Grimsby Town fights Bolton Wanderers in League Two battle

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 17.April
Match begins: 11:30 (UTC)
Venue: Blundell Park (8933 seats)

Struggling Grimsby Town will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Bolton Wanderers in the upcoming league round. It’s 24th vs 3rd and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.

Insights:
  • Grimsby Town have the fewest scored goals in the second half (12) in League Two
  • Bolton Wanderers have the fewest dropped points from leading position (7) in League Two

The visiting Bolton Wanderers played their last game only four days ago, a League Two match. That game, against Salford City, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Bolton Wanderers.

Wanderers are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.

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Grimsby Town form and stats

With 3 League Two wins, 8 draws and 9 defeats from their home games, Grimsby Town are certainly not brimming with confidence. Grimsby has four consecutive draws when playing at home, an interesting stat.

In their previous game, the manager P. Hurst led his Grimsby to a defeat in the League Two match away at Bradford City. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Blundell Park. In the match before that, Grimsby hosted Cheltenham Town and drew the game 1-1.

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the League Two game versus Morecambe in only three days. This game is also played here at Blundell Park.

Grimsby Town aren't scoring a lot here at Blundell Park in the league, with only 14 goals from 20 games. Grimsby have conceded 26 in these home matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Bolton Wanderers form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their League Two travels is 10 wins, 5 draws and 5 defeats.

Two travels in a row for Bolton Wanderers, whose manager I. Evatt could celebrate last time after the League Two win against Salford City. A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs Harrogate Town.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Carlisle United in just three days.

The visiting Wanderers have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 26 goals from 20 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 24 goals have been conceded by Wanderers in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

Bolton Wanderers - Grimsby 0-0 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. As for the last two games between these two teams, there's zero Grimsby victories, one draw and one Bolton Wanderers win. Over/under statistics; zero of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Bolton WanderersE. Doyle
E. Doyle
17 goals
Bolton WanderersA. Sarcevic
A. Sarcevic
6 goals
Bolton WanderersN. Delfouneso
N. Delfouneso
6 goals

Grimsby Town missing players

Bolton Wanderers missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Grimsby Town Bolton Wanderers
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
40 20 6 Played P 7 20 41
7 3 0 Won W 4 10 20
13 8 2 Drew D 1 5 10
20 9 4 Lost L 2 5 11
30 14 4 Scored S 11 26 51
58 26 11 Conceded C 10 24 45
85% 80% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 95%
62% 65% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 71% 65% 66%
45% 40% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 57% 40% 37%
20% 10% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 29% 20% 12%
8% 5% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 29% 15% 10%
50% 55% 67% BTTS BTTS 57% 50% 44%
22% 30% 17% Clean Sheets C S 29% 35% 39%
42% 35% 33% Failed to Score F T 14% 15% 22%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.7 1.9 1.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.4 1.6 1.3
4 2 0 Red cards R C 0 2 5
 
8.7 8.2 9 Shots (avg) S ( 11.3 9.8 11.5
2.5 2.1 2.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.6 3.1 3.6
30% 33% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 44% 41% 34%
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Bolton Wanderers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Bolton Wanderers have the fewest dropped points from leading position (7) in League Two
  • Bolton Wanderers haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Grimsby Town have the fewest scored goals in the second half (12) 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 40 21 9 10 54 35 20 11 4 5 31 19 20 10 5 5 23 16 19 72
2 Cambridge United 41 21 8 12 61 41 21 11 5 5 27 19 20 10 3 7 34 22 20 71
3 Bolton Wanderers 41 20 10 11 51 45 21 10 5 6 25 21 20 10 5 5 26 24 6 70
4 Morecambe 41 19 9 13 58 54 20 11 5 4 32 23 21 8 4 9 26 31 4 66
5 Tranmere Rovers 41 18 11 12 52 48 20 10 3 7 29 22 21 8 8 5 23 26 4 65
6 Newport County 40 17 11 12 49 40 19 10 5 4 20 16 21 7 6 8 29 24 9 62
7 Forest Green Rovers 40 17 11 12 51 46 19 8 6 5 26 22 21 9 5 7 25 24 5 62
8 Exeter City 40 16 12 12 65 46 19 10 4 5 34 17 21 6 8 7 31 29 19 60
9 Carlisle United 40 17 8 15 55 46 20 12 2 6 37 24 20 5 6 9 18 22 9 59
10 Salford City 40 15 13 12 46 33 21 9 11 1 31 15 19 6 2 11 15 18 13 58
11 Leyton Orient 41 16 10 15 46 43 20 8 7 5 26 18 21 8 3 10 20 25 3 58
12 Bradford City 40 16 10 14 46 45 20 9 6 5 22 17 20 7 4 9 24 28 1 58
13 Crawley Town 41 15 11 15 51 53 20 9 5 6 28 23 21 6 6 9 23 30 -2 56
14 Port Vale 41 15 8 18 53 52 21 8 5 8 25 21 20 7 3 10 28 31 1 53
15 Stevenage 41 12 17 12 36 36 20 8 7 5 23 15 21 4 10 7 13 21 0 53
16 Oldham Athletic 41 14 9 18 64 68 21 6 2 13 30 37 20 8 7 5 34 31 -4 51
17 Harrogate Town 41 14 8 19 43 48 20 6 5 9 17 21 21 8 3 10 26 27 -5 50
18 Walsall 41 10 19 12 42 47 21 7 6 8 20 23 20 3 13 4 22 24 -5 49
19 Scunthorpe United 40 13 8 19 39 51 21 7 6 8 22 25 19 6 2 11 17 26 -12 47
20 Barrow 40 12 10 18 49 51 21 7 8 6 31 28 19 5 2 12 18 23 -2 46
21 Mansfield Town 41 9 19 13 46 52 21 4 10 7 26 30 20 5 9 6 20 22 -6 46
22 Colchester United 41 8 17 16 39 59 20 7 7 6 27 25 21 1 10 10 12 34 -20 41
23 Southend United 41 8 13 20 24 53 21 4 5 12 13 27 20 4 8 8 11 26 -29 37
24 Grimsby Town 40 7 13 20 30 58 20 3 8 9 14 26 20 4 5 11 16 32 -28 34

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England:
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 40 21 9 10 54 35 20 11 4 5 31 19 20 10 5 5 23 16 19 72
2 Cambridge United 41 21 8 12 61 41 21 11 5 5 27 19 20 10 3 7 34 22 20 71
3 Bolton Wanderers 41 20 10 11 51 45 21 10 5 6 25 21 20 10 5 5 26 24 6 70
4 Morecambe 41 19 9 13 58 54 20 11 5 4 32 23 21 8 4 9 26 31 4 66
5 Tranmere Rovers 41 18 11 12 52 48 20 10 3 7 29 22 21 8 8 5 23 26 4 65
6 Newport County 40 17 11 12 49 40 19 10 5 4 20 16 21 7 6 8 29 24 9 62
7 Forest Green Rovers 40 17 11 12 51 46 19 8 6 5 26 22 21 9 5 7 25 24 5 62
8 Exeter City 40 16 12 12 65 46 19 10 4 5 34 17 21 6 8 7 31 29 19 60
9 Carlisle United 40 17 8 15 55 46 20 12 2 6 37 24 20 5 6 9 18 22 9 59
10 Salford City 40 15 13 12 46 33 21 9 11 1 31 15 19 6 2 11 15 18 13 58
11 Leyton Orient 41 16 10 15 46 43 20 8 7 5 26 18 21 8 3 10 20 25 3 58
12 Bradford City 40 16 10 14 46 45 20 9 6 5 22 17 20 7 4 9 24 28 1 58
13 Crawley Town 41 15 11 15 51 53 20 9 5 6 28 23 21 6 6 9 23 30 -2 56
14 Port Vale 41 15 8 18 53 52 21 8 5 8 25 21 20 7 3 10 28 31 1 53
15 Stevenage 41 12 17 12 36 36 20 8 7 5 23 15 21 4 10 7 13 21 0 53
16 Oldham Athletic 41 14 9 18 64 68 21 6 2 13 30 37 20 8 7 5 34 31 -4 51
17 Harrogate Town 41 14 8 19 43 48 20 6 5 9 17 21 21 8 3 10 26 27 -5 50
18 Walsall 41 10 19 12 42 47 21 7 6 8 20 23 20 3 13 4 22 24 -5 49
19 Scunthorpe United 40 13 8 19 39 51 21 7 6 8 22 25 19 6 2 11 17 26 -12 47
20 Barrow 40 12 10 18 49 51 21 7 8 6 31 28 19 5 2 12 18 23 -2 46
21 Mansfield Town 41 9 19 13 46 52 21 4 10 7 26 30 20 5 9 6 20 22 -6 46
22 Colchester United 41 8 17 16 39 59 20 7 7 6 27 25 21 1 10 10 12 34 -20 41
23 Southend United 41 8 13 20 24 53 21 4 5 12 13 27 20 4 8 8 11 26 -29 37
24 Grimsby Town 40 7 13 20 30 58 20 3 8 9 14 26 20 4 5 11 16 32 -28 34

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