This could be an interesting match as Grimsby Town have their presumed home advantage, while Bradford City have an edge of 2 points in the League Two standings.
- Grimsby Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Bradford City have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (2) in League Two
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the EFL Trophy. That game, against Burton Albion, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Bradford City.
Grimsby Town form and stats
Grimsby Town's struggle is real here at Blundell Park with only 6 points collected from 6 League Two games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 1-3-2.
Happy days for Grimsby Town in their previous game, a fixture away at Stockport County (placed 16th) that ended with a 3-1 victory. Efete was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.42 out of 10. The defender Efete hit three key passes and won 7 of 11 duels.
Before that, Grimsby had a home game versus Crawley Town which ended with a victory 3-0.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Grimsby Town have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 9 matches with the results: Won 2, drawn 4 and lost 3.
The manager Hurst will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Barrow in only three days.
Grimsby Town has scored 7 league goals at home this season, in 6 matches.
Bradford City form and stats
The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 4 wins, 0 draws and only 2 losses in the League Two. Long winning streaks away are a rare occurrence in football, which only makes Bradford City's record of four away victories in a row even more impressive. They last lost points away in the Colchester United game.
Two away matches in a row for Bradford, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-4 against Burton Albion in the EFL Trophy.
Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Salford City.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Bradford City playing away and similar expectations, we found 11 relevant matches. Results were 3 Bradford City wins, 2 draws and 6 defeats.
A quick return to home after this game, as Bradford City are hosting Swindon Town in the League Two only three days away.
Bradford are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 10 times in 6 away games so far. Bradford City have conceded 7 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Bradford City have put together a streak of 10 consecutive matches without losing (6-4-0) when facing Grimsby Town.Top Goalscorers
  A. Cook 10 goals |   H. Clifton 5 goals | R. Taylor 3 goals |
Grimsby Town missing players
Bradford City missing players
| Grimsby Town | Bradford City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 17 | 7 | 3 | Scored | S | 4 | 10 | 19 |
| 11 | 6 | 5 | Conceded | C | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| 92% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 85% |
| 77% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 62% |
| 38% | 50% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 67% | 54% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 33% | 23% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 17% | 8% |
| 54% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 67% | 46% |
| 38% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 38% |
| 15% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 17% | 31% |
| 5 | 5.2 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.5 | 5.7 | 5.3 |
| 4.6 | 5 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.8 | 6.1 |
| 1.8 | 1.3 | 0.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12.1 | 13 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.5 | 10.3 | 10.8 |
| 4.9 | 4.6 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 2.5 | 2.2 |
| 27% | 26% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 67% | 68% |
| 11.8 | 10.2 | 8.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12 | 9.8 | 11.3 |
| 2.3 | 1.8 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.5 | 2.2 |
- Bradford City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Bradford City have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (2) in League Two
- Bradford City haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Grimsby Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than 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 | Stevenage | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 32 |
| 2 | Leyton Orient | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 30 |
| 3 | Northampton Town | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 27 |
| 4 | Mansfield Town | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 26 |
| 5 | Bradford City | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 24 |
| 6 | Carlisle United | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 24 |
| 7 | Salford City | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 24 |
| 8 | Swindon Town | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 23 |
| 9 | Tranmere Rovers | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 22 |
| 10 | Grimsby Town | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 22 |
| 11 | Barrow | 13 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| 12 | Doncaster Rovers | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -1 | 21 |
| 13 | Crewe Alexandra | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -2 | 17 |
| 14 | Sutton United | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | -4 | 17 |
| 15 | Walsall | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 16 |
| 16 | Stockport County | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 11 | -5 | 12 |
| 17 | AFC Wimbledon | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -6 | 12 |
| 18 | Gillingham | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -8 | 12 |
| 19 | Newport County | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | -6 | 11 |
| 20 | Harrogate Town | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | -7 | 11 |
| 21 | Rochdale | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -9 | 11 |
| 22 | Colchester United | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | -8 | 9 |
| 23 | Crawley Town | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -11 | 9 |
| 24 | Hartlepool United | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 17 | -13 | 9 |
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