League Two preview: Can Grimsby Town edge out victory against AFC Wimbledon?

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 05.Aug
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Blundell Park (8933 seats)

It's the very first game of the new season for Grimsby Town and AFC Wimbledon. The sheet is empty, the potential infinite.

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Grimsby Town form and stats

In the previous season, Grimsby Town's league results were 16 wins, 13 draws and 17 losses, ending with 11th position in the League Two. In these 46 matches they scored {49 goals} and gave away 56. Appearing as the home team in the last season Grimsby Town generated 7-10-6 (win-draw-lost) with {24 goals} and 25 conceded.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Grimsby Town have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 9 games) they have won 2 times, drawn 2 and lost 5.

There will be little rest for Grimsby Town after this match as they are travelling to Mansfield Town for a Carabao Cup game in only three days.

Grimsby Town have prepared for this season with six friendly games versus mixed opposition. Results from training matches should always be treated with caution, but the takeaways from these six matches are 3 victories, 1 draws and 2 losses. In these games, Grimsby Town have scored {12 goals} and conceded 7 times.

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AFC Wimbledon form and stats

Let's have a look at how AFC Wimbledon performed last season in the League Two: They landed a 21st position in the league table after playing out 11 victories, 15 draws and 20 defeats. In total they scored 48 and conceded {60 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 4 - drew 8 and lost 11 with 22/30 goals scored/conceded.

We have checked recent matches where Wimbledon have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 16 games were 2 victories, 7 draws and 7 defeats.

A quick return to home after this game, as AFC Wimbledon are hosting Coventry City in the Carabao Cup only four days away.

It's a day of discovery for AFC Wimbledon as they finally learn what impact all the hours of pre-season training, along with the changes in personnel, have had on their performance in an official game. It's never easy knowing what to expect based on friendly games, of which AFC Wimbledon have played five with the results W3-D2-L0 (win-draw-lost). In these games AFC Wimbledon has scored {7 goals} and conceded 1 time.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last three meetings: two - zero - one (Grimsby wins - draws - AFC Wimbledon wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.

Grimsby Town missing players

AFC Wimbledon missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Grimsby Town AFC Wimbledon
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
0 0 0 Played P 0 0 0
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
0 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 0
Grimsby Town Last season AFC Wimbledon
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
46 23   Played P   23 46
16 7   Won W   4 11
13 10   Drew D   8 15
17 6   Lost L   11 20
49 24   Scored S   22 48
56 25   Conceded C   30 60
91% 87%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   78% 85%
70% 65%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   65% 65%
39% 35%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   52% 43%
17% 17%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   17% 24%
11% 9%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   4% 11%
50% 57%   BTTS BTTS   57% 52%
33% 39%   Clean Sheets C S   30% 30%
26% 17%   Failed to Score F T   35% 33%
 
4.6 4.5   Corners for (avg) C F   3.8 4.1
4.8 4.7   Corners against (avg) C A   5.9 5.3
1.8 1.5   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.3 2.3
1 0   Red cards R C   1 3
 
12 13.4   Shots (avg) S (   9 10.4
4 4.1   Shots on Target (avg) S O   2.1 2.4
27% 25%   Goal Efficiency G E   46% 43%
 
11 10.2   Shots against (avg) S A   11 10.7
3.2 2.6   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4 3.5

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

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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.