Can Grimsby Town beat Carlisle United in Blundell Park clash?

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 14.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Blundell Park (8933 seats)

With their 5 point advantage in the league table, Grimsby Town fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Carlisle United.

Carlisle United could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a League Two game only four sleeps ago.

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Grimsby Town form and stats

6-5-7 (win-draw-lost) are the League Two numbers at home for Grimsby Town so far this season.

Grimsby Town are returning here after visiting Scunthorpe United in a League Two game and winning with a 2-0 scoreline. Charles Vernam and Luke Waterfall scored the goal(s). Prior to that, an away loss at Plymouth Argyle.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Grimsby Town handle that role? We have found three games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are two wins, one draw and zero defeats.

The match schedule is unforgiving for Grimsby Town as they have a new game in only three days, a League Two match thankfully also at home. Cambridge United are visiting.

Grimsby Town has scored 22 league goals at home this season, in 18 matches. Grimsby Town have conceded 27 from these games.

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Carlisle United form and stats

Playing away, Carlisle United have won 5 games, drawn 5 and suffered 8 defeats in the League Two this season.

O. Patrick and J. Kayode scored in Carlisle United's previous match, the home game against Newport County that ended 2-0. A loss against Colchester United was the result prior to that, in a home game.

We have checked recent matches where Carlisle United have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 13 games were two victories, six draws and five defeats.

There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Carlisle United manager C. Beech as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Northampton Town.

Carlisle United have scored 22 goals on their travels this season, from 18 away games in the league. Carlisle United struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 30 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the Carlisle United - Grimsby Town 0-0 earlier this season. Last ten meetings between the teams: Grimsby Town won four, Carlisle United won three and three draws. two games with over 2,5 goals, eight matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Grimsby TownJ. Hanson
J. Hanson
9 goals
Grimsby TownC. Vernam
C. Vernam
7 goals
Carlisle UnitedH. McKirdy
H. McKirdy
5 goals

Grimsby Town missing players

Carlisle United missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Grimsby Town Carlisle United
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
37 18 6 Played P 6 18 37
12 6 3 Won W 3 5 10
11 5 0 Drew D 1 5 12
14 7 3 Lost L 2 8 15
45 22 6 Scored S 9 22 39
51 27 8 Conceded C 7 30 56
92% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 94% 86%
70% 67% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 83% 76%
46% 50% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 56% 51%
32% 33% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 33% 27%
11% 11% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 22% 14%
49% 44% 33% BTTS BTTS 67% 67% 54%
22% 17% 17% Clean Sheets C S 17% 11% 22%
38% 44% 50% Failed to Score F T 33% 28% 38%
 
4.9 5.7 6.2 Corners for (avg) C F 3.7 4.3 4.9
5.1 3.9 3.8 Corners against (avg) C A 6.5 6.3 5.8
1.7 1.4 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.8 2.5 1.9
1 0 0 Red cards R C 1 2 3
 
445 226 79 Total Shots T S 96 232 465
138 75 24 Shots on Target S O 37 84 147
33% 29% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 24% 26% 27%
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Carlisle United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • 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 Crewe Alexandra 37 20 9 8 67 43 19 13 3 3 38 17 18 7 6 5 29 26 24 69
2 Swindon Town 36 21 6 9 62 39 19 13 2 4 34 17 17 8 4 5 28 22 23 69
3 Plymouth Argyle 37 20 8 9 61 39 19 12 5 2 38 16 18 8 3 7 23 23 22 68
4 Exeter City 37 18 11 8 53 43 18 10 7 1 31 15 19 8 4 7 22 28 10 65
5 Cheltenham Town 36 17 13 6 52 27 18 11 5 2 35 17 18 6 8 4 17 10 25 64
6 Colchester United 37 15 13 9 52 37 18 9 5 4 28 17 19 6 8 5 24 20 15 58
7 Northampton Town 37 17 7 13 54 40 19 11 2 6 31 14 18 6 5 7 23 26 14 58
8 Port Vale 37 14 15 8 50 44 18 9 8 1 28 15 19 5 7 7 22 29 6 57
9 Bradford City 37 14 12 11 44 40 18 11 5 2 29 14 19 3 7 9 15 26 4 54
10 Salford City 37 13 11 13 49 46 19 5 6 8 20 24 18 8 5 5 29 22 3 50
11 Forest Green Rovers 36 13 10 13 43 40 17 5 4 8 16 22 19 8 6 5 27 18 3 49
12 Crawley Town 37 11 15 11 51 47 19 10 5 4 30 19 18 1 10 7 21 28 4 48
13 Grimsby Town 37 12 11 14 45 51 18 6 5 7 22 27 19 6 6 7 23 24 -6 47
14 Walsall 36 13 8 15 40 49 19 6 5 8 21 26 17 7 3 7 19 23 -9 47
15 Newport County 36 12 10 14 32 39 19 9 7 3 20 13 17 3 3 11 12 26 -7 46
16 Cambridge United 37 12 9 16 40 48 18 7 3 8 23 27 19 5 6 8 17 21 -8 45
17 Leyton Orient 36 10 12 14 47 55 19 5 8 6 26 30 17 5 4 8 21 25 -8 42
18 Carlisle United 37 10 12 15 39 56 19 5 7 7 17 26 18 5 5 8 22 30 -17 42
19 Oldham Athletic 37 9 14 14 44 57 18 6 7 5 28 21 19 3 7 9 16 36 -13 41
20 Scunthorpe United 37 10 10 17 44 56 19 6 6 7 24 25 18 4 4 10 20 31 -12 40
21 Mansfield Town 36 9 11 16 48 55 17 4 5 8 27 29 19 5 6 8 21 26 -7 38
22 Morecambe 37 7 11 19 35 60 18 4 8 6 20 23 19 3 3 13 15 37 -25 32
23 Macclesfield Town 37 7 15 15 32 47 18 5 9 4 19 17 19 2 6 11 13 30 -15 30
24 Stevenage 36 3 13 20 24 50 17 2 6 9 10 22 19 1 7 11 14 28 -26 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 Crewe Alexandra 37 20 9 8 67 43 19 13 3 3 38 17 18 7 6 5 29 26 24 69
2 Swindon Town 36 21 6 9 62 39 19 13 2 4 34 17 17 8 4 5 28 22 23 69
3 Plymouth Argyle 37 20 8 9 61 39 19 12 5 2 38 16 18 8 3 7 23 23 22 68
4 Exeter City 37 18 11 8 53 43 18 10 7 1 31 15 19 8 4 7 22 28 10 65
5 Cheltenham Town 36 17 13 6 52 27 18 11 5 2 35 17 18 6 8 4 17 10 25 64
6 Colchester United 37 15 13 9 52 37 18 9 5 4 28 17 19 6 8 5 24 20 15 58
7 Northampton Town 37 17 7 13 54 40 19 11 2 6 31 14 18 6 5 7 23 26 14 58
8 Port Vale 37 14 15 8 50 44 18 9 8 1 28 15 19 5 7 7 22 29 6 57
9 Bradford City 37 14 12 11 44 40 18 11 5 2 29 14 19 3 7 9 15 26 4 54
10 Salford City 37 13 11 13 49 46 19 5 6 8 20 24 18 8 5 5 29 22 3 50
11 Forest Green Rovers 36 13 10 13 43 40 17 5 4 8 16 22 19 8 6 5 27 18 3 49
12 Crawley Town 37 11 15 11 51 47 19 10 5 4 30 19 18 1 10 7 21 28 4 48
13 Grimsby Town 37 12 11 14 45 51 18 6 5 7 22 27 19 6 6 7 23 24 -6 47
14 Walsall 36 13 8 15 40 49 19 6 5 8 21 26 17 7 3 7 19 23 -9 47
15 Newport County 36 12 10 14 32 39 19 9 7 3 20 13 17 3 3 11 12 26 -7 46
16 Cambridge United 37 12 9 16 40 48 18 7 3 8 23 27 19 5 6 8 17 21 -8 45
17 Leyton Orient 36 10 12 14 47 55 19 5 8 6 26 30 17 5 4 8 21 25 -8 42
18 Carlisle United 37 10 12 15 39 56 19 5 7 7 17 26 18 5 5 8 22 30 -17 42
19 Oldham Athletic 37 9 14 14 44 57 18 6 7 5 28 21 19 3 7 9 16 36 -13 41
20 Scunthorpe United 37 10 10 17 44 56 19 6 6 7 24 25 18 4 4 10 20 31 -12 40
21 Mansfield Town 36 9 11 16 48 55 17 4 5 8 27 29 19 5 6 8 21 26 -7 38
22 Morecambe 37 7 11 19 35 60 18 4 8 6 20 23 19 3 3 13 15 37 -25 32
23 Macclesfield Town 37 7 15 15 32 47 18 5 9 4 19 17 19 2 6 11 13 30 -15 30
24 Stevenage 36 3 13 20 24 50 17 2 6 9 10 22 19 1 7 11 14 28 -26 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.