33 14 8 11 36 38 16 10 3 3 20 13 17 4 5 8 16 25 -2 50
10 Swindon Town 32 13 9 10 43 35 16 7 5 4 25 15 16 6 4 6 18 20 8 48
11 Barrow 34 14 6 14 37 41 17 9 2 6 21 15 17 5 4 8 16 26 -4 48
12 Tranmere Rovers 34 13 8 13 34 32 17 8 4 5 21 14 17 5 4 8 13 18 2 47
13 Doncaster Rovers 32 14 4 14 36 43 16 9 1 6 22 18 16 5 3 8 14 25 -7 46
14 Walsall 31 10 13 8 35 28 15 7 5 3 21 13 16 3 8 5 14 15 7 43
15 AFC Wimbledon 33 10 12 11 35 36 16 6 6 4 19 16 17 4 6 7 16 20 -1 42
16 Grimsby Town 30 10 8 12 34 38 15 3 7 5 15 18 15 7 1 7 19 20 -4 38
17 Crewe Alexandra 32 8 14 10 28 39 18 6 6 6 18 20 14 2 8 4 10 19 -11 38
18 Newport County 32 9 10 13 31 36 16 4 4 8 15 21 16 5 6 5 16 15 -5 37
19 Colchester United 34 9 8 17 31 40 17 4 7 6 16 18 17 5 1 11 15 22 -9 35
20 Gillingham 32 8 9 15 21 37 16 6 4 6 11 16 16 2 5 9 10 21 -16 33
21 Harrogate Town 33 7 10 16 38 51 17 4 6 7 22 27 16 3 4 9 16 24 -13 31
22 Hartlepool United 34 6 10 18 36 62 17 3 7 7 19 29 17 3 3 11 17 33 -26 28
23 Crawley Town 31 6 8 17 34 53 15 6 2 7 22 26 16 0 6 10 12 27 -19 26
24 Rochdale 34 5 7 22 27 52 17 2 3 12 13 26 17 3 4 10 14 26 -25 22

Grimsby Town:
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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 Leyton Orient 34 21 8 5 45 21 17 13 3 1 24 5 17 8 5 4 21 16 24 71
2 Stevenage 32 17 9 6 46 28 16 12 1 3 29 10 16 5 8 3 17 18 18 60
3 Carlisle United 33 16 10 7 54 34 17 9 5 3 26 16 16 7 5 4 28 18 20 58
4 Northampton Town 33 15 11 7 46 32 16 7 5 4 21 15 17 8 6 3 25 17 14 56
5 Stockport County 33 16 6 11 48 31 16 9 4 3 24 13 17 7 2 8 24 18 17 54
6 Bradford City 32 15 9 8 40 29 16 6 6 4 20 15 16 9 3 4 20 14 11 54
7 Salford City 34 15 8 11 48 36 17 7 5 5 20 17 17 8 3 6 28 19 12 53
8 Mansfield Town 32 15 7 10 51 42 16 7 5 4 29 25 16 8 2 6 22 17 9 52
9 Sutton United 33 14 8 11 36 38 16 10 3 3 20 13 17 4 5 8 16 25 -2 50
10 Swindon Town 32 13 9 10 43 35 16 7 5 4 25 15 16 6 4 6 18 20 8 48
11 Barrow 34 14 6 14 37 41 17 9 2 6 21 15 17 5 4 8 16 26 -4 48
12 Tranmere Rovers 34 13 8 13 34 32 17 8 4 5 21 14 17 5 4 8 13 18 2 47
13 Doncaster Rovers 32 14 4 14 36 43 16 9 1 6 22 18 16 5 3 8 14 25 -7 46
14 Walsall 31 10 13 8 35 28 15 7 5 3 21 13 16 3 8 5 14 15 7 43
15 AFC Wimbledon 33 10 12 11 35 36 16 6 6 4 19 16 17 4 6 7 16 20 -1 42
16 Grimsby Town 30 10 8 12 34 38 15 3 7 5 15 18 15 7 1 7 19 20 -4 38
17 Crewe Alexandra 32 8 14 10 28 39 18 6 6 6 18 20 14 2 8 4 10 19 -11 38
18 Newport County 32 9 10 13 31 36 16 4 4 8 15 21 16 5 6 5 16 15 -5 37
19 Colchester United 34 9 8 17 31 40 17 4 7 6 16 18 17 5 1 11 15 22 -9 35
20 Gillingham 32 8 9 15 21 37 16 6 4 6 11 16 16 2 5 9 10 21 -16 33
21 Harrogate Town 33 7 10 16 38 51 17 4 6 7 22 27 16 3 4 9 16 24 -13 31
22 Hartlepool United 34 6 10 18 36 62 17 3 7 7 19 29 17 3 3 11 17 33 -26 28
23 Crawley Town 31 6 8 17 34 53 15 6 2 7 22 26 16 0 6 10 12 27 -19 26
24 Rochdale 34 5 7 22 27 52 17 2 3 12 13 26 17 3 4 10 14 26 -25 22

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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.