Sports bettors believe Exeter City will beat Grimsby Town at St James Park

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Tue 27.April
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: St James Park

The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Exeter City are in the 9th position while the guesting Grimsby Town worry at 24th.

Insights:
  • Grimsby Town have the fewest scored goals in the second half (14) in League Two

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

Grimsby Town are struggling to avoid relegation.

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Exeter City form and stats

10-6-5 (win-draw-lost) are the League Two numbers at home for Exeter City so far this season. The last three games played by Exeter, regardless of arena, have all ended draws. The home fans are hungry for more even though Exeter City have been steadily collecting points here at St James Park through three straight draws.

Stress levels are on the rise for Exeter's attacking players as they have now played 270 minutes without scoring in a league game. P. Sweeney was their last goal scorer. The Exeter goalkeeper Jokull Andersson is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 270 minutes without conceding a goal in the League Two.

A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Exeter City, who played 0-0 against Newport County. That match was also played at this venue (St James Park). 0-0 away at Forest Green Rovers before that.

The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Exeter matches with similar probabilities have ended with five wins, two draws and three defeats (from ten games).

There will be little rest for Exeter after this match as they are travelling to Bolton Wanderers for a League Two game in only four days.

A decent goal production from Exeter City in their home games so far, with 34 goals from 21 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. From these home matches, Exeter have conceded only 17 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Grimsby Town form and stats

There's been little loot from Grimsby Town's travels as they have only collected 20 points from 21 away games in the League Two. Grimsby Town only have 5 wins to counter their 11 defeats and 5 draws.

Two travels in a row for Grimsby, whose manager P. Hurst could celebrate last time after the League Two win against Oldham Athletic. Preceding that, the 0-3 home loss versus Morecambe.

As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Grimsby Town playing away, we found seven games. Results were two away wins, two draws and three home wins.

A new game in only four days for Grimsby, the League Two home match versus Port Vale. Busy days.

The visitors have scored 18 goals from 21 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Grimsby have conceded 33 goals in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the Grimsby Town - Exeter City 1-4 earlier this season. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: five wins for Exeter City, three draws and two wins for Grimsby Town. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.

Top Goalscorers

Exeter CityM. Jay
M. Jay
17 goals
Exeter CityR. Bowman
R. Bowman
13 goals
Exeter CityJ. Randall
J. Randall
8 goals

Exeter City missing players

Grimsby Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Exeter City Grimsby Town
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
43 21 6 Played P 7 21 43
16 10 2 Won W 3 5 9
15 6 3 Drew D 2 5 13
12 5 1 Lost L 2 11 21
65 34 10 Scored S 8 18 34
46 17 4 Conceded C 9 33 63
84% 81% 50% Over 0.5 O 0.5 86% 90% 86%
70% 67% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 71% 62% 65%
49% 43% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 57% 52% 49%
30% 29% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 14% 29% 19%
14% 14% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 14% 10% 7%
53% 43% 50% BTTS BTTS 57% 48% 51%
33% 43% 50% Clean Sheets C S 14% 14% 21%
30% 33% 50% Failed to Score F T 43% 48% 42%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0.9 1.1 1.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.6 1.6 1.7
3 0 0 Red cards R C 1 2 4
 
11.1 11.7 13.2 Shots (avg) S ( 9 9.2 9.3
4.3 4.4 5.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 2.8 2.7
36% 37% 31% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 31% 30%
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Grimsby Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Grimsby Town have the fewest scored goals in the second half (14) 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 Cheltenham Town 43 23 9 11 56 36 21 12 4 5 32 19 22 11 5 6 24 17 20 78
2 Cambridge United 44 23 8 13 66 44 22 11 5 6 27 20 22 12 3 7 39 24 22 77
3 Bolton Wanderers 44 22 10 12 54 47 22 11 5 6 26 21 22 11 5 6 28 26 7 76
4 Morecambe 44 21 9 14 65 58 22 12 5 5 36 27 22 9 4 9 29 31 7 72
5 Tranmere Rovers 44 20 12 12 54 48 22 11 4 7 30 22 22 9 8 5 24 26 6 72
6 Forest Green Rovers 43 18 13 12 54 48 21 9 7 5 29 24 22 9 6 7 25 24 6 67
7 Newport County 43 18 12 13 51 41 21 11 5 5 22 17 22 7 7 8 29 24 10 66
8 Salford City 43 17 14 12 50 33 22 10 11 1 33 15 21 7 3 11 17 18 17 65
9 Exeter City 43 16 15 12 65 46 21 10 6 5 34 17 22 6 9 7 31 29 19 63
10 Carlisle United 43 17 10 16 56 48 22 12 4 6 38 25 21 5 6 10 18 23 8 61
11 Leyton Orient 44 17 10 17 51 49 22 9 7 6 30 22 22 8 3 11 21 27 2 61
12 Port Vale 44 17 9 18 57 53 22 9 5 8 27 22 22 8 4 10 30 31 4 60
13 Crawley Town 44 16 12 16 52 55 22 10 6 6 29 23 22 6 6 10 23 32 -3 60
14 Bradford City 43 16 10 17 48 50 21 9 6 6 22 18 22 7 4 11 26 32 -2 58
15 Stevenage 44 13 17 14 37 38 22 8 7 7 23 17 22 5 10 7 14 21 -1 56
16 Oldham Athletic 44 15 9 20 71 74 22 6 2 14 31 39 22 9 7 6 40 35 -3 54
17 Harrogate Town 44 15 9 20 46 53 22 7 5 10 19 25 22 8 4 10 27 28 -7 54
18 Mansfield Town 44 11 19 14 50 54 22 5 10 7 29 30 22 6 9 7 21 24 -4 52
19 Walsall 44 11 19 14 45 51 22 7 6 9 20 25 22 4 13 5 25 26 -6 52
20 Colchester United 44 10 17 17 43 61 22 9 7 6 31 26 22 1 10 11 12 35 -18 47
21 Scunthorpe United 43 13 8 22 41 59 22 7 6 9 22 27 21 6 2 13 19 32 -18 47
22 Barrow 43 12 10 21 49 56 22 7 8 7 31 30 21 5 2 14 18 26 -7 46
23 Southend United 44 9 14 21 26 56 22 5 5 12 15 28 22 4 9 9 11 28 -30 41
24 Grimsby Town 43 9 13 21 34 63 22 4 8 10 16 30 21 5 5 11 18 33 -29 40

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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 Cheltenham Town 43 23 9 11 56 36 21 12 4 5 32 19 22 11 5 6 24 17 20 78
2 Cambridge United 44 23 8 13 66 44 22 11 5 6 27 20 22 12 3 7 39 24 22 77
3 Bolton Wanderers 44 22 10 12 54 47 22 11 5 6 26 21 22 11 5 6 28 26 7 76
4 Morecambe 44 21 9 14 65 58 22 12 5 5 36 27 22 9 4 9 29 31 7 72
5 Tranmere Rovers 44 20 12 12 54 48 22 11 4 7 30 22 22 9 8 5 24 26 6 72
6 Forest Green Rovers 43 18 13 12 54 48 21 9 7 5 29 24 22 9 6 7 25 24 6 67
7 Newport County 43 18 12 13 51 41 21 11 5 5 22 17 22 7 7 8 29 24 10 66
8 Salford City 43 17 14 12 50 33 22 10 11 1 33 15 21 7 3 11 17 18 17 65
9 Exeter City 43 16 15 12 65 46 21 10 6 5 34 17 22 6 9 7 31 29 19 63
10 Carlisle United 43 17 10 16 56 48 22 12 4 6 38 25 21 5 6 10 18 23 8 61
11 Leyton Orient 44 17 10 17 51 49 22 9 7 6 30 22 22 8 3 11 21 27 2 61
12 Port Vale 44 17 9 18 57 53 22 9 5 8 27 22 22 8 4 10 30 31 4 60
13 Crawley Town 44 16 12 16 52 55 22 10 6 6 29 23 22 6 6 10 23 32 -3 60
14 Bradford City 43 16 10 17 48 50 21 9 6 6 22 18 22 7 4 11 26 32 -2 58
15 Stevenage 44 13 17 14 37 38 22 8 7 7 23 17 22 5 10 7 14 21 -1 56
16 Oldham Athletic 44 15 9 20 71 74 22 6 2 14 31 39 22 9 7 6 40 35 -3 54
17 Harrogate Town 44 15 9 20 46 53 22 7 5 10 19 25 22 8 4 10 27 28 -7 54
18 Mansfield Town 44 11 19 14 50 54 22 5 10 7 29 30 22 6 9 7 21 24 -4 52
19 Walsall 44 11 19 14 45 51 22 7 6 9 20 25 22 4 13 5 25 26 -6 52
20 Colchester United 44 10 17 17 43 61 22 9 7 6 31 26 22 1 10 11 12 35 -18 47
21 Scunthorpe United 43 13 8 22 41 59 22 7 6 9 22 27 21 6 2 13 19 32 -18 47
22 Barrow 43 12 10 21 49 56 22 7 8 7 31 30 21 5 2 14 18 26 -7 46
23 Southend United 44 9 14 21 26 56 22 5 5 12 15 28 22 4 9 9 11 28 -30 41
24 Grimsby Town 43 9 13 21 34 63 22 4 8 10 16 30 21 5 5 11 18 33 -29 40

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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.